red states rule
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- May 30, 2006
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Here's an interesting article from Susan Estrich which follows the same theme. I find it interesting because I would NEVER have imagined Ms. Estrich taking the stance, especially when it would mean defending a Republican. I've snipped two of the more salient paragraphs from her article, but I recommend reading the entire article.
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The only problem here is that there was no underlying crime. The answer to the question Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald was initially appointed to investigate — had anyone violated the law in disclosing Ms. Plame's name in their effort to discredit her husband's criticism of the administration's war policy — was no. No one violated what we used to call the "Agents Law." Dick Armitage, the guy who admits he gave out her name in the first place, isn't facing time; nor are Karl Rove, Dick Cheney, or any of the reporters or news organizations who didn't hesitate to disclose her identity.
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There is something troubling about prosecutors using perjury and obstruction of justice to turn into criminals people who haven't committed any other crime. Instead of using the grand jury as a tool for investigating other criminal activity, it becomes the forum for creating criminal conduct. The role of the FBI and federal prosecutors becomes one of creating criminals instead of catching them. Technically, I know, it's not entrapment, but it's still different than the usual business of tracking down those who have violated the law and punishing them for their bad acts. The investigation doesn't solve the crime; it creates it.
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She even expressed her "disappointment" over Bill Clinton. She said she spent years defending him and she was hurt when she found out he lied
She will speak her mind every now and then