Larry Craig’s Great Adventure: Suddenly, He’s a Civil Libertarian - NY Times

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Larry Craig’s Great Adventure: Suddenly, He’s a Civil Libertarian
By ADAM COHEN - NY Times Opinion
Published: September 24, 2007

Senator Larry Craig, Republican of Idaho, will ask a judge this week to reverse his conviction for soliciting sex from an undercover police officer in a Minneapolis airport bathroom. He should prevail. Mr. Craig did nothing illegal, and the law he was convicted under should be held unconstitutional.

It is hard, though, to be entirely sympathetic. Mr. Craig, who is asking the court to take the extraordinarily pro-defendant step of undoing his guilty plea, has been a rubber stamp for the Bush administration’s drive to stock the courts with judges who have utter contempt for civil liberties — and for claims like his own.

After his arrest, Mr. Craig was called hypocritical for his longstanding opposition to gay rights in Congress. His legal defense, though, presents a different inconsistency. He joins a long list of conservatives who believe in a fair legal system only for themselves.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/24/opinion/24mon4.html?th&emc=th

[Demeter]

1. Spare Me!

Can we erase Larry Craig from our collective memory, please?

[groovedaddy]

2. Not as long as he's in the U.S. Senate

When he's no longer in such a position of authority and able to vote on legislation that has an impact on me, ONLY THEN will I forget about this s.o.b.

[Demeter]

3. You Have a Point There

I will endure what can't be cured except by time and a fair election, just don't ask me to be happy about it, or receptive.

[Major Hogwash]

4. Should the Senate Democrats introduce a resolution condemning men who troll in restrooms for sex?

Or is it not obvious enuff that it's bad behavior!?!