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Perky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-03-07 01:28 PM
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Poll question: Is the Jefferson Appelate decision a good thing?
Edited on Fri Aug-03-07 01:29 PM by Perky
The simple read out is that despite a warrant, the contents of the office of a member of Congress are considered privileged. That the FBI raid was encraorachment on an important sepration of powers issue.

Ok but what's to prevent a congressman from hiding ill-gotten gain in a freezer in his office? What about emails contain evidence of bribery or prostitution.


On the other hand what if the prosecution is a politically motivated vendetta by an evil vice-president?


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jobycom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-03-07 01:31 PM
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1. These days, my first instinct is to applaud a judge upholding ANY restrictions
on the federal government. Even when I'm not sure I agree in that specific case. It at least shows that someone is being told no.
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William769 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-03-07 01:31 PM
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2. Definitely #4!
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Perky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-03-07 01:33 PM
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4. Of course you realize the Pandora's Box it opens?
It is a two-way steet and would doubtlessly need to reatalliatory strikes no matter who sits on what end of Pennsylvaina Avenue.
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William769 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-03-07 01:47 PM
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9. What Pandora's Box?
Everyone should be held accountable!
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Judi Lynn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-03-07 01:32 PM
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3. The money was found IN HIS HOME. It was reported that way from the first. n/t
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Perky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-03-07 01:35 PM
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6. Yes correct
but then they raided his Congressional office and thw question then becomes if the money was inhis office should the FNIO be able to go in there and get it? Given that the FBI works for the AG who works gro the President?
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SteppingRazor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-03-07 01:34 PM
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5. I prefer The Jefferson Appelate's early work, before they became Jefferson Starship.
:hide:
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Perky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-03-07 01:37 PM
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7. .
Edited on Fri Aug-03-07 01:38 PM by Perky
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Perky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-03-07 02:01 PM
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10. keep your Slick comments to yourself
Get it... SLick.....heh heh...heh heh..
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Warren DeMontague Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-03-07 07:37 PM
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11. Damn.
Beat me to it.

Surrealistic Pillow is a great album, but some of that can be attributed to Jerry.
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EST Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-03-07 01:44 PM
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8. I got it!
Edited on Fri Aug-03-07 01:45 PM by EST
We gotta hire some more watchers to watch the watchers who are watching us.
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