tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post6026774279244773148..comments2024-03-12T21:13:06.850-05:00Comments on Legal Schnauzer: What Is the Fallout from the U.S. Supreme Court's Refusal To Hear the Siegelman Appeal?legalschnauzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09619089628125964154noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-2004334023113451092012-06-05T18:17:38.884-05:002012-06-05T18:17:38.884-05:00By the way, the Barack Obama White House is the mo...By the way, the Barack Obama White House is the most conservative & Republican administration ever led by a Democrat. FBI Director Robert Mueller is well on his way to becoming the next J. Edgar Hoover. The law says FBI Directors may serve a maximum of two 5 year terms. Yet, Mueller was granted a special, third term because of "national security" concerns related to the War on Terrorism. Obama appointed four named Republicans to his cabinet when he took office: <br /><br />-Ray LaHood, Sec. of Transportation<br />-John McHugh, Sec. of the Army<br />-Robert Gates, Sec. of Defense<br />-Chuck Hagel, Co-Chair of Intelligence Board<br /><br />While Officially Independent, Timothy Geithner, Sec. of the Treasury, is well-known to run in conservative circles.<br /><br />Many of Obama's informal advisers like Dick Parsons are conservative Republicans who previously served in Republican White Houses & I'm supposed to believe that His O-ness is a Socialist or even a Liberal Democrat? Bagger Please, he's more conservative than Ronald Reagan.Robby Scott Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08625575128616865817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-6144793526052338342012-06-05T15:57:17.648-05:002012-06-05T15:57:17.648-05:00Hey, Legaletc, emulate Romney and change your mind...Hey, Legaletc, emulate Romney and change your mind. Listen to your wife. Every vote does count, even in Alabama. Besides, it's a terrible seed to plant for others in states where votes really do matter! So never mind equivocating, vote vote vote. It's not only your right, it's your responsibility. Sitting out proves nothing. (Dear Ms. Legaletc, kick him in the butt if he don't do it.)Arthurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11830305222303148652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-77472332205248012822012-06-05T15:25:30.921-05:002012-06-05T15:25:30.921-05:00Roger - I'm going to have to sidestep your que...Roger - I'm going to have to sidestep your question on the Fuller divorce proceedings seeping in to the Siegelman Case. I sure wish I had a clue on that, but I don't. I do know that the families of both men & their staffs have suffered tremendously because of a case that should never have been brought. Nobody in Alabama should ever again allow Karl Rove to make political decisions in a state where he isn't even a citizen.Robby Scott Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08625575128616865817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-61143086680169612342012-06-05T14:32:59.429-05:002012-06-05T14:32:59.429-05:00i recieved an email that makes perfect sense for p...i recieved an email that makes perfect sense for progressives everywhere,write in Mr. Don Siegelman for president.yes it would be a tragedy if rombot was elected and it might have to get a whole lot worse before people wake up.or we can keep giving our vote for a product that is incremently taking down our public sector and a stooge for corporate and big money interests(fascist) over the masses. so at either this election for president or the possibly the next we all well have a decision to make.a better bet would be to put our energy into electing progressives to the senate and congress so that they could override any unitary decision by the president.and that would mean if rombot was elected his appointment to the supreme court would have to be vetted and approved by hopefully well informed progressives.does this make sense?mrg/vetnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-16553886981769184152012-06-05T12:24:29.952-05:002012-06-05T12:24:29.952-05:00Thanks for the update on the legal possibilities, ...Thanks for the update on the legal possibilities, Rob. I've had a number of folks ask about that. Do you see the ugliness from Fuller's divorce case somehow seeping into the Siegelman proceedings? If so, would that help or hurt the Siegelman case?legalschnauzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09619089628125964154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-15698467210774067432012-06-05T12:03:52.226-05:002012-06-05T12:03:52.226-05:00This case is far from over. Now it returns to wher...This case is far from over. Now it returns to where it all started, the Federal District Court in Montgomery, Alabama. Justice Fuller has yet to rule on Siegelman's Motion for a New Trial. If granted, the slate is wiped clean and we get to watch the drama of the last six years play out all over again with some new case law which is likely to be ignored just like the case law that was already on the books in 2006. If not granted, Don goes to a new sentencing hearing with two of the original charges absent. New appeals could result from either avenue of approach. It's been six years, why not make a decade out of it?Robby Scott Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08625575128616865817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-57275898962440635802012-06-05T10:35:18.676-05:002012-06-05T10:35:18.676-05:00Arthur:
I hear you. My own wife doesn't agree...Arthur:<br /><br />I hear you. My own wife doesn't agree with me, so I understand your position pretty well. FWIW, my mind could change between now and Nov. But if the election were today, I would be so pissed off at Obama that I could not bring myself to vote. Hope you don't get too upset with me because, as a Democrat in Alabama, my vote doesn't count for much anyway.legalschnauzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09619089628125964154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-20581122632376585072012-06-05T10:30:47.630-05:002012-06-05T10:30:47.630-05:00I agree with your interpretation of this SCOTUS, a...I agree with your interpretation of this SCOTUS, and share your disgust and anger at the Obama administration's stand on civil rights issues--among others. But your decision not to vote makes me just as angry. You must know that the next president is likely to have the opportunity to nominate a justice to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg. You want to help make a corrupt court even more corrupt by Romney's choice of another rightwinger? Or allow Obama to appoint at least a moderate, if not a true liberal, which would at least give us some hope. Sitting out a vote of this importance is a cowardly act, not a principled one. Too much is at stake. Romney's counting on disgruntled lefties staying home. Your non-vote is a vote for Romney. As you have no respect for Obama's justice stances, I don't see why I should respect this naive and counterproductive decision on your part. Hold your nose if you must, but a Romney victory, as you surely know, will be the nail in the coffin of what's left of our fragile and endangered democracy. Boy, am I upset at your position.Arthurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11830305222303148652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-79351957945331952572012-06-05T10:25:06.762-05:002012-06-05T10:25:06.762-05:00I agree whole heartedly that obama the great capit...I agree whole heartedly that obama the great capitulator walks backward and bent over and does not deserve another term,however freakin' numbnuts romney doesn't deserve a first term either.obama takes it in the ass for all corporate and big money interest completely ignoring the voice of the american people unless of course his puppet master tell him to.and yes of course i agree with "norman goldman" the judicial system is nothing more than rightwing idealogs politicians in robes and act as gaurdians over the corrupt oilgarchy that is the disease destroying our country.obama is a disgrace to "and justice for us all".mrg/vetnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-55809591288978701692012-06-05T09:16:33.493-05:002012-06-05T09:16:33.493-05:00I have a theory a to why he showed weakness,I thi...I have a theory a to why he showed weakness,I think Artr Davis was one of his secret advisors.James Greeknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-30648694981673384862012-06-04T23:49:26.580-05:002012-06-04T23:49:26.580-05:00Wasn't Goldman Sachs one of Obama's main c...Wasn't Goldman Sachs one of Obama's main campaign contributors for 2007-8?<br /><br />hmmmmm!!! Another bankster walks.<br /><br />http://bcove.me/xh82za7fjeffrey spruillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-78295019942239764632012-06-04T23:34:32.665-05:002012-06-04T23:34:32.665-05:00The buck stops with President Obama. I can't ...The buck stops with President Obama. I can't say I am surprised by the decision of the SC not to hear Siegelmans appeal. This is the kind of"justice" usually reserved for black Americans.<br /><br />I hear and share your frustration LS, we are stuck between Barack and a hard place. Where to go,and what to do?Redeyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16726342951810334788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-73159769762676945942012-06-04T20:50:24.534-05:002012-06-04T20:50:24.534-05:00The DoJ brif to the SCROTUS concerning Sieleman wa...The DoJ brif to the SCROTUS concerning Sieleman was Holders decision to act on the threats by Rove to expose some of Holder's actions while working for Janet Reno. When Rove was in the White House he had his staff develop files on anyone that may ber in the Obama administration that could go have him or Bush or Cheney. Rove clearly has a hand on Holder's SCROTUM!!!!Davenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-81630259416048895032012-06-04T17:36:38.335-05:002012-06-04T17:36:38.335-05:00Rob:
Thanks for a good history lesson. Clinton we...Rob:<br /><br />Thanks for a good history lesson. Clinton went soft on GOP corruption in the 80s, and Obama has repeated that mistake by going soft on GOP corruption in the 2000s. When will Democrats ever learn?legalschnauzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09619089628125964154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-57470485522425493082012-06-04T17:35:33.266-05:002012-06-04T17:35:33.266-05:00I now understand why Jack Abramoff(sacrificed) wen...I now understand why Jack Abramoff(sacrificed) went to prison while the other criminals surounding him(Ralph Reed-Karl Rove-Dick Cheney etc.) skated.jeffrey spruillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-44503649516447841592012-06-04T17:35:26.708-05:002012-06-04T17:35:26.708-05:00Steve:
I hear you, and thanks for a well-stated c...Steve:<br /><br />I hear you, and thanks for a well-stated comment. I would only disagree with your use of the term complacence. I might be a lot of things, but complacent is not one of them. It's just a principle with me that you have to earn my vote, and Obama hasn't done it on the justice front--which is of paramount importance to me. A lot of people disagree with me and feel it's important to vote, even if it's for the lesser of two evils. I certainly respect those who make that decision. And I hope you are right about Obama perhaps behaving differently in a second term. With the recent bad news on economic front, though, I'm not convinced he will get a second term. If he had acted boldly on the justice front to begin with, I think he would have a second term wrapped up, and the GOP would be in shambles, with much of its corruption unmasked and key figures in prison. It would be grim irony if Obama gave Rove a free pass, and then Rove comes back to help beat him in Nov.legalschnauzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09619089628125964154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-70955491740321017482012-06-04T16:43:41.960-05:002012-06-04T16:43:41.960-05:00Obama most likely was afraid that dismissing a cas...Obama most likely was afraid that dismissing a case against a fellow Democrat could alienate red state voters & hurt his chances of re-election. That's why he allowed Attorney General Holder to drop the case against Ted Stevens (a Republican), but not Don Siegelman, a fellow Democrat. The White House desperately needs "Obama Republicans," but His O-ness has underestimated the number of Democrats & Liberal Independents who will stay home on Election Day. <br /><br />I really appreciate Al Gore's decision to back Governor Siegelman, but it was Gore's inability to win his home state of Tennessee 12 years ago that started all of this shit. Then, Gore, like so many Democrats before him, snatched defeat from the jaws of victory when in his official capacity as President of the US Senate, he certified the Electoral Vote that was stolen from him by George W. Bush, like some ghostly specter had a gun to his head.<br /><br />Had Bill Clinton only chosen the Reverend Jesse Jackson as his running mate, all that would have gone down differently. The Reverend Jackson would have started an occupation of Capitol Hill which is what we all need to do & the USA would have gotten its first Black President eight years earlier.Robby Scott Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08625575128616865817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-38049361851858346242012-06-04T15:54:22.500-05:002012-06-04T15:54:22.500-05:00I am surprised at your complacence Roger. There is...I am surprised at your complacence Roger. There is no doubt that Obama is a disappointment but with a second term without having to pander to the vested interests of the GOP he may well surprise you. The gun to his head will be disarmed. On the other hand sitting on your hands will only guarantee that with Romney the corruption of the process brought about by the one percent will finally destroy any vestige of democracy that is just hanging on by its finger tips. Fascism will run riot. You of all people should be aware of that simple fact! If Romney becomes POTUS <br />Your enemies will know they can finally act with impunity!<br />You may think that in your county your vote is worthless but that is what the crooks want you to believe!Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10469469057329648342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-11527106927443328592012-06-04T14:32:49.880-05:002012-06-04T14:32:49.880-05:00Wonder if 60 minutes will do a follow up story. I ...Wonder if 60 minutes will do a follow up story. I doubt it after what happened to Dan Rather and all.choggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10626362713385459691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-15782005637229027192012-06-04T14:02:55.504-05:002012-06-04T14:02:55.504-05:00Anon at 1:58--
That's up to individual voters...Anon at 1:58--<br /><br />That's up to individual voters. I'm certainly not in the business of trying to tell citizens how to vote. As for me, I believe Obama is not fit to serve, and he will not receive my vote. Neither will Romney. I'm not required to vote, so I'm not going to. A candidate has to earn my vote. Obama has earned my decision to stay home.legalschnauzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09619089628125964154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-17720040633888524562012-06-04T13:58:34.073-05:002012-06-04T13:58:34.073-05:00You mentioned this proves Obama does not deserve a...You mentioned this proves Obama does not deserve a second term. Do you think Mitt will be any better? There is no way an Independent will EVER be elected in our lifetime. So who do we vote for? Stay home? We sure dont need Mitt.. So what do we do?xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-85918777914135248272012-06-04T13:56:09.212-05:002012-06-04T13:56:09.212-05:00SCOTUS definately does not have any SCROTUM'sSCOTUS definately does not have any SCROTUM'sAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3669412675139526125.post-68811020208391263182012-06-04T13:51:51.126-05:002012-06-04T13:51:51.126-05:00Yep SCOTUS minus the R Scrotus.. They do not have ...Yep SCOTUS minus the R Scrotus.. They do not have the balls!!!xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com