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Bluebear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-09-07 11:20 AM
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Arlen Specter: Senator Craig deserves his day in court!
Just now on CNN. He still wants Minnesota to vacate his guilty plea. :silly:

"He did not make an intelligent decision when he pled guilty. He deserves the same rights as any other person, no more, no less. He thought this matter would not be publicly disclosed! His whole reputation, his whole life is on the line!"


I'm certain that Specter would be as interested in true justice for "any other person".
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spanone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-09-07 11:20 AM
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1. Too Late...what part of PLEADING GUILTY don't these folks comprehend
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Clovis Sangrail Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-09-07 11:22 AM
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2. no more no less?
I don't get to change my plea after the fact.
Why should Craig?
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Why Syzygy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-09-07 11:24 AM
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5. You can petition the
judge. No guarantees.
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Clovis Sangrail Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-09-07 11:42 AM
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12. ok... that's what Craig should be allowed to do too
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Botany Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-09-07 11:22 AM
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3. rotflmao
:rofl:

No if you plead guilty than you have had your day in court.
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Why Syzygy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-09-07 11:23 AM
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4. His whole reputation has been
Edited on Sun Sep-09-07 11:24 AM by votesomemore
on the line since his first elected office! Not be made public? A crime? And that's OKAY?
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Drum Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-09-07 11:24 AM
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6. Ah yes...pressing for a Mulligan hearing.
Edited on Sun Sep-09-07 11:26 AM by Drum
And if that doesn't work, we'll just have to change the concerned statute so he's retroactively innocent. Sheesh.

:eyes:
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Spazito Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-09-07 11:25 AM
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7. Well, it took Craig weeks to decide to plead guilty....
not hours or even days. If Craig is incapable of making an intelligent decision over a period of weeks, what does that say about his intelligence wrt making decisions in Congress, not much.

So Craig is either incredibly stupid all the time or he is guilty of the crime of which he was charged and to which he pled guilty. I actually subscribe to him being stupid AND guilty.
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TahitiNut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-09-07 11:28 AM
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8. "his whole life is on the line"???
No. A job predicated on being minimally trustworthy is on the line. Bzzzt! Lost it.

Millions and millions of people lose their jobs EVERY YEAR based on far less reason. If you want see lives "on the line," Arlen, go to Iraq. Go to Afghanistan. Stay there. See all the people whose lives are on the line and those who went over the line based on the outright lies and unmitigated hubris of your fellow GOPhers.

Asshole! :grr:
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Webster Green Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-09-07 11:30 AM
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9. Oh goody!.........We're allowed do-overs now?
I gotta call my lawyer and see if he knows about this.

This is HUGH!!11 I'm series!:+
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msmcghee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-09-07 11:32 AM
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10. Go Arlen!
Edited on Sun Sep-09-07 11:33 AM by msmcghee
Please let's drag this out to its inevitable conclusion as long as possible. Even if jury let him off on a technicality the idea of another Republican associated with rank hypocricy and hidden lives will be even more solidly burned in by that time. It would be really cool to watch the trial on CNN, don't you think?

Or, if they manage to keep the public out, everyone will see it as an attempt to offer special privileges to hypocritical repukes. I'd invest in popcorn stocks right away - except I'm sure Craig doesn't want to go there. We'll have to settle for another hypocrite resignation I'm afraid.
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backscatter712 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-09-07 11:33 AM
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11. What's the point?!
He pled guilty to disorderly conduct and got about $500 in fines.

He got a slap on the wrist!

Why won't Congress pay attention to the real criminals? Like the ones in the White House?
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montanacowboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-09-07 11:44 AM
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13. When will the people of Pennsylvania
get rid of this POS Specter? he has been, in his whole career, a slimeball lying sack of shit. Remember the JFK "magic bullet?" always shilling for the crooks and liars; how can they keep voting this weasel into office?
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bridgit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-09-07 11:54 AM
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14. that's what he says about all his clients, if he could get bail for Ira Einhorn...
the sky's the limit http://www.nndb.com/people/323/000023254 i'm sure there's a "magic bullet" in there somewhere, we just have to find it
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Bitwit1234 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-09-07 12:11 PM
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15. What's with Spector
by any chance is he a visitor to the Minneapolis Air Port Bathroom......
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MiniMe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-09-07 01:00 PM
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16. Arlan - He already had his day in court, and he plea bargained
What ever happened to double jeopardy?
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Garbo 2004 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-09-07 01:18 PM
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17. Maybe Specter can devise a "magic stall" defense....
So Craig lied two months after arrest when he signed his plea agreement waiving his day in court? The plea states that he knowingly, voluntarily and intelligently waives his Constitutional rights to challenging the charges in court.

And since the court records, such as the complaint and plea, are pubic records how/why did he think this matter would/could not be disclosed?

How many times has Craig previously copped a plea to keep a similar "misunderstanding" quiet? Wouldn't it be an interesting development if it turns out Larry knew the drill from previous experience.
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Neshanic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-09-07 01:22 PM
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18. Good, I think his children should be star witnesses.
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