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mopinko

(69,716 posts)
9. anita alverez is a deep disappointment
Mon Nov 26, 2012, 12:05 PM
Nov 2012

to the progressives that supported her. gave us the old- who but an insider could clean this dept up? answer- anybody but.

Even this court is capable of intermittent bouts of sanity. marmar Nov 2012 #1
So the Godfather can't reign with impunity? What's Chicago coming to if you aren't 24601 Nov 2012 #46
One small step for manking. nt kelliekat44 Dec 2012 #49
Yes...! Was this unanimous? hlthe2b Nov 2012 #2
All the Court did was not accept a petition to be heard. AnotherMcIntosh Nov 2012 #4
Just the opposite. Sekhmets Daughter Nov 2012 #44
And it was a good rejection glacierbay Nov 2012 #45
Either (1) the Court did not accept a petition to be heard (#4) or (2) the Court rejected an appeal. AnotherMcIntosh Nov 2012 #47
Good news! Hassin Bin Sober Nov 2012 #3
Yea, well, the Chicago police can still illegally taze people and otherwise deliver unnecessary AnotherMcIntosh Nov 2012 #5
So can every other police department in the nation as the cops have 100% control and are more graham4anything Nov 2012 #7
Elect better, wiser, gentler people to your city council. JDPriestly Nov 2012 #11
That is an excellent point. All Americans really need to do more digging into the RKP5637 Nov 2012 #27
I hope more of us record law enforcement when we can duhneece Nov 2012 #6
EVERYONE loses their expectation of privacy once they leave their homes rocktivity Nov 2012 #8
anita alverez is a deep disappointment mopinko Nov 2012 #9
I was shocked to learn her stance on this issue. ChairmanAgnostic Nov 2012 #15
She needs to be ass wiped reminded or sent to the woodshed. LiberalFighter Nov 2012 #19
As jerseyjack points out below, she was required to defend the law. randome Nov 2012 #25
she has done other things that piss us off. mopinko Nov 2012 #41
that's good news to start my day! yurbud Nov 2012 #10
Well, have the kings of the United States made a good decision by random chance? fasttense Nov 2012 #12
Thank God Almighty libodem Nov 2012 #13
Does this constitute a precident? nm rhett o rick Nov 2012 #14
No. AnotherMcIntosh Nov 2012 #16
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has jurisdiction in 3 states: Lasher Nov 2012 #20
Yes, but the Chicago Tribune is a Republican newspaper with reporters who write misleading stories. AnotherMcIntosh Nov 2012 #39
Good news!! freshwest Nov 2012 #17
Let's just forget about the total trampling of the constitution that was this law Downtown Hound Nov 2012 #18
Excellent news!!! Iggo Nov 2012 #21
They'll probably appeal malthaussen Nov 2012 #22
The article doesn't explain the rationale for making taping illegal in the first place. randome Nov 2012 #23
No "basis" is required. Legislators are free to write any law they want. Laelth Nov 2012 #28
Sure. I'm just wondering what they might have argued before the court. randome Nov 2012 #30
Well, the offical reason, if I recall correctly Downtown Hound Nov 2012 #33
That's it? 'Privacy' concerns? randome Nov 2012 #35
Yep, it was actually written as some kind of anti-eavesdropping law. n/t Downtown Hound Nov 2012 #37
Alverez was required to defend the law even if she disagreed with it. jerseyjack Nov 2012 #24
I am not sure about that. Laelth Nov 2012 #29
Bullshit. She's not required to do anything she isn't morally supportive of. PavePusher Nov 2012 #32
She was not required to file an appeal Downtown Hound Nov 2012 #34
Bullshit. The Civil War ended slavery in all States when the 13th Amendment was adopted. AnotherMcIntosh Nov 2012 #38
An early Christmas present to the people of Illinois. damnedifIknow Nov 2012 #26
This is a big deal grahamhgreen Nov 2012 #31
K&R nt ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #36
I've been a cop for nigh onto 30 years glacierbay Nov 2012 #40
The best police officers set good examples for others to follow, and none should object to having AnotherMcIntosh Nov 2012 #42
I fully agree glacierbay Nov 2012 #43
Wow, thanks for this. I admit I am not a fan of the police. Too many abuses with no punishment..... Logical Dec 2012 #48
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