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