A Partial List of Violations of the Law That No Longer Are Crimes

[babylonsister]

A Partial List of Violations of the Law That No Longer Are Crimes

by clammyc
Wed Aug 13th, 2008 at 11:29:52 AM EST


It sickens me to think that Zoe Baird and Kimba Wood were disqualified as choices for Attorney General because of nanny taxes and yet we get Attorneys General who believed in stomping on the Constitution (Ashcroft), approve of voter suppression and torture as well as lie to Congress and reporters (Gonzales) and who think torture is only torture if it is done to him, won’t prosecute or investigate crimes committed by the Executive Branch and now thinks that not all violations of the law are crimes (Mukasey).

Thanks for that last one, Senators Schumer and Feinstein.

Whether you look at the “regular” definition of the word “crime” or even the legal definition, you will find the most basic “violation of law” as part of the definition.

But this isn’t just to point out that the current Attorney General is willing to say that not every crime is a crime in trying to stretch the boundaries of reality so far as to not prosecute...um....hmmm....what’s the word....oh yeah....crimes by members of his own Justice Department, it is to wonder just what other crimes, I mean “violations of the law” are just peachy keen according to the man who only holds the title and position of the nation’s top law enforcement official.

* We know that violating the fourth amendment (which is of higher authority that “a law”) is not a crime;
* We know that ignoring subpoenas by Congress is not a crime (disclaimer: IOKIYAR);
* We know that politicizing the internship program at the Justice Department is not a crime;
* We know that waterboarding another individual isn’t a crime (unless it is done to him);
* We know that destroying taped evidence of torture, after being ordered not to), is not a crime;
* We know that top Executive Branch officials ordering torture isn’t a crime;
* We know that suppressing people’s right to vote is not a crime;
* We will probably soon find out that violating FEC campaign finance rules is not a crime (again, IOKIYAR);
* We also know that violating the habeas corpus rules is also not a crime;
* We know that lying to Congress is not a crime; and
* For good measure, covering for the President himself over potential crimes, er, “violations of law” that the President may have committed is most certainly not a crime.

more...

http://www.boomantribune.com/story/2008/8/13/112952/344

[Demeter]

1. K&R for Truth and Justice, Dammit!

at the Dept. of Lies and Injustice.

[babylonsister]

2. Thanks-and this is just a partial list. nt

[Hissyspit]

3. kick n/t

[Norrin Radd]

4. Also, two or more people conspiring a plan, and then carrying out that plan to

break the law, or do something nefarious, or destructive, is no longer a crime, because, we are told, "conspiracies" don't exist. Everyone in a position of wealth, control, and power gets a free pass to do whatever he or she pleases, because people don't abuse power in that manner, never have, never will -- :sarcasm:

[Franc_Lee]

5. I believe Macasey added a few to your list over the weekend, Gonz goes free...

[The Backlash Cometh]

6. kick and bookmarked

[annabanana]

7. America is GASPING for leadership.

We are drowning in our own offal.

[tomp]

8. anyone see a statement from obama....

...on the Mukasey's new definition of crime?

[Bandit]

9. And now you know why "Impeachment is Off the Table"

If only someone could find a "Crime" the Administration committed....

[OneBlueSky]

10. if the President does it, it's not a crime . . .

at least that's the "thinking" of some of the Neanderthals in Washington . . . I can only assume that Nancy Pelosi is among them . . .

correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't this kind of thinking pretty much define a dictatorship? . . . not surprising, I suppose, since GWB once dismissed the U.S. Constitution as just a "goddamned piece of paper" . . .

how far we have fallen . . . and there's no one to call for help . . .