Monday, July 10, 2006

Time to relocate the evidence

Not much to say about this except "good":
An FBI raid on a Louisiana congressman's Capitol Hill office was legal, a federal judge ruled Monday.
It's probably safe to assume a majority of the public already held the same opinion. Still, witnessing such raw common sense being applied to things political can be quite shocking:
Jefferson's theory of legislative privilege "would have the effect of converting every congressional office into a taxpayer-subsidized sanctuary for crime," the judge said.
Right. It's doubtful the founders had such a thing in mind when they were debating the separation of powers.

But this ain't over. Jefferson's supporters were irked that Judge Hogan also issued the initial search warrant. That alone suggests an appeal, but based on the bi-partisan furor everyone already knew an appeal was imminent, even if the Good Lord himself issued the ruling. When Congress comes together for a cause, things happen!

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