the fall guy goes down and restoring my faith...

if I were "scooter" libby I would be a very, very angry man right about now. taking the knife in the back like a sad confused puppy dog, he is about to be convicted of lying to federal investigators and obstructing justice. expect him to see very little jail time, despite the reports that will tell you he faces up to 30 years...the man was a patsy, and the white house should be ashamed...cheney should be ashamed especially for sending such a loyal (remember the emphasis these bozos put on "loyalty" - from others of course, not their own) sheep to the slaughterhouse.

libby's conviction raises an interesting conundrum though...what the hell kind of "free" state jails you for basically not assisting in the prosecution of yourself? this ain't your great-grandfather's U.S of A. anymore...there are laws on the books (thanks to the fear-mongering asswhipes that run the political scene in this country) that make it a federal crime to say anything to any law enforcement personel that might end up not being true. not that it really matters...because without habeas they don't need a reason to give you to "Bubba" anyhow...

but in my rather lengthy break from venting via this medium my faith in the system was restored somewhat, perhaps because, in the end, there are still a handful of humans in black robes that will look at silly little obsolete things like the Bill of Rights and do the right thing by them. about 9 months ago a tractor/trailer was stopped for bullshit reasons by an overzealous shitbag of a "deputy" near gallup...of course he relied on the racial profiling of his buddies at the port of entry to give him the heads up that a truck being driven by a black guy was on its way down the road (and we all know a truck driven by a black guy must be up to no good). after a serious of unconstitutional acts by this "deputy" the two men in the truck were arrested and the largest land bust in state history happened...a couple tons of pot were discovered.

but a funny thing happened on the way to trial...everyone involved realized the cops were lying about the circumstances that led to the search and seizure. things were left out of reports that should not have been, stories did not make sense, and everyone already knew profiling was going on. in the end...three days of testimony made it fairly clear the "deputy" was lying and that his actions were unconstitutional...but what judge would have the gonads to throw out almost 10,000 pounds of marijuana? well...one did. a respected judge...one that does not simply roll over for defendants. he did the right thing...he knew the "deputy" was lying and he knew the stop and search were illegal...and he killed the government's case in the largest land bust in state history. and I thought maybe, just maybe, this country still has a chance.

if you want to read the story...check out this blog, which reprints an article about the ruling...

http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=109567581&blogID=
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you're jumping someone else's train...