Comments on: Their Concern Is Touching http://larison.org/2007/06/10/their-concern-is-touching/ n. the principle of good order "Observe the strange inversion of all order and sense! Dignity debased; how vilely is the function of a consul prostituted!" ~The Craftsman Sun, 14 Mar 2010 09:06:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Grumpy Old Man http://larison.org/2007/06/10/their-concern-is-touching/#comment-6932 Mon, 11 Jun 2007 14:34:00 +0000 http://larison.org/2007/06/10/their-concern-is-touching/#comment-6932 One of the signers, Pepperdine's Douglas Kmiec, according to the <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/10/AR2007061000990.html" rel="nofollow">WaPo</a>, responded to Judge Walton this way: <blockquote>In an interview, Kmiec said he is "constitutionally grateful" that there have been so few prosecutors such as Fitzgerald who enjoyed "such unsupervised independence and that has been solely aimed at investigating a single incident of highly political origin and that has been so concentrated upon one person." But the Malibu-based professor couldn't resist a quip himself. "Judge Walton is right; we should be prepared to 'step up to the plate' to help criminal defendants nationwide," he said. "Boy, am I lucky to live in the same town as Paris Hilton."</blockquote> One of the signers, Pepperdine’s Douglas Kmiec, according to the WaPo, responded to Judge Walton this way:

In an interview, Kmiec said he is “constitutionally grateful” that there have been so few prosecutors such as Fitzgerald who enjoyed “such unsupervised independence and that has been solely aimed at investigating a single incident of highly political origin and that has been so concentrated upon one person.”

But the Malibu-based professor couldn’t resist a quip himself.

“Judge Walton is right; we should be prepared to ’step up to the plate’ to help criminal defendants nationwide,” he said. “Boy, am I lucky to live in the same town as Paris Hilton.”

]]> by: Grumpy Old Man http://larison.org/2007/06/10/their-concern-is-touching/#comment-6930 Mon, 11 Jun 2007 12:08:26 +0000 http://larison.org/2007/06/10/their-concern-is-touching/#comment-6930 The judge is indeed being <a href="http://www.epsteinlitigation.com/2007/06/magnificent-judicial-snark.html" rel="nofollow">brilliantly snarky</a>, even while allowing the brief to be considered, as is the norm in such cases. I don't know what the morning line is on whether W is going to pardon Libby, and, if so, when. The judge is indeed being brilliantly snarky, even while allowing the brief to be considered, as is the norm in such cases.

I don’t know what the morning line is on whether W is going to pardon Libby, and, if so, when.

]]> by: bsebse http://larison.org/2007/06/10/their-concern-is-touching/#comment-6929 Mon, 11 Jun 2007 08:13:43 +0000 http://larison.org/2007/06/10/their-concern-is-touching/#comment-6929 Isn't "that" the whole point - that Deshowitz et al. are spending a lot of time to help their criminal "friend" on a very minor constitutional issue when Bush is trampling all over key provisions? And in this case the judge did not ask for such an opinion, which is also part of the point being made here. It seems to me that the judge is being a little ironic. Isn’t “that” the whole point - that Deshowitz et al. are spending a lot of time to help their criminal “friend” on a very minor constitutional issue when Bush is trampling all over key provisions?

And in this case the judge did not ask for such an opinion, which is also part of the point being made here. It seems to me that the judge is being a little ironic.

]]> by: Grumpy Old Man http://larison.org/2007/06/10/their-concern-is-touching/#comment-6927 Mon, 11 Jun 2007 04:29:09 +0000 http://larison.org/2007/06/10/their-concern-is-touching/#comment-6927 It's just that Bush is more likely to pardon Scooter at the end of the term. if there's a plausible appeal issue, the judge may allow Scooter bail pending appeal. His political supporters are asking the judge to cut Scooter a break. It would be interesting to see the judge ask some of the profs to help some less-eminent and less-connected citizen caught up in the snares of a federal criminal prosecution. They'd probably do it, actually. It’s just that Bush is more likely to pardon Scooter at the end of the term. if there’s a plausible appeal issue, the judge may allow Scooter bail pending appeal.

His political supporters are asking the judge to cut Scooter a break.

It would be interesting to see the judge ask some of the profs to help some less-eminent and less-connected citizen caught up in the snares of a federal criminal prosecution. They’d probably do it, actually.

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