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March 11, 2008 at 10:05:14

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      We know that the prosecution and conviction of former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman was an administration hit on a popular Democratic official. Siegelman is now in jail. Ditto Wisconsin state employee Georgia  Thompson. These blatant political prosecutions certainly weigh on the minds of all Democratic elected officials.

      Who, after all, is safe in this kind of environment, where the Bill of Rights has been set aside?

      Spitzer, who no doubt made use of phone taps himself in his day, and who was ruthless as New York's attorney general in bringing down many of his own targets, may well deserve what he is getting. But the way he was ensnared, via the secret monitoring of a bank's activity, and via phone taps, should put us all on guard.

      With that kind of power, unchecked in the hands of an intensely political administration, it's almost a certainty that it is being used and used inappropriately for political ends.

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DAVE LINDORFF is a Philadelphia-based journalist and columnist. His latest book is "The Case for Impeachment" (St. Martin's Press, 2006 and now available in paperback). His work is available at www.thiscantbehappening.net

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Do we really believe by john riggs on Tuesday, Mar 11, 2008 at 11:08:05 AM
You have to wonder... by shirley reese on Tuesday, Mar 11, 2008 at 11:12:30 AM
I received this from a friend via e0mail by Mary Pitt on Tuesday, Mar 11, 2008 at 11:43:58 AM
WSJ link 404, and got links for the reports? by Better World Order on Tuesday, Mar 11, 2008 at 12:29:09 PM
Hypocrisy? by mrk * on Tuesday, Mar 11, 2008 at 8:43:56 PM
Be Careful of what you say on the phone by ronheri on Tuesday, Mar 11, 2008 at 10:50:57 PM
Hypocrisy.... by Matthew Peters on Wednesday, Mar 12, 2008 at 4:14:08 AM
Spitz by tjb on Wednesday, Mar 12, 2008 at 7:58:59 AM
Who took him down? by Michael Fury on Wednesday, Mar 12, 2008 at 10:41:56 AM
To see who the "terrorist" targets really are, look here: by Kathryn Smith on Wednesday, Mar 12, 2008 at 9:16:10 AM

 
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