“If they [bad political, partisan actors] can do it to an honorable Army general, they can do it to you.” I applaud this result, but my paranoia remains. There remains much house cleaning yet to be done in the FBI and Justice Department. mrossol ==== WSJ – 5/12/2020 The Justice Department dropped its case against Michael Flynn on Thursday, “with prejudice,” in... Read more
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The Vindication of Michael Flynn
May 12 | Posted by mrossol | Democrat Party, FBI, Law, Losing Freedom, Party Politics, Special Counsel, The Left, US ConstitutionSo You Think You Want To Prosecution?
May 12 | Posted by mrossol | Losing Freedom, US ConstitutionA Primer to entice you to learn more about the law. ===== WSJ 5/12/20 Springtime for overzealous prosecutors looking for a political score is over. The Supreme Court on Thursday in Kelly v. U.S. unanimously reversed public corruption convictions of two aides to former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, reaffirming that not all sleazy, self-serving behavior by public officials is criminal. In 2015... Read more
Lawyers against Free Expression
May 11 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Law, The Left, US CourtsHow blatant does it need to be?? ==== WSJ 5/6/20 Judicial Code of Misconduct Here’s one for the books: The ethics committee that wants to bar judges from belonging to the Federalist Society because it is supposedly too political is now being used as a political weapon against a judicial nominee. Let’s unspool the political skulduggery. In January we told you about the draft... Read more
No Tears for “The Media”
May 11 | Posted by mrossol | Jenkins, Liberal Press, The LeftThe fact that the left continues to listen to and support the media should be enough evidence that the left really has no scruples. ===== WSJ. 5/6/2020. Holman W Jenkins, Jr. I finally read the lengthy transcript of President Trump’s April 23 press conference but it turned out to be unnecessary. Under the heading of “If your time is short,” the Poynter Institute’s... Read more
Coverup
May 11 | Posted by mrossol | Big Govt, Deep State, FBI, JenkinsWSJ 5/11/2020 by Homan W Jenkins, Jr. Sound bite purveyors will do their best to portray Gen. Mike Flynn as a hardened criminal whom the Justice Department just let go as a favor to Donald Trump. The case unraveled because there was no case, as was revealed partly by an FBI memo asking if Mr. Flynn was being targeted for political... Read more
The Farmer’s Guide to Distancing and Personal Freedom
May 11 | Posted by mrossol | 1st Amendment, Big Govt, Coronavirus, Losing Freedom5/9/20 WSJ When truckers come to our farm for pinto beans, we don’t shake hands or bump elbows. Instead, we practice social distancing: Drivers pull up and roll down their windows. From seven or eight feet away, we tell them where to go and how to get their load. They’ll stay in or near their cab the whole time. Nobody told us... Read more
