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Good news. Specter was always a Republican.
ROTFLMFAO...
I am sure someone has corrected you on this.
Specter was a Democrat from the start and a RINO his whole career.
He went back to the party he should have stayed with.
When he opted for his Scottish Law blarney during the removal process of a certain perverted perjurer president... that was enough. I's hoped for his defeat since that day.
Happy retirement Arlen.
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What exactly is the controversy here? I don't understand.
Someone was offered a job so they wouldn't run? That happens all the time, and it's not illegal. Even Bush's lawyer wrote about this recently and said it happened in the Bush administration.
Another grasp at straws, if you ask me.
EDIT: Here's the link: Legal Ethics Forum: Joe Sestak?s ?Bribe? Scandal: Another Ethics Sideshow
What exactly is the controversy here? I don't understand.
Someone was offered a job so they wouldn't run? That happens all the time, and it's not illegal. Even Bush's lawyer wrote about this recently and said it happened in the Bush administration.
Another grasp at straws, if you ask me.
EDIT: Here's the link: Legal Ethics Forum: Joe Sestak?s ?Bribe? Scandal: Another Ethics Sideshow
The fact remains that this has been done many times before, including by Republican presidents. Of course, that never gets any of you interested, does it? It's only a terrible crime if a Democrat does it.
Oh and it's a misdemeanor, not a felony. At least get your facts right before you get all red in the face.
The fact is that this is a gray area; he was offered a job he was qualified for, and he didn't accept, and no money changed hands and no threats were made. It's not clear that rises to the level required by the statute.
Here's another article giving a pretty clear analysis, pointing out the pros and cons of such legal action:
Issa's Call for a Special Prosecutor: Does It Have Merit? - Politics - The Atlantic
Lengths. Some. Will. Go. To. Defend. The. Indefensible. If. Their. Ideology. Is. Threatened.
This episode of bribery can indeed be prosecuted as a felony
Please provide any proof of that statement.
Lengths. Some. Will. Go. To. Defend. The. Indefensible. If. Their. Ideology. Is. Threatened.
I'll let your contributions in this thread speak for themselves.
I'll let your contributions in this thread speak for themselves.
I've read his and I've read yours. You lose.
Ah, so you have no proof, I take it? Especially since the law itself says it is a misdemeanor?
Look, as an attorney, I look to the law. I don't see it. I've read blogs and reports from other lawyers.
Felony bCrime of giving a benefit (e.g., money) in order to influence the judgment or conduct of a person in a position of trust (e.g., an official or witness). Accepting a bribe also constitutes a crime. Bribery is typically punishable as a felony (see felony and misdemeanour). In any charge of bribery, some element of "corrupt purpose" must be implied or proved. Thus, in the absence of a complete statutory prohibition on the granting of favours to a public official, a gift is not a bribe unless it is given with some intent to influence the recipient's official behaviour. See also extortion.ribery....individual case law, Counselor? You are surely not going to argue this case cannot be tried as a felony.
God...I feel for your clients.
it may be legal, it may not be legal
either way, it's political poison
it's putrid
hope and change?
and it's stunningly stupid
it's a BLAGO move
why did sestak say it?
is he dumb?
why can't gibbs gibe?
mum's the press secty's comeback?
the press secty?
this aint goin away, ask mr weiner
happy campaigning, admiral
"Please provide any proof of that statement", defender of the indefensible.
Um, yes I am, because if you read the law that was cited, it is a misdemeanor. You can't turn a misdemeanor into a felony just because you'd like to.
I mean, seriously, you're just embarrassing yourself now.
Your words are my proof. You :failpail:
On CNN, Axelrod agreed that if Sestak's assertions were true, "they would constitute a serious breach of the law"
Rep. Joe Sestak (D., Pa.) said yesterday that the White House offered him a federal job in an effort to dissuade him from challenging Sen. Arlen Specter in the state's Democratic primary.
The disclosure came during an afternoon taping of Larry Kane: Voice of Reason, a Sunday news-analysis show on the Comcast Network. Sestak would not elaborate on the circumstances and seemed chagrined after blurting out "yes" to veteran news anchor Kane's direct question.
"Was it secretary of the Navy?" Kane asked.
"No comment," Sestak said.
"Was it [the job] high-ranking?" Kane asked. Sestak said yes, but added that he would "never leave" the Senate race for a deal.
LOL!
If you're an attorney, disbarrment should be in order. A misdemeanor charge can indeed be increased to a felony....
Embarrassment should include presenting oneself as an attorney that hasn't a clue about certain aspects of law.
A NEW charge can be filed if there is a reason, indeed. You cannot take a current law and suddenly wave your hand and make it a felony.
The laws that were cited in this thread are misdemeanors. Those laws will never be felonies no matter how much you rub your wishing pony.
If any reasonable people would like to discuss this, I would be glad to continue, but I'm through with the troll.