Thursday, April 21, 2005

Florida Judge Jails Prospective Juror (AP). AP - A judge sentenced a 19-year-old to four months in jail for not mentioning his arrest record when he was called for jury duty, outraging his family. [Yahoo! News: U.S. National] So let me get this straight - a judge, throws a person in jail for lying on their form (which clearly states that there are penalties for misinformation) and the family is calling the judge mean?  Perhaps the family should be more concerned with why their son cannot read the form in the first place. 10:40:52 AM    comment []

Ethics Chairman Proposes Probe of Delay (AP). AP - In an ethics stalemate that is rivaling the most partisan legislative struggles, House Republicans are proposing an investigation of Majority Leader Tom DeLay while threatening to put several Democrats under scrutiny as well. [Yahoo! News: Top Stories]are If the ethics (and I use the term only in its broadest definition) of the United States Congress are to be restored to a level that most people would agree are fair, equitable and deal equally with each individual, then I have no problems with all of them being investigated.  The problem is that the Republicans have shown time and again that they are not interested in investigating their own wrong doing and tend to focus on the issues that are not illegal, but simply immoral.  Perhaps, rather than a committee of members, the FBI or Capitol Police need to investigage.  After all, are they not really breaking the law? 10:36:17 AM    comment []

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