Ted Stevens Guilty

[leftysergeant]

Let me see if I got thisd straight. Palin was so happy that she had been cleared of any hint of unethical conduct and Stevens has not been convicted because the case is under appeal.

What kind of mushrooms do they grow up there in the tundra?

 

[SDC]

He still can win. And isn't it true that conviction for a felony (or for 7) doesn't mean he would be automatically expelled from the Senate? Would his fellow senators have to vote to evict him?

Uh oh, what if he shares a cell with Larry Craig...

 

[fishbob]

Is there anything in Alaskan law that would prevent her from appointing herself to Senator?

She can only appoint a temporary replacement to fill in until the state holds a special election. Maybe a few months at most. In the event of a special election, the most likely candidates would be Stevens Republican primary opponent and his current Democratic opponent.

He might as well resign now.

 

[fishbob]

Let me see if I got thisd straight. Palin was so happy that she had been cleared of any hint of unethical conduct and Stevens has not been convicted because the case is under appeal.

What kind of mushrooms do they grow up there in the tundra?

Lots.

What do you expect when Wasilla's biggest agricultural cash crop is greenhouse pot, and highest revenue manufactured product is meth.

 

[Cain]

If nobody can say a kind word about him, then I will: Ted Stevens isn't pure evil. He's got personality. I hope we can somehow allow him to do segments for radio/Internet from his jail cell, sort of like Mumia. I would so totally listen to the popular clips that major blogs pick up on.

 

[ponderingturtle]

If nobody can say a kind word about him, then I will: Ted Stevens isn't pure evil. He's got personality. I hope we can somehow allow him to do segments for radio/Internet from his jail cell, sort of like Mumia. I would so totally listen to the popular clips that major blogs pick up on.

The series of tubes podcast?

 

[TexasJack]

It appears he has at least 1 Senator on his side, and it's a democrat:
http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2008/11/reid_to_stevens_no_felons_in_s.html

Senator Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii), a 42-year veteran of the Senate and a revered Democrat in Congress, today told Alaskans that Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) will retain his Senate seat while the legal process moves forward. Senator Inouye also echoed the sentiment of legal scholars across the United States saying that Senator Stevens will be vindicated through an appeal.


"As the Senate has done in every other instance in its long 220-year history, I am absolutely confident that Ted Stevens will be sworn into the Senate while he appeals this unjust verdict," said Senator Inouye. "I am certain that this decision in Washington, D.C., will be overturned on appeal."

 

[dudalb]

I would not be surprised to see the other old codger, Byrd of West Virginia, aka "The King Of Pork" chime in in Steven's defense.
After all, the "Bridge to Nowhere" is amateur hour compared to some of the questionable projects that Byrd has gotten funded.
IMHO, a lot of Senators on Both sides of the aisle have done what Stevens did..Stevens was dumb enough to get caught, that's all.

 

[TexasJack]

IMHO, a lot of Senators on Both sides of the aisle have done what Stevens did..Stevens was dumb enough to get caught, that's all.

That's probably true, and I'm going to keep my eye out on who comes to his defense...they immediately go on my suspect list.

 

[1337m4n]

Don't fret, Ted. Prison is just a series of bars!

 

[Puppycow]

Prosecutor in Ted Stevens case commits suicide

WASHINGTON — A Justice Department prosecutor killed himself while under investigation over whether he and other attorneys in the prosecution of Sen. Ted Stevens acted improperly in the case, officials said.

Nicholas A. Marsh, 37, committed suicide on Sunday, two years after being part of the Justice Department team that convicted Stevens on corruption charges that were eventually thrown out. Marsh's suicide was confirmed by his lawyer, Robert Luskin.

Funny how things turn out sometimes.

 

[Beerina]

The prosecutors in the Stevens case failed to disclose evidence favorable to the defendant as Supreme Court precedent requires. The omission was so serious that Attorney General Eric Holder stepped in and asked a federal judge to throw out Stevens' convictions, which the judge did, while taking the additional step of appointing a prominent Washington attorney, Henry Schuelke, to investigate possible improprieties by the prosecutors.

His lawyer laments the suicide, saying he wouldn't have been surprised at the complete exoneration of his sucided client.

And people wonder why lawyers are considered way down at the bottom of Truthiness.

 

[leftysergeant]

And people wonder why lawyers are considered way down at the bottom of Truthiness.

Lawyers are more prone to stress-related problems. Being accused of a crime is stressful. He was at least a little more aware of the world around him than was good for him.

This may be the reason that so few Republican office holders off themselves.