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What is it with Republicans and the Constitution? - Gutenberg - 11-01-2008
Ted Stevens says he's not a felon. At a meeting with the editorial board of the Fairbanks paper, he said:
"I've not been convicted yet," the Alaska Republican insisted Thursday in a meeting with the editorial board of the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. "There's not a black mark by my name yet, until the appeal is over and I am finally convicted, if that happens. If that happens, of course I'll do what's right for Alaska and for the Senate ... I don't anticipate it happening, and until it happens I do not have a black mark."
The Constitution guarantees a convict's right of appeal, but it does not automatically clear the conviction, for crying out loud. How stupid does he think the people of Alaska are?
Re: What is it with Republicans and the Constitution? - Black Landlord - 11-01-2008
Kind of like the british and the english language. They think they're the "real" americans so anything that leaves their lips must be automatically correct.
Re: What is it with Republicans and the Constitution? - MacGurl - 11-01-2008
Stevens sure is full of himself, isn't he? Feh... :confused:
Kathy
Re: What is it with Republicans and the Constitution? - Seacrest - 11-01-2008
Gutenberg wrote:
How stupid does he think the people of Alaska are?
How many terms has he served in the Senate?
And then there's
Re: What is it with Republicans and the Constitution? - GGD - 11-01-2008
"until the appeal is over and I am finally convicted"
So he's predicting the final outcome and expecting to lose the appeal.
Re: What is it with Republicans and the Constitution? - AlphaDog - 11-01-2008
GGD wrote:
"until the appeal is over and I am finally convicted"
So he's predicting the final outcome and expecting to lose the appeal.
Do you suppose that quote can be used to cut to the chase and avoid the appeal process? It sounds like a public admission of guilt to me.
Re: What is it with Republicans and the Constitution? - graylocks - 11-01-2008
he's not just floating down the nile, he's paddling furiously.
Re: What is it with Republicans and the Constitution? - kap - 11-02-2008
graylocks wrote:X(
he's not just floating down the nile, he's paddling furiously.
Re: What is it with Republicans and the Constitution? - mikeylikesit - 11-02-2008
What he actually said: "I'm not convicted until the judge affirms the verdict."
Re: What is it with Republicans and the Constitution? - Gutenberg - 11-02-2008
No, Roger, what he actually said, during a meeting with the editorial board of the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, was
"I've not been convicted yet. There's not a black mark by my name yet, until the appeal is over and I am finally convicted, if that happens. If that happens, of course I'll do what's right for Alaska and for the Senate ... I don't anticipate it happening, and until it happens I do not have a black mark."
I thought Stevens made his point pretty clear. He does not mention a judge affirming the jury's verdict in this quote. Do you have something else that you would like to offer to support your opinion?