What is it with Republicans and the Constitution?

[Gutenberg]

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?

[Black Landlord]

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.

[MacGurl]

Stevens sure is full of himself, isn't he? Feh... :confused:

Kathy

[Seacrest]

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 Maude Sarah.

[GGD]

"until the appeal is over and I am finally convicted"

So he's predicting the final outcome and expecting to lose the appeal.

[AlphaDog]

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.

[graylocks]

he's not just floating down the nile, he's paddling furiously.

[kap]

graylocks wrote:
he's not just floating down the nile, he's paddling furiously.

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[mikeylikesit]

What he actually said: "I'm not convicted until the judge affirms the verdict."

[Gutenberg]

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?