Steve's Soapbox

Saturday, April 02, 2005

The Hammers and their threats on Judges ! What do Local & Regional Judge's think of these comments ?

Posted for KXYL's Connie Carmichael (aka The Hammer) and her call for a violent act against Florida Judge.
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    DeLay Threat Potentially Illegal
    via Think Progress
    Sen. Frank Launtenberg (D-NJ) has sent a letter to Tom Delay advising him that his threat may have violated federal law:
    You should be aware that your comments yesterday may violate a Federal criminal statute, 18 U.S.C. 115 (a)(1)(B). That law states:

    “Whoever threatens to assault…. or murder, a United States judge… with intent to retaliate against such… judge…. on account of the performance of official duties, shall be punished [by up to six years in prison]”

    Threats against specific Federal judges are not only a serious crime, but also beneath a Member of Congress. In my view, the true measure of democracy is how it dispenses justice. Your attempt to intimidate judges in America not only threatens our courts, but our fundamental democracy as well.
    Read the full text of the letter here.
       http://www.crooksandliars.com/2005/04/01.html#a2261
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    Delay takes heat for comments on judges in Schiavo case
    By Larry Wheeler
    Gannett News Service
    Abilene Reporter News
    Saturday, April 2, 2005 page 5a

    Washington- Comments made by House Majority Leader Tom Delay after the death of Terri Schiavo may have violated a federal statute, a senior Senate Democrat said Friday.
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    “It is doubtful Delay’s ambigious statement would qualify as one of the 700 explicit threats against federal judges logged each year by the U.S. Marshals Service, which is responsible for court security.”
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    If you hear threats being made against Judges, please contact the U.S. Marshals Service.....

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