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During the Nuremberg Trials, the head of Ministry of Justice of the Third Reich Judge Ernst Janning was charged with war crimes.
His defendant, Rolfe argued brilliants with several points:
1) A Judge applies the laws, he does not make them.
2) If janning were to resign like others, then someone worse would take his place.
3) The theories of Racial discrimination and putting to death "genetically indisposed" people was pioneered by the US Supreme Court justice and the Virginia Supreme Court and not by the Reich. The law stated that mentally retarded and genetically poor people needed to be sterilized. The Judge applied the law and did not convict a man for his political beliefs.
4) The needs of the many outweigh the needs of a few racial minorities.
5) The legalized killing of a few hundreds racial minorities to provide peace for millions more is justified.
Judge Haywood brushed aside all these arguments and stated that Ernst Janning became tainted and a war criminal with the first sentencing of the man he knew to be Innocent, irrespective of what the law stated.
Judge haywood was immense pressure to free the men because USA needed the support of Germans politically.
The same arguments that Rolfe used to defend Ernst Janning (however good he may be) is used by these criminals.
And i hope that American Justice and another Haywood discards all these arguments, vigorously defends the law and Geneva Convention and stems the rot of the Bush administration.
Finding these men guilty and sentencing them to life however high they are (Rumsfeld or Cheney) would set a precedent that America respects the law.
Failure to do that would show America as a country considers only American Citizens as human beings and the rest as Untermenchen: The same that Hitler claimed 70 years ago.
Will it be "Heil Bush" or "America, our land"?
...and the same as Karl Rove is hiding about his role in firing Public Prosecutors.
...and the same as Paulson is hiding about the usage of the $700 Billion bailout to Rich bankers.
...and the same as Rumsfeld is hiding about his investment in Black Water Corp.
...and the same as Bush is hiding about his role in breaking the law illegally tapping the phones of American Citizens without warrants.
...and the same as Rice is hiding about her involvement with companies that manage prisons...
Wow!!!
A man is friendly with a woman other than his wife, and you suspect infidelity.
But lo, if a woman were to be friendly with a man who is NOT her husband, and the poor husband suspects infidelity, you gals say he is a backward, dim-witted, selfish, primitive, jealous, sadistic, psycho jerk!
wow!
Can't you EVER get over the fact that a wife need NOT be the ONLY friend a man can have?
Grow up women!
Equality means treating both genders equal! Not going by the assumption that women are always right!
You wanted equality, welcome to the real world.
Like corporations, Legislators too should be evaluated 360 degrees.
Legislators make the law that citizens have to obey. Citizens have no direct saying on the law that the legislators choose to pass.
To prevent legislators from exempting themselves from obeying such laws, the constitution should be amended to allow citizens to evaluate the validity of each vote of their legislator.
Any vote or act by a legislator like submitting a bill or voting on a bill should be approved by the majority of the voters.
If not approved, the legislator's vote is held to be invalid.
That's true Democracy.
Direct Rule.
This guy obviously is easily manipulated by a few tears. He still had feelings for his ex-wife.
Plus his justification for joining back is hollow.
Cut him loose and throw him out.
Find someone who has a spine and is a Man.
Not a weasel or easily manipulated shrimp.
Hmmm... surprising, because the recent House Report on Torture authored by McCain squarely blames Rumsfeld and Cheney for authorising the torture in violation of law.
So are you saying Bush SHOULD pardon himself so that Obama can unpardon him?
Actually i thank Bush for setting a precedent here:
Obama can unpardon those whom Bush pardons: especially Rumsfeld, Cheney, Paulson, Gonzales et al.
My main question is why are stupid spineless democrats silent and why is superstar Obama silent?
Shouldn't they be mounting a big campaign on evils of abstinence and taking down Palin further?
A full page ad stating that a conservative's 17-year daughter minor has a baby out of wedlock: Is that what you want from Republicans?
God, this is a god-sent opportunity to throw serious shit on Republicans and nail them down.
For christ's sake Democrats, get some spine and start attacking! You won't die if you attack a Republican!
Blago has been charged. Not Convicted. There's a difference.
Like Spitzer.
Why don't the stupid democrats realize that Republicans are plotting to remove each effective democrat this way.
First Spitzer was removed JUST before the banks crashed thus leaving out the only guy capable of bringing them to justice.
Now Blago. Tomorrow Rahm Emannuel.
And then Barrack.
Dems have a record of abandoning people who are charged,
Take Republicans. They are like the wild dogs! Fiercely supporting their candidates EVEN when convicted.
Bush, Cheney, Palin have all been supported by their supporters and party EVEN when proven they are criminals and liars.
If this were a republican governor, am sure Bush would resist any removal of his until he was guilty.
Democrat idiots: Morals are not what gives you votes, Loyalty does.