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[docford]

The reason that the charges of violation of the First and Fifth Amendments are particularly stupid, is that the Bill of Rights protects against government action. By alleging that Rove, Libby and Cheney violated their 1st and 5th Amendment rights, Plame and Wilson are implicitly alleging that this was a government action. Therefore, sovreign immunity applies.
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Doc Ford
HMC (SW) USN

[shawa]

Bye Bye Ms. American Spy
Funny!!
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“I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. ‘Tis the business of little minds to shrink; but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death.” (Thomas Paine, 1776)

[SBD]

[scotty61]

Captain's Quarters has a take on what Wilson can expect if he takes the stand.

Taking A Stroll Through The Garden Of Half-Truths

I've had a chance to review the lawsuit filed on behalf of Valerie Plame and Joe Wilson, and it has an amusing take on reality that I heartily recommend to all interested parties. Quite frankly, the defense will have a delightful time if this ever gets to court. This is one of those moments when one wonders what color the sky is in another's world.

We can start on page 6 of the PDF file, where the plaintiffs lay out the facts of the case. Paragraph 18b starts us off down the primrose path (emphases mine):

On May 6, 2003, the New York Times published a column by Nicholas Kristof which disputed the accuracy of the "sixteen words" in the State of the Union address. The column reported that, following a request from the Vice President's office for an investigation of allegations that Iraq sought to buy uranium from Niger, an unnamed former ambassador [now known to be Plaintiff Joseph C. Wilson IV] was sent on a trip to Niger in 2002 to investigate the allegations. According to the column, the ambassador reported back to the CIA and State Department in early 2002 that the allegations were unequivocally wrong and based on forged documents.

Note the qualifying phrase, According to the column. The complaint never mentions two salient facts: (1) Joe Wilson was Kristof's source, and (2) Wilson reported nothing of the kind. According to Wilson's own testimony to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, the Prime Minister of Niger told him the exact opposite:

[scotty61]

Also from Captain's Quarters

Talk About A Bad Draw!

Joe Wilson and Valerie Plame have run into a bit of bad luck in their lawsuit against Dick Cheney, Scooter Libby, Karl Rove, and ten random Republicans. CQ reader Denis K took a peek at the complaint and noticed something that I had missed earlier -- the judge assigned to the case. Wilson and Plame drew Judge John D. Bates -- and a quick glance at his rulings will no doubt have the Left fuming.

For instance, Judge Bates ruled in January 2005 that Michael Newdow would suffer no harm if the President said a prayer at his inauguration. Newdow, most known for using his (non-custodial) child as a means to attack the Pledge of Allegiance, lost his bid to enact a prior restraint on the President's speech at his own inauguration simply because Newdow planned to attend.

If that doesn't get the ** in a fury, they may instead recall their anger when Judge Bates told Congress that they had no standing to sue for access to the records of Dick Cheney's energy task force. Relying on "the restricted role of the Article III courts in our constitutional system of government," Bates denied the request of the GAO, spurred on by Democrats who disliked the energy plan pushed by the White House. The judge ruled that the separation of powers and executive privilege meant that Cheney could consult with advisors to formulate policy without producing records of the meeting to Congress.

It gets even better, or worse, depending on one's point of view. Judge Bates received an appointment earlier this year to the FISA Court, the secret panel that reviews warrant requests for national-security investigations. He replaced Judge James Robertson, who resigned in protest against the Bush administration's bypass of the FISA Court on the NSA terrorist surveillance program. How sympathetic will Judge Bates be to a lawsuit from someone who leaked misinformation after getting sent on an assignment by his wife?

And, hell, if that doesn't do it for Wilson supporters, his work as one of Kenneth Starr's staff during his independent-counsel investigation of Bill Clinton should force them into despair.

How long will it take before the Left starts screaming "CONSPIRACY"? Faster than the Wilsons can file a disqualification motion with the court.
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John Kerry. A Neville Chamberlain for our times.

[Maggie 1]

Can’t help but wonder if this falls under “A best defense is a good offence”. Add to the mix here the names of Ray McGovern, Larry C Johnson, Rand Beers, Mary McCarthy, Dana Priest, the CIA crackdown on leakers, the possible loss of government pensions, etc. Is it possible there is a lot more here that shows up on the surface.
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Just a concerned housewife

[Deuce]

just piling on here...in a reality based world, the yellowcake sales would have been to a front in Libya (not Iraq), since Iraq 'outsourced' its nuclear operations to Libya to confuse the UN/US/press/etc. Wonder what Libya's imports from Niger were in that era? wait...confuse...press...strike that part, it's an oxymoron.
Speaking of confused, was Ms Plame part of the CIA's domestic overt subterfuge division or its domestic covert subterfuge division??? CIA's been confused ever since it dropped the Browning HiPower!

Deuce

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[Stevie]

well, I think someone with tons of money - who hates Bush - is behind it.

like Soros....

anything to keep the news 'reporting' that there is something bad brewing

with the administration.... for the upcoming elections.

and I said way back when that Joe W outed his own wife....
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Stevie
Congressmen who willfully take actions during wartime that damage
morale and undermine the military are saboteurs and should
be arrested, exiled or hanged.