Reflections on the Bernstein ruling
Attila T. Hun
attila at primenet.com
Sat Dec 21 22:50:50 PST 1996
a good review by Greg Broiles of the reasons, expressions of
"faith and doubt," etc. on the part of Judge Patel, and further
confirmation of my statements on the wide open plains of judicial
discretion on the federal bench. Judge Patel is also to be
commended for her courage of standing up to the pressure from the
DOJ and the White House; I doubt she is high on their popularity
chart... <g>
I think my comment on firing a shot which has breached Fort
Clinton and the thanks we owe Bernstein and all the lawyers is
about the bottom line --we have hit the target, but we have not
killed the beast. It will take many more decisions, on a case by
case basis, to fight the administration, and a few brave souls
could be looking at three hots and a cot before it is over.
have no doubt: Bubba has no intention of backing down. Free
speech, and private communication over open public lines, removes
the power of the government to intimidate the populace; and takes
away the media's slanted exclusivity.
Expect a wave of prosecutions as the DOJ goes for broke.
--attila
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