A federal judge has thrown out all the significant charges against members of the Hutaree Militia in Michigan. This case was near and dear to Eric Holder, and an effort to use the power of the Justice Department against right wing militias. The federal court found that the defendants did little more than exercise their free speech rights against the government. The Washington Post:
The decision is an embarrassment for the government . . . . “The court is aware that protected speech and mere words can be sufficient to show a conspiracy. In this case, however, they do not rise to that level,” the judge said. . . . U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade declined to comment. Two years ago, when militia members were arrested, she said it was time to “take them down.”
How ironic and delicious. In 2010, some were defending the dismissal of the New Black Panther voter intimidation case on free speech grounds, even though they physically tried to block a poll. To Eric Holder, the political leanings of the speakers seems to determine how much respect for those rights the political appointees at DOJ will afford.
That Pesky Constitution and thos Annoying Negative Rights keep on being a Major Thorn in the Side of the Obama Administration.
Darn, if they could just get rid of that whole Constitution thing, they could do some REAL GOOD in this world.
Holder and company can console themselves with the fact the Law and Order or Harry’s Law or some other jerkwad TV show will convict an entire army of militiamen in one of their episodes.
Conservatives don’t have free speech rights, only people left/liberals like have free speech rights! (Silly left/libtards, Constitution means freedom FROM government… especially if run like you want.)
Unfortunately the law will not stop this out of control abusive thug gov’t. They will find another way to harass these people, whether it be via the IRS, county building codes, or anything they can invent to, “take them down”. They are completely out of control and the law means nothing. They have proved this time and time again.
he surely doesn’t seem to understand the very basics of capitalism. these people are gun people. potential g u n b u y e r s. he is in the gun running business, right?
seems like with folks like this, they mirror the opposite of everything American. it would then be logical that they would represent the opposite in everything they do, like here. justice becomes anti-justice. truth becomes a lie. thus the essence of doublespeak.
the party is over for this administration.. and so are the tax payer funded multi million dollar vacations.. can’t wait to see where they go on vacation once they’re kicked to the curb.. bet it will be on someone else’s dime.. they’re typical black people..sorry.. couldn’t help ripping off obama’s description of the good citizens of this country.. he wouldn’t make a pimple on the working people’s butts.. he must have been looking in the mirror when he said this.. i think he has a lot of mirrors.. he’s like that longshank’s son in braveheart who had someone always with a mirror so he could look at himself.. what a nutty dude obama is.. get the guys in with the white coats when he is kicked out cause he ain’t gonna like it..
I thought the group was a left-wing militia…hummm…they are democrats which in that case it was imperative to take them down, more so than a right wing..
How dare the judge rule for white people, let alone non lefties! Didn’t she get the memo? One would think there was a conspiracy going on…
Why obey the law if it’s selectively enforced?