Legislators opposed to FBI raid
Posted by Moonage on 24 May 2006 | Tagged as: Opinions
They may be in accord, but IMO they are wrong and the general public’s not going to buy their argument that they are above the law. Now, I think very strict guidelines need to be enforced on how these raids are conducted, but those laws apply to anyone. Mainly, the FBI can only seize evidence related only to the perceived crime committed. And, I’m not terribly sure on this part, but I would assume the warrant has to be signed by a federal judge. Lawyers are already starting to decipher the legalities of the event, but so far the ones I read feel this was a legal raid. The bottom line IMO, is that if those particular legislators push this button too hard, it will bite them. There are ways to deal with what’s happened without making it a public issue. I think that’s the direction Hastert et al should be taking. It just smells bad when you protest loudly when an obvious criminal has been busted. It really does.
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