tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post113779017065870684..comments2023-11-03T09:36:22.100-04:00Comments on In From the Cold: This is the Way to Treat LeakersGeorge Smileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07049707648660651119noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-1138169768098089082006-01-25T01:16:00.000-05:002006-01-25T01:16:00.000-05:00Yep, injustice is being served, and when enough is...Yep, injustice is being served, and when enough is served the people will no longer support the Republic. THat's how it works. Hopefully we're not there yet, but it's interesting that there's less difference between Republicans in power and Democrats in power than many folks out there on both sides would like to believe.MeaninglessHotAirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11767916621253839341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-1137965855785950872006-01-22T16:37:00.000-05:002006-01-22T16:37:00.000-05:00As I stated in the article, I'm not in favor of le...As I stated in the article, I'm not in favor of letting Franklin off the hook--just cutting any time imposed for the mishandling of classified documents. That would be accompanied by a strong statement from the judge that the reduction was because of gross inconsistencies in the punishments awarded for similar crimes. <BR/><BR/>I agree with you--all three should be in jail, on the same cellblock at Leavenworth. And, BTW, I lay some of the blame for "sentence inequity" at the feet of the Bush Administration. You may recall that the federal judge who sentenced Berger actually "increased" the sanctions (if you can call it that). Originally, the Bush Justice Department proposed that Berger received only a few months of unsupervised probation--an offer the judge rejected, saying the punishment was too light. The good ole boy (and girl) network is alive and well in D.C. To paraphrase F. Scott Fitzgerald, the rich (and powerful) are different from you and me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12712369389411084085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-1137825432920271712006-01-21T01:37:00.000-05:002006-01-21T01:37:00.000-05:00The Justice Department needs to be consistent in p...<I>The Justice Department needs to be consistent in prosecuting--and punishing--anyone who mishandles or leaks classified information.</I><BR/><BR/>That's true. It doesn't follow, however, that Franklin's sentence should be reduced. It would be equally fair to up Berger's and Deutch's sentences. This solution would have the added benefit of punishing the guilty, which is a salient part of our criminal justice system anyway. In theory.<BR/><BR/>Just because two crooks with political pull got off with a hand-slap is no reason to allow a third crook should walk free. They should all be put in jail.MeaninglessHotAirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11767916621253839341noreply@blogger.com