Dont DeLay, Convict Today!

Former Republican House Majority Leader Tom Delay, as we all know, is facing trial on charge of laundering money through the national Republican party to Texas legislators campaigns. Because of this, the GOP managed to take the Texan state congress, then gerrymandered out of all proportion the boundouries so it would be near impossible for the Democrats to take back the Texan legislative assembleys.

On the face of it, this is a totally and absolutley abhorrent crime to commit. Getting elected through illegal campaign funds, then changing the rules of the game to hold on to power. Tbis could be true os some third world country, but surley not the United States of America?

What makes this seem even worse, is that the perpetrator was until recently, the Majority Leader of the House of Representatives of the United States! One of the most important jobs in the nation, on of the most influential and the one with great responsibilitys to the nation, and the job was held by a man who has commited crimes against Democracy, and wishes to deny the political opposition their voice, which is true of many, many dictators, not least some in the Republican Party.

That should not, must not be the way business is conducted in the United States; its just not on.
And not only this, with the trial starting, DeLay has demanded a new judge because Judge Bob Perkins, a supporter of Kerry, the Democrats and MoveOn.org, is a supporter of Kerry, the Democrats and MoveOn.org!!

THAT is also not how we do buisness in America. First of all, a judge must apply the law, as it is written, fairly, accuratley, and punnish appropriatley those who break the law. This demand for a new judge, and the fact that the demand is being taken seriousley, has vast and scary consequences for America. It suggests that a republican judge may throw out the case, or a democrat judge would give too harsh a punnishment. And it seems to me if the former Majority Leader believes that having judges of different political view points will produce different results, then the judiciary is not independent or fair. And that is really not on.

Does this mean a Republican supporting judge would hand out the death penalty to say, a teenage first offence drunk driving conviction because the judge wanted to make an example? That is really not fair, that is obvious. Judges, in their work, cannot, under any circumstances, take politics into account, or take their own feelings on a matter into account. IT IS NOT FAIR.

This also stems to the Supreme Court nominee, Harriet Miers. She has not been a judge before, and Bush has actually said that he has nominated her for her religious and moral stances, not for her ability to judge and apply the constitution. So why does he think he can do this? Why can he rip the bottom out of the idea of liberty and justice for all in America? That, however, is a different rant.

Rep. Tom DeLay is the personification of what is going wrong in Bushes America. The Judge cannot be repalced, as Democrats understand the idea of fair trials. If DeLay hasnt done anything wrong, he has nothing to fear from a liberal judge. However, I am going to skip the trial and give my verdict that DeLay is guilty, although this is not a legal opinion, only a personal opinion based on facts given by the newsmedia, and he should be convicted without Delay.