Elections, and democracy, don't matter to the Republicans. We're seeing that, in action, with the Republican effort to use the courts to indefinitely stop Al Franken from being seated as the new Senator fro Minnesota. And now we're seeing it in Alaska, where the state Republican party thinks we ought to re-do the Senate race, to give the Republican candidate another chance, now that the case against Stevens has been dropped.
Oy.
Re-read what Holder said about dropping the charges against Stevens. Yes, he said the prosecutors appear to have acted improperly, but he also seemed to imply that something was at play his decision - look at what he actually said.
After careful review, I have concluded that certain information should have been provided to the defense for use at trial. In light of this conclusion, and in consideration of the totality of the circumstances of this particular case, I have determined that it is in the interest of justice to dismiss the indictment and not proceed with a new trial.As soon as I saw that quote yesterday, it sure sounded to me like Holder was saying "Stevens is old, he's already paid a price at the ballot box, it's time to let him sail into the sunset even though he still may be guilty." I don't think for a minute that Holder said Stevens was exonerated. He was being nice by letting Stevens off the hook and not saying explicitly that he still thinks the man may be guilty.
But in any case, Good God - do another election? How many elections do we need to have before it's the "right" election? Do any of these guys actually believe in democracy any more?
