Conyers:Sixty Minutes Piece on Justice Department Selective Prosecution

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CBS's Sixty Minutes tonight covered the story of the prosecution of former Alabama governor Don Siegelman. The news magazine show features comments by Republican insiders about what they allege to be politically motivated prosecutions against Democratic officials.

One Republican state attorney general summed up the Siegelman prosecution this way:

"They targeted (Gov.) Don Siegelman because they could not beat him fair and square. This was a Republican state and he was the one Democrat they could never get rid of."

The prosecution was led by a U.S. Attorney in Alabama married to the campaign manager of Siegelman's Republican gubernatorial opponent.

You may view the whole feature below.
http://johnconyers.com/node/201

[Wiley50]

1. He didn't make any comment on it himself, huh? n/t

[EFerrari]

2. Please tell me again how I'm supposed to impeach Bush at the polls. n/t

[orleans]

3. that's it? NO COMMENT FROM CONYERS? WHY THE HELL NOT?

not even a mention about how if you live in ALABAMA YOU DIDN'T GET TO SEE THE SEGMENT!

[still_one]

4. OK Conyers, so what is Congress going to do about it? The justice department used illegally

or is this going to go the same way as impeachment, Siebel Edmonds, or even those who Congress threatened with contempt

As time goes on, I have more and more contempt for Congress myself for doing nothing

What will their excuse be when we take back Congress and the executive branch?