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Stevens to Continue Re-election Campaign; Will the Convicted Criminal Be Able to Vote for Himself?
October 27, 2008 6:58 PM
Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, issued a statement tonight, saying, "I am obviously disappointed in the verdict but not surprised given the repeated instances of prosecutorial misconduct in this case. The prosecutors had to report themselves to the Justice Department's Office of Professional Responsibility during the trial for ethical violations. Exculpatory evidence was hidden from my lawyers. A witness was kept from us and then sent back to Alaska. The Government lawyers allowed evidence to be introduced that they knew was false. I will fight this unjust verdict with every ounce of energy I have."
Continued Stevens: "I am innocent. This verdict is the result of the unconscionable manner in which the Justice Department lawyers conducted this trial. I ask that Alaskans and my Senate colleagues stand with me as I pursue my rights. I remain a candidate for the United States Senate."
Our Senate reporter, Z. Byron Wolf, asks a pertinent question…Can Stevens vote for himself Tuesday given his criminal status?
Jonathan O'Quinn, program manager of the Alaska elections division, says, "The State of Alaska Division of Elections is currently reviewing this issue with the Department of Law to determine if the crimes are considered felonies involving moral turpitude under Alaska law. Voting rights in Alaska are only removed when a person has been convicted of a felony involving moral turpitude."
"Moral turpitude" is a vague term, however, already creating confusion when it comes to voting rights in Alabama.
-- jpt
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after john edwards nothing shocks me any more.
Posted by: nevada 2 | Oct 27, 2008 8:42:45 PM
Colin Powell spoke as a character witness at Steven's trial. This is the same Colin Powell that recently endorsed Barack Obama. Hmmm, endorses felons, endorses Chicago politicians.....hmmmm, show me the money.
Posted by: WestCoastMessenger | Oct 27, 2008 8:23:28 PM
Let's see how this sounds: Palin is a liar, McCain is a traitor, and Steven's is a crook. Sounds like the Republican party to me.
Posted by: democratic | Oct 27, 2008 8:11:06 PM
Imagine for a minute that the Republicans really thought that Obama is a socialist.
Thier man is trailing Obama in the polls, and the electoral college seems to be Obama's as well.
What do the Republicans make of the fact that socialism seems to be so popular in America?
Posted by: Mike | Oct 27, 2008 8:05:19 PM
Another McCain voter bites the dust.
Posted by: bubba | Oct 27, 2008 8:02:25 PM
samhiguchi: Then you agree that John McCain is a Socialist.
Guess he picked that up during his Stockholm Syndrome experience in Vietnam.
EXPLAINS WHY HE'S A HAPPY 'PRISONER' OF THE GOP RIGHT-WING.
Posted by: Ed from MA | Oct 27, 2008 7:52:50 PM
If you would like to continue the re-distribution of your wealth to Iraq and the rich then Mccain is your man!
If you want 95% of America to get tax cut and for the rich to pay the same rate they paid under Clinton then Obama is your man!
Posted by: Mike NC | Oct 27, 2008 7:50:41 PM
John: EXTRA FOLLOW UP QUESTION:
Is Sen. McCain less a Christian for his willingness to knowingly bear false witness regarding whether a fellow citizen a socialist, a label intended to discredit his target?
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Regardless of how you phrase it, what does being a Christian have to do with the price of tea in China?
As far as being a socialist, if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck...it must be a duck. One only has to look at Obama's associations going back to Hawaii and Frank Marshall Davis, and then the long lineage of socialist friends he has associated with (and his policies) to answer that question.
Posted by: samhiguchi | Oct 27, 2008 7:49:01 PM
John: Is Sen. McCain less a Christian for his willingness to knowingly bear false witness regarding whether a fellow citizen?
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HUH?????
What does being a Christian have to do with the price of tea in China?
Posted by: samhiguchi | Oct 27, 2008 7:45:09 PM
No wonder so many in Alaska want to secede from America, the don't live in the US, they're all living in "denial".
Posted by: JR | Oct 27, 2008 7:42:02 PM
Hmmmm....... If this was me I would be in Federal prison right now and would not be able to vote.
The Law and order party, the one standing up to corruption, going to change the corrupt Washington DC, and Wall Street, forgot Alaska
Posted by: Thinking | Oct 27, 2008 7:41:31 PM
ET TU TEDDY?!
Posted by: JOHNLIOUS CEASAR | Oct 27, 2008 7:39:48 PM
Any word on a Palin or McCain endorsement of Stevens?
Posted by: Danny | Oct 27, 2008 7:29:41 PM
If you would like to continue the re-distribution of your wealth to Iraq and the rich then Mccain is your man!
If you want 95% of America to get tax cut and for the rich to pay the same rate they paid under Clinton then Obama is you man!
Posted by: Mike NC | Oct 27, 2008 7:25:34 PM
"I will fight this unjust verdict with every ounce of energy I have."
Re-elect me and I'll spend all my energy fending off prison time! Not exactly a winning campaign promise a week out from the election.
Posted by: big truck | Oct 27, 2008 7:24:04 PM
Wow, I thought Bush had audacity. Stevens has no shame. Convicted of a felony of all things - repeat: this is a supposed guardian of the people's welfare who is convicted of a felony - and the guy still won't give up his corrupted seat in the US Senate. Is all this any wonder why Americans are sick of Republican criminals and are turning to Democrats for a renewal of decency in government? A pox on Stevens.
Posted by: buzziea | Oct 27, 2008 7:20:20 PM
EXTRA FOLLOW UP QUESTION:
Is Sen. McCain less a Christian for his willingness to knowingly bear false witness regarding whether a fellow citizen a socialist, a label intended to discredit his target?
Posted by: John | Oct 27, 2008 7:17:48 PM
He should just carve a backwards "B" in his face and blame Obama for his troubles.
THAT SHOULD WORK, RIGHT?
Posted by: Ed from MA | Oct 27, 2008 7:17:38 PM
I bet Palin will vote for him. He's her kind a man, dishonest.
Posted by: JR | Oct 27, 2008 7:16:41 PM
samhiguchi,
Thanks for shining a light on the willingness of conservatives to spout hate at a moment's notice. Here's a question for you:
Is John McCain today willing to come out against all forms of 'redistributing the wealth', including:
A) the progressive tax code
B) Social Security
C) Medicare
D) unemployment insurance
E) all local property taxes
F) all local sales taxes
FOLLOW UP QUESTION:
Is John McCain a socialist?
EXTRA FOLLOW UP QUESTION:
Is Sen. McCain less a Christian for his willingness to knowingly bear false witness regarding whether a fellow citizen?
Posted by: John | Oct 27, 2008 7:16:05 PM
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