| The New York Times 5/1/07 “It appears they were looking for ways to get him.” |
The government charged the pair with a crime that hasn't been a crime in Alabama, or anywhere.
Countless contributors to political campaigns end up holding some kind of public office just as Mr.
Scrushy did. Why did that activity suddenly become a crime in Alabama? The judge and prosecutors
saw beyond the law and convinced jurors the two committed a crime. The case smells of politics just
as the alleged political firing of the U.S. attorneys is troubling, so is this case because the suspicions
go to the heart of our system of self-governance. Congress should look beyond those firings and
into this case.
[The Decatur Daily, Editorial, 4/26/07] < link to full article>
Countless contributors to political campaigns end up holding some kind of public office just as Mr.
Scrushy did. Why did that activity suddenly become a crime in Alabama? The judge and prosecutors
saw beyond the law and convinced jurors the two committed a crime. The case smells of politics just
as the alleged political firing of the U.S. attorneys is troubling, so is this case because the suspicions
go to the heart of our system of self-governance. Congress should look beyond those firings and
into this case.
[The Decatur Daily, Editorial, 4/26/07] < link to full article>
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Abramoff associate, Dan Gan, was in charge of
Ballot Security in Baldwin Co., the county where
Siegelman was defeated.
It was Dan Gan, later to work for Abramoff, who was in charge of "ballot
security" in the South Alabama County where votes were electronically
recounted and moved from Siegelman‘s total to Riley’s, after midnight,
and after all polling officials and media had been sent home, resulting in
a reversal.
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Karl Rove in a Corner (How Karl Rove Works)
By Joshua Green The Atlantic Monthly 11/04
Joshua Green reports the tactics of "vote manipultation" that Karl Rove is
willing to employ for the benefit of his clients. He is at his most formidable
when running close races, and he would win most elections without fixing
votes, but he does...<more>
Abramoff associate, Dan Gan, was in charge of
Ballot Security in Baldwin Co., the county where
Siegelman was defeated.
It was Dan Gan, later to work for Abramoff, who was in charge of "ballot
security" in the South Alabama County where votes were electronically
recounted and moved from Siegelman‘s total to Riley’s, after midnight,
and after all polling officials and media had been sent home, resulting in
a reversal.
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Karl Rove in a Corner (How Karl Rove Works)
By Joshua Green The Atlantic Monthly 11/04
Joshua Green reports the tactics of "vote manipultation" that Karl Rove is
willing to employ for the benefit of his clients. He is at his most formidable
when running close races, and he would win most elections without fixing
votes, but he does...<more>
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