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DEL.ICIO.USBarr: Blagojevich impeachment ‘premature’ and ‘irresponsible’
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Former Georgia congressman and presidential candidate Bob Barr is taking the side of Rod Blagojevich, calling the Illinois House’ decision to impeach the governor “premature and highly irresponsible.”
The following was posted on the Libertarian Party web site:
“To impeach a duly-elected governor against who there has been no formal charges whatsoever brought, much less a finding of guilt, is premature and highly irresponsible,” said Barr, a former federal prosecutor and a Clinton impeachment manager during his service as a member of the United States House of Representatives in 1998-1999.
“To jump to the conclusion that a governor is guilty of impeachable offenses based on nothing more than preliminary, government-developed evidence for which there has been no opportunity to rebut or refute, is to render meaningless any notion of due process, equal protection of the law, or presumption of innocence,” Barr concluded.
Comments
By Copyleft
January 12, 2009 8:24 AM | Link to this
So why haven’t any charges been filed?
By Aaron Burr V. Mexico
January 12, 2009 11:40 AM | Link to this
Bob Barr. Libertarian candidate for president.
He’s the guy that all the libertarian party thought should have his finger on the Button.
He’s the guy that the libertarian party thought could guide us through the second Great Depression.
He’s the guy that the libertarian party thought could get us out of two wars.
And Bob Barr thinks it is important to take an ethical stand to make sure Rob Blagoboy is in office until FORMAL charges are read.
By JD
January 12, 2009 12:03 PM | Link to this
Thats funny…coming from the mouth of a man that only ran for office to impeach Bill Clinton for no reason.
Impeachment is not a legal process…it is only political.