should require Andrew Sullivan being charged as they do to ordinary folks... Here is another case the Left should object to the lack of the rule of law...
http://www.reason.com/blog/show/136021.html#1384863 >>> Gawker, citing a report on the blog of Massachusetts Lawyer's Weekly, notes >>> that blogger/journalist Andrew Sullivan was cited for pot possession in >>> July at the the Cape Cod National Seashore. The U.S. Attorney's Office >>> later sought to drop the charge, arousing objections from a judge who >>> suspected Sullivan was receiving special treatment. At a hearing last week, >>> U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert B. Collings noted that people caught with pot >>> at the Cape Cod National Seashore are "routinely" prosecuted. When he asked >>> why an exception was being made in this case, Assistant U.S. Attorney James >>> Lang said his office did not want to adversely affect Sullivan's >>> application for "a certain immigration status" (possibly a visa renewal; >>> Sullivan is a British citizen). Dissastisfied by this explanation, Collings >>> worried in a memorandum (PDF) issued yesterday that "the United States >>> Attorney is not being faithful to a cardinal principle of our legal system, >>> i.e., that all persons stand equal before the law and are to be treated >>> equally in a court of justice once judicial processes are invoked." He said >>> "it is quite clear that Mr. Sullivan is being treated differently from >>> others who have been charged with the same crime in similar circumstances." >>> Collings nevertheless granted the prosecution's request to dismiss the >>> charge against Sullivan, saying he felt constrained to do so by his limited >>> discretion in such decisions. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
