tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post8691061936306392718..comments2023-10-19T21:48:56.560-05:00Comments on meaning in history: UPDATED: Flynn Update: Status Hearing 6/24/19mark wauckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-69655613786828960662019-06-27T21:24:32.862-05:002019-06-27T21:24:32.862-05:00Law enforcement officers lie too often, as well. M...Law enforcement officers lie too often, as well. Most people are very naive about such stuff.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-81351501627137827602019-06-27T21:24:31.538-05:002019-06-27T21:24:31.538-05:00Oops, this has to change.Oops, this has to change.Joenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-34216226370796420142019-06-27T21:11:47.063-05:002019-06-27T21:11:47.063-05:00We have a case where I live where a prosecutor all...We have a case where I live where a prosecutor allegedly allowed a key witness to lie and did nothing about it. The witness is an outside investigator that she hired because she did not trust the police. Even though I say allegedly, it is 99.95% certain that they both lied because video was recovered that clearly shows the lying.<br /><br />The article went on to say that prosecutors are Joenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-34943571515861206222019-06-26T19:15:29.624-05:002019-06-26T19:15:29.624-05:00Nope. No trouble at all.Nope. No trouble at all.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-11431065953590383572019-06-26T19:04:15.072-05:002019-06-26T19:04:15.072-05:00[Mark -- I accidentally posted this comment under ...[Mark -- I accidentally posted this comment under an obselete 'nom de blog': Canoe Hill Hockey. I then tried to delete it -- with mixed success. I am posting it again under my preferred pseudonym. I hope this does not cause you too much trouble.]<br /><br />Ok, I have now finished Sidney Powell's book, "Licensed to Lie", which traces in careful detail the misconduct of a Cassandernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-68827758141303399652019-06-26T17:33:38.021-05:002019-06-26T17:33:38.021-05:00All true. Two points:
1. Powell points out that m...All true. Two points:<br /><br />1. Powell points out that much of this could not happen without the complaisance of judges. Judges and lawyers are all part of the same profession and are too prone to look out for one another.<br /><br />2. Nobody really suffered any consequences as a result of the Enron case--certainly no consequences even remotely commensurate with the injustices that were mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-80172255974672709232019-06-26T17:10:02.731-05:002019-06-26T17:10:02.731-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Cassanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11255275730299959627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-69321689277976859232019-06-26T12:27:01.664-05:002019-06-26T12:27:01.664-05:00I could repeat what Anonymous, Cassander, Brad, Fo...I could repeat what Anonymous, Cassander, Brad, Forbes, Cod562 and you said. Instead, I'll brief. <br /><br />Ditto.Joenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-816181298475725732019-06-26T11:37:21.881-05:002019-06-26T11:37:21.881-05:00That's why I'm a bit surprised that the Gu...That's why I'm a bit surprised that the Gundy decision hasn't received more notice from conservatives, given that it points to a decision in the not too distant future that will be potentially transformative.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-59108611853231586662019-06-26T10:37:30.023-05:002019-06-26T10:37:30.023-05:00I recall being involved in internal discussions of...I recall being involved in internal discussions of regulatory guidance for policies and then some of those same policies being reversed by the Obama regime. It was as if the words of the governing statutes had no meaning. Cod562https://www.blogger.com/profile/13054203540588810642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-82689685378058695592019-06-26T08:30:50.697-05:002019-06-26T08:30:50.697-05:00Cod562, then you understand how important this wou...Cod562, then you understand how important this would be. It would, among other things, force Congress to get back into the business of writing legislation and owning it. It would also put a stop to the Obama tactic of issuing executive interpretations of regulations.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-82595804046956523802019-06-26T08:25:41.002-05:002019-06-26T08:25:41.002-05:00Very much enjoy this discussion. Worked 30 years ...Very much enjoy this discussion. Worked 30 years as a field investigator for a regulatory agency. We regulated a particular sector of industry. I conducted what we termed routine inspections, audits and for-cause investigations and I regularly 'interviewed' corporate officials, including corp. legal counsel. I pulled written statements, which both parties signed, though at times an Cod562https://www.blogger.com/profile/13054203540588810642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-14992297175762165962019-06-25T18:06:36.088-05:002019-06-25T18:06:36.088-05:00Forbes, here's a good blog that explains about...Forbes, here's a good blog that explains about 302s:<br /><br />https://grandjurytarget.com/2017/05/18/what-is-an-fbi-302-the-problematic-nature-of-fbi-agents-interview-memos/<br /><br />The way things are going, I have to wonder whether we're one case away from some fundamental changes.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-87801312770435980682019-06-25T17:35:19.477-05:002019-06-25T17:35:19.477-05:00Brad, there's actually some good news out, whi...Brad, there's actually some good news out, which is the Grundy case. I had thought about doing a post on it, but it's a bit complicated for non-lawyers. Here's the bottom line:<br /><br />Because Kavanaugh wasn't able to partipate (oral arguments took place before his confirmation) it could've ended up 4-4, basically reaffirming delegation of legislative power to regulatory mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-60326862375303073782019-06-25T17:14:07.707-05:002019-06-25T17:14:07.707-05:00Complete agreement.
I'm shocked that 302s ar...Complete agreement. <br /><br />I'm shocked that 302s are accepted by the Courts as evidence--they're hearsay, i.e. one's retelling summary of a conversation/interrogation not recorded contemporaneously, but afterwards, even days later. <br /><br />Do they use quill pens?Forbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08397667344368400622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-178198720690855322019-06-25T16:13:55.555-05:002019-06-25T16:13:55.555-05:00I couldn't begin to agree more with both Anony...I couldn't begin to agree more with both Anonymous & Cassander regarding the catastrophic loss of trust in government institutions in general and in law enforcement and intelligence agencies especially. Prior to all this, I always assumed that if I were ever questioned by, for example, the FBI, I'd just say, "Ask me whatever you want and I'll tell you everything I know."Brad Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12279535300119367177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-46955001210373293682019-06-25T12:16:29.492-05:002019-06-25T12:16:29.492-05:00Count on it--despite their resounding defeat in th...Count on it--despite their resounding defeat in the SCOTUS, 9-0, the abuses have only gotten more widespread.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-88897665680437566542019-06-25T11:42:45.375-05:002019-06-25T11:42:45.375-05:00I'm just about finished reading Powell's f...I'm just about finished reading Powell's fascinating book, "Licensed to Lie" (published pre-Trump in 2014!) about widespread corruption in the United States Attorney's office. Highly recommended. As everyone who has read the book knows, the Mueller inquisition was not Andrew Weissmann's first rodeo. He and his like-minded colleagues pulled some pretty horrific shit in Cassandernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-41410222832317439082019-06-25T08:29:15.848-05:002019-06-25T08:29:15.848-05:00Couldn't agree more.
We'll have to see if...Couldn't agree more.<br /><br />We'll have to see if I'm right on this one. I can't imagine why Powell would take the case if she didn't plan on challenging it, and I can't see any other way of going about it.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-43625060248535690282019-06-25T08:21:55.890-05:002019-06-25T08:21:55.890-05:00The casual willingness displayed throughout this a...The casual willingness displayed throughout this affair, by a wide array of actors, to apply the Beria Theorem of Jurisprudence is shocking to say the least. Can any prosecutor ever be trusted to serve the interests of blind Justice. Whether the FBI, CIA, and DoJ are dissolved is nothing compared to the catastrophic damage this has done to the very fabric of the Republic, which is Trust. TheseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-33562967969659253822019-06-24T23:47:39.301-05:002019-06-24T23:47:39.301-05:00Pense misspoke on national television about Flynn&...Pense misspoke on national television about Flynn's contact with Russians, and in order to protect Pense's public integrity perception, Flynn dissembled slightly in his FBI interview. The original 302 captured this slip, but did not elevate to a criminal act. Then McCabe got involved and massaged the 302 until it kinda-sorta implied a perjury material to the ongoing counterintelligence Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04621133960646283334noreply@blogger.com