Mississippi Minor

Political prosecutions. The stuff of Banana Republics? It seems that right along with our country's tiny, privileged, untouchable economic elite (see Sunday's post below), we might just have a justice system that would be the envy of every third rate petty dictator wanna-be in the world.

Yes, right down in Mississippi. From Larisa Alexandrovna:

If you do not know who Paul Minor is, see here. Or read through my PRM series, links are at end. In short, he is another Don Siegelman. Both men allege that they were politically prosecuted and the evidence thus far supports their version of events. Karl Rove may be playing games with the House Judiciary Committee and wasting time for all involved, but the people who were most affected by abuses of the DOJ do not have the time for these games.

I have been in contact with Mr. Minor's family and friends over the course of the last 48 hours. Here is what is going on. As most of you who have followed this know, Mr. Minor's wife Sylvia is dying of cancer and is in hospice. He has been denied appeal bond because he is "a danger to society." Remember, he was convicted of bribing 2 judges, so unless he is going to bribe the public to death, this argument is idiotic.

But, the judge who ruled on the bond issue is a long time friend and former client of Karl Rove's, and it was due to his pressure to get her seated (despite a bipartisan opposition) that Judge Priscilla Owen got on the bench.

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And yet all are silent. The mainstream press is entirely silent on Paul Minor's case. The bloggers on the left and right are entirely silent about this as well. Why? Why does no one care about the number of people who have been politically targeted by the DOJ and prosecuted for political reasons, in some cases on cooked evidence? Perhaps because it has not happened to you. But should it ever, I wonder who will speak for you and ask for justice on your behalf.

Full article here.