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Craig's Not Giving Up
From Roll Call (sub. req.):
Sen. Larry Craig’s (R-Idaho) legal team filed a brief Tuesday in the Minnesota Court of Appeals seeking to overturn a lower court’s ruling preventing him from withdrawing his guilty plea.The brief argues that the Hennepin County district court “abused its discretion” by refusing to allow Craig to withdraw his guilty plea in a ruling on Oct. 4. Craig filed a notice of appeal on Oct. 15 and briefs were due on Jan. 8.
The state now has 45 days to respond.
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"Sen. Larry Craig’s legal team filed a brief . . ."
Yeesh. Usually when something this silly gets filed it's by a pro se litigant who doesn't know any better--Craig's continued litigation here is so clearly an abusive misuse of legal process and frivolous legal argument to further a political goal extraneous to the litigation. Then again I guess even lawyers could be excused for forgetting that there's such a thing as a frivolous legal argument given the precedent set by the executive and fourth branches of government over the last several years. In my dream this kind of thing results in the sua sponte sanctioning of Craig's attorneys followed by a bar disciplinary proceeding. My dreams, alas, are not reality based.
January 8, 2008 7:17 PM | Reply | Permalink
RawStory has a story that Craig's legal team is arguing that "hand-signals" are constitutionally protected speech, and that his actions didn't rise to the level of a "public disturbance"
January 8, 2008 7:32 PM | Reply | Permalink
Frivolous Lawsuits
January 8, 2008 7:35 PM | Reply | Permalink
here's the link for the RawStory article:
http://www.rawstory.com/news/mochila/Craig_continues_Minnesota_legal_app_01082008.html
January 8, 2008 7:36 PM | Reply | Permalink
"RawStory has a story that Craig's legal team is arguing that "hand-signals" are constitutionally protected speech, and that his actions didn't rise to the level of a "public disturbance"
And that would be a fine argument to make before a plea deal was taken or to form the basis of a plea contingent on being allowed to make the argument later on. It's a completely frivolous argument for overturning a plea deal reached by a well represented defendant.
January 8, 2008 7:45 PM | Reply | Permalink
I find it hilarious that Craig and his legal team are fighting this hard to get his guilty plea withdrawn/overturned...
It just keeps what he wants hidden in public view for that much longer.
It would be better for him (from a public relations standpoint) to crawl quietly back in the closet and lay low for a bit.
But whatever. Gives the rest of us a good giggle.
January 8, 2008 8:04 PM | Reply | Permalink
This is sooooo sad. Who's advising Craig to do this?
The more he fights this the more it will be the only thing for which he'll be remembered.
I hate Craig's politics, but I can't help but wonder how much the need to be closeted has influenced them. Fear is a powerful motivator, especially for those who don't fit the prescribed mold.
R Johnston has his dream, but mine is that one day soon it won't matter which kind of genitalia plays with which.
January 8, 2008 8:11 PM | Reply | Permalink
"But whatever. Gives the rest of us a good giggle."
Well, yeah. I think everyone can agree on that. May Larry's ongoing shame be the Energizer Bunny.
January 8, 2008 8:15 PM | Reply | Permalink
"Who's advising Craig to do this?"
I imagine Craig, who is an attorney, is advising himself...
Too bad his salary isn't being cut by the same percentage he is spending NOT representing Idaho. He could better spend his time being his old, hippocritical self, blasting those folks he emulates...
January 8, 2008 8:27 PM | Reply | Permalink
"R Johnston has his dream, but mine is that one day soon it won't matter which kind of genitalia plays with which."
I have that dream too, and it's a good dream. It's a more admirable and reality based and a bit less self-centered of a dream than my other dream of not feeling ashamed of and bitter and cynical about a poor choice of profession on my part.
January 8, 2008 8:35 PM | Reply | Permalink
Larry is just trying to establish a cover reason for him to fly into Minneapolis a few times.
I do think a ruling that hand signals are protected under the Constitution will lead to an increase in the use of the middle finger salute to politicians, teachers, bosses, etc. etc. etc.
January 8, 2008 8:47 PM | Reply | Permalink
What? Larry's still trying to undo his guilty plea?
I guess he doesn't realize that he'll be dealing with felony perjury charges as well.
January 8, 2008 8:53 PM | Reply | Permalink
How will this guy grow old in some neighborhood without everyone laughing their asses off everytime he gets the mail?
He lives in world of not even a microscopic speck of shame
January 9, 2008 4:09 AM | Reply | Permalink
This would have to be a pretty easy response brief to write. I'll take a crack at it:
"Umm, No."
January 9, 2008 9:03 AM | Reply | Permalink
This is about keeping his job, not about being gay. Several men admitted to having raunchy, bad-boy, deviate sex with this guy. HE IS A GAY MAN!!! SCREAMING!!!
January 9, 2008 9:22 AM | Reply | Permalink
"R Johnston has his dream, but mine is that one day soon it won't matter which kind of genitalia plays with which."
Roberta, it is not about consenting adults having fun, this is about an elected official engaging in obscene and lewd behavious in a public washroom stall.
And don't get me going on the wide stance lame excuse.
January 9, 2008 11:09 AM | Reply | Permalink
Poor Larry- just a victim of premature withdrawl...
January 9, 2008 12:01 PM | Reply | Permalink
How come I think Mr. Craig just wants to return to Minn because he thinks the guys there are cute?
January 9, 2008 12:31 PM | Reply | Permalink
It's like Chinese handcuffs the more you struggle, the worse it gets...
January 9, 2008 12:48 PM | Reply | Permalink
Steve5117: Dude, you crack me up!
January 9, 2008 3:12 PM | Reply | Permalink