Comments on: Siegelman To Be Released on Bond http://www.queervoice.net/kmcmullen/2008/03/27/siegelman-to-be-released-on-bond/ Suburban Housewife Gone Bad Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:26:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Kathy http://www.queervoice.net/kmcmullen/2008/03/27/siegelman-to-be-released-on-bond/#comment-217069 Kathy Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:24:47 +0000 http://www.queervoice.net/kmcmullen/2008/03/27/siegelman-to-be-released-on-bond/#comment-217069 mooncat, I've said for a long time that I think Siegelman's conviction came in part because he was tried with Scrushy. A lot of people were infuriated by Scrushy's acquittal on the HealthSouth fraud charges, and they were happy to see him go down for anything. I do understand why the court would consider Scrushy a flight risk, given some of the stunts he pulled while awaiting sentencing. I don't understand the "disappointment" from the Alabama Republican Party over Siegelman's release pending appeal. Didn't hear them complaining when Scooter's sentence was commuted. I guess "compassionate conservative" really is an oxymoron. mooncat, I’ve said for a long time that I think Siegelman’s conviction came in part because he was tried with Scrushy. A lot of people were infuriated by Scrushy’s acquittal on the HealthSouth fraud charges, and they were happy to see him go down for anything.

I do understand why the court would consider Scrushy a flight risk, given some of the stunts he pulled while awaiting sentencing. I don’t understand the “disappointment” from the Alabama Republican Party over Siegelman’s release pending appeal. Didn’t hear them complaining when Scooter’s sentence was commuted. I guess “compassionate conservative” really is an oxymoron.

]]> By: mooncat http://www.queervoice.net/kmcmullen/2008/03/27/siegelman-to-be-released-on-bond/#comment-216808 mooncat Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:35:49 +0000 http://www.queervoice.net/kmcmullen/2008/03/27/siegelman-to-be-released-on-bond/#comment-216808 We incarcerate entirely too many people in this country. I'm not advocating letting all the white collar criminals out, but the ones who have "reasonable grounds" for appeal and some hope that the conviction will be overturned, as Siegelman has, should be out on bond. Scrushy's larger bank account does make him more of a flight risk, but he also has a lot less political clout than Don Siegelman has right now. For an instance, the House Judiciary Committee doesn't want to hear from Richard Scrushy. Should that matter? No. Does it matter? Probably. We incarcerate entirely too many people in this country. I’m not advocating letting all the white collar criminals out, but the ones who have “reasonable grounds” for appeal and some hope that the conviction will be overturned, as Siegelman has, should be out on bond. Scrushy’s larger bank account does make him more of a flight risk, but he also has a lot less political clout than Don Siegelman has right now. For an instance, the House Judiciary Committee doesn’t want to hear from Richard Scrushy. Should that matter? No. Does it matter? Probably.

]]> By: geneo http://www.queervoice.net/kmcmullen/2008/03/27/siegelman-to-be-released-on-bond/#comment-215955 geneo Fri, 28 Mar 2008 04:23:31 +0000 http://www.queervoice.net/kmcmullen/2008/03/27/siegelman-to-be-released-on-bond/#comment-215955 Hiya Got a post up you might like to read. Come and vist any time. :) http://www.leftinalabama.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=1455 Hiya

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