Comments on: Harper’s Scott Horton to Speak in Huntsville April 22 http://blog.locustfork.net/2008/04/harpers-scott-horton-to-speak-in-huntsville-april-22/ A Wide Open Weblog for Big News, the Big Picture Mon, 14 May 2012 15:56:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Yana Davis http://blog.locustfork.net/2008/04/harpers-scott-horton-to-speak-in-huntsville-april-22/comment-page-1/#comment-1417 Yana Davis Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:36:33 +0000 http://blog.locustfork.net/index.php/don-siegelman-on-trial/harpers-scott-horton-to-speak-in-huntsville-april-22/#comment-1417 As Glynn notes, political prosecutions have a long and dishonorable history in Alabama. I'm not sure Alabama is alone among Southern states in that regard. It's certainly not alone in this category among all American states. One of the most valuable services the independent media, such as Locust Fork World News and Journal, provide is to turn the spotlight on injustices that the "mainstream media" ignore or treat lightly. Glynn, Jill Simpson and compatriots can be extremely proud of the results so far in the Don Siegelman case. Hopefully, this will help create a new climate of respect for the Bill of Rights, but Washington, D.C. is a Lewis Carroll nightmare. It's political and special interest group denizens must be constantly monitored to keep autocracy and tyranny at bay. If we stop doing that, we're headed for the same end as the ancient Roman Republic. Ethics is a big part of the problem, incidentally. My good friend Sam in Annapolis has an interesting post about this on his blog at http://saminannapolis.blogspot.com/ As Glynn notes, political prosecutions have a long and dishonorable history in Alabama. I’m not sure Alabama is alone among Southern states in that regard. It’s certainly not alone in this category among all American states.

One of the most valuable services the independent media, such as Locust Fork World News and Journal, provide is to turn the spotlight on injustices that the “mainstream media” ignore or treat lightly. Glynn, Jill Simpson and compatriots can be extremely proud of the results so far in the Don Siegelman case.

Hopefully, this will help create a new climate of respect for the Bill of Rights, but Washington, D.C. is a Lewis Carroll nightmare. It’s political and special interest group denizens must be constantly monitored to keep autocracy and tyranny at bay. If we stop doing that, we’re headed for the same end as the ancient Roman Republic.

Ethics is a big part of the problem, incidentally. My good friend Sam in Annapolis has an interesting post about this on his blog at http://saminannapolis.blogspot.com/

]]> By: jim gundlach http://blog.locustfork.net/2008/04/harpers-scott-horton-to-speak-in-huntsville-april-22/comment-page-1/#comment-1416 jim gundlach Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:18:29 +0000 http://blog.locustfork.net/index.php/don-siegelman-on-trial/harpers-scott-horton-to-speak-in-huntsville-april-22/#comment-1416 If someone wants a ride from the Montgomery area, I will be going up and have room for two more in my little blue Yaris. I want to try get to Aromas by 4:30 or so to try a couple of their coffees, grab a bite to eat, and get to the Shelby Center by 6:00 or so. If interested email me at jimgundlach(at)bellsouth(dot)net. If someone wants a ride from the Montgomery area, I will be going up and have room for two more in my little blue Yaris. I want to try get to Aromas by 4:30 or so to try a couple of their coffees, grab a bite to eat, and get to the Shelby Center by 6:00 or so. If interested email me at jimgundlach(at)bellsouth(dot)net.

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