[EL] FBI intervention in election?

[Scarberry, Mark]

I hope there is nothing to this, but speaking of "paths to tyranny" there is an accusation that the FBI has breached protocol in a manner that quite foreseeably could affect a senate race. See http://legalinsurrection.com/2014/10/fbi-announces-investigation-of-gop-senate-candidate-days-before-election/ (via Instapundit), linking to http://www.nationalreview.com/article/391377/october-surprise-south-dakota-ryan-lovelace.

People who remember what happened to Ted Stevens and Tom Delay (not one of my favorites), and who see what is happening to Scott Walker, and who think there really was a problem at the IRS, may be somewhat willing to consider this accusation against the FBI seriously.

Perhaps someone on the list can shed light on this matter. For all of our sakes, I hope that the FBI has not acted improperly.

Mark

Mark S. Scarberry
Pepperdine University School of Law


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On Oct 31, 2014, at 2:48 PM, "Dale Eisman" <DEisman at commoncause.org<mailto:DEisman at commoncause.org>> wrote:


​Speaking of Halloween, Mr. Barr apparently has donned his Straw Man suit for the holiday.

I daresay that no one on this list wants to deprive anyone of their freedom of speech or association and that everyone believes in self government and the free exchange of ideas.  And surely no one wants to give government the power to decide who is elected or who wields power.

There are many paths to tyranny. Let me suggest that one of those is the apportionment of political power based on wealth. The Steyers, Kochs, et al are welcome to participate in our democracy, but let us insist on a level playing field for everyone.
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