[EL] Wisconsin John Doe ruling

[Steve Hoersting]

Hear! Hear!

What can one add? Except to say these statements cannot be said often
enough.

Thank you, Eric O'Keefe. Western Civilization owes you a debt of gratitude.

Steve
 On Jul 16, 2015 9:23 AM, "David Keating" <dkeating at campaignfreedom.org>
wrote:

> ¶133 Our lengthy discussion of these three cases can be distilled into a
> few simple, but important, points.  It is utterly clear that the special
> prosecutor has employed theories of law that do not exist in order to
> investigate citizens who were wholly innocent of any wrongdoing.   In other
> words, the special prosecutor was the instigator of a "perfect storm" of
> wrongs that was visited upon the innocent Unnamed Movants and those who
> dared to associate with them.  It is fortunate, indeed, for every other
> citizen of this great State who is interested in the protection of
> fundamental liberties that the special prosecutor chose as his targets
> innocent citizens who had both the will and the means to fight the
> unlimited resources of an unjust prosecution.  Further, these brave
> individuals played a crucial role in presenting this court with an
> opportunity to re-endorse its commitment to upholding the fundamental right
> of each and every citizen to engage in lawful political activity and to do
> so free from the fear of the tyrannical retribution of arbitrary or
> capricious governmental prosecution.  Let one point be clear: our
> conclusion today ends this unconstitutional John Doe investigation.
>
>
>
> David
>
> _________________________________________________
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>
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> *From:* law-election-bounces at department-lists.uci.edu [mailto:
> law-election-bounces at department-lists.uci.edu] *On Behalf Of *David
> Keating
> *Sent:* Thursday, July 16, 2015 9:03 AM
> *To:* law-election at UCI.edu
> *Subject:* [EL] Wisconsin John Doe ruling
>
>
>
> ¶11  To be clear, this conclusion ends the John Doe investigation because
> the special prosecutor's legal theory is unsupported in either reason or
> law.  Consequently, the investigation is closed.  Consistent with our
> decision and the order entered by Reserve Judge Peterson, we order that the
> special prosecutor and the district attorneys involved in this
> investigation must cease all activities related to the investigation,
> return all property seized in the investigation from any individual or
> organization, and permanently destroy all copies of information and other
> materials obtained through the investigation.  All Unnamed Movants are
> relieved of any duty to cooperate further with the investigation.
>
>
>
>
> http://wicourts.gov/sc/opinion/DisplayDocument.html?content=html&seqNo=144525
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>
>
> Our statement:
>
>
> http://www.campaignfreedom.org/2015/07/16/ccp-reaction-to-john-doe-decision/
>
>
>
> "The First Amendment rights of the John Doe victims were trampled on for
> far too long, and while this decision ends a sorry chapter, great damage
> was done," said Brad Smith, CCP Chairman. "For three years, American
> citizens were gagged, intimidated and forced to pay a heavy price for
> simply speaking out about government. Their speech was suppressed, their
> lives were disrupted, their reputations were damaged and bank accounts
> squeezed by legal bills in order to defend their rights in court. The
> Wisconsin Legislature and legislatures throughout the country should pass
> reforms to ensure this can never happen to anyone else. This investigation
> illustrates how campaign finance laws are used to harass political
> opponents and it shows the need for the Courts to uphold robust First
> Amendment rights and develop clear, bright line rules for Constitutionally
> protected political activity, to defend American citizens against such
> abuses."
>
>
>
>
>
> David
>
> _________________________________________________
>
> David Keating | President | Center for Competitive Politics
>
> 124 S. West Street, Suite 201 | Alexandria, VA 22314
>
> 703-894-6799 (direct) | 703-894-6800 | 703-894-6811 Fax
>
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