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Okay, well Philadelphia Will Do didn’t get mail from Vince Fumo, really. But it just so happens that I live in Vince Fumo’s district, and I got an official mailing from the state senator detailing his recent indictments.
His letter was nice and timely. (He was indicted in February.) It began with the note that his offices are still open, his staff is still helping people out, and all that stuff that makes a lot of sense. It then continues.
Second, I ask you to keep in mind that in this country, a person accused of a crime is innocent until proven guilty. This is not just a slogan or an empty phrase from social studies text books. It means no citizen should be judged until both sides are presented in a court of law…. If you have followed the news coming from Washington DC in recent months, you are aware that there is not a great deal of controversy regarding the pressure placed on U.S. Attorneys under the Bush Administration to pursue politically motivated prosecutions.
I can only imagine the scene in the White House, where George Bush Dick Cheney is slamming his fist on the table, urging the prosecution of an obscure yet powerful Pennsylvania state senator. Actually, with the competence the Bush administration has shown so far, it wouldn’t surprise me if the administration did spend a lot of time working to phrase Vince Fumo. (Translation: There’s absolutely no way he gets convicted.)
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