posted March 07, 2006 01:13 AM              

Georgetown Law Students Turn Backs To Gonzales

Future American lawyers to be proud of.

Alberto Gonzales spoke before law students at Georgetown Law School today, justifying illegal, unauthorized surveilance of US citizens, but during the course of his speech the students in class did something pretty ballsy and brave. They got up from their seats and turned their backs to him.

To make matters worse for Gonzales, additional students came into the room, wearing black cowls and carrying a simple banner, written on a sheet.

Fortunately for him, it was a brief speech... followed by a panel discussion that basically ripped his argument in half.

And, as one of the people on the panel said,

"When you're a law student, they tell you that if you can't argue the law, argue the facts. They also tell you if you can't argue the facts, argue the law. If you can't argue either, apparently, the solution is to go on a public relations offensive and make it a political issue... to say over and over again "it's lawful", and to think that the American people will somehow come to believe this if we say it often enough.

In light of this, I'm proud of the very civil civil disobedience that was shown here today."

posted March 07, 2006 01:55 AM            

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In light of this, I'm proud of the very civil civil disobedience that was shown here today."

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Withdraw all federal funding from that brain dead law school.

Anyone who thinks turning your back on a speaker is "civil disobedience" doesn't know a thing about the law.

Acts of civil disobedience would include blocking the entrance to a store, a military base, taking over and occupying city hall, erecting barricades on public right of ways or sidewalks or something which is forbidden by statute, institutional or city codes...usually a minor offense.

Incredible that a law student would make such a moronic statement. Not to worry, the ACLU isn't picky about someone actually knowing the law before they hire them.

posted March 07, 2006 02:08 AM              

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I believe there is a right way to do this..

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