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[branford]

31. I'm not quite sure what you're trying to state.

First, we obviously agree that a former president would not have immunity for a current crime.

I assume from the substance of your comments that you believe that GWB should and will be prosecuted for the Bush v. Gore election issues in Florida in 2000, and that such prosecution will occur due to recent changes to the leadership of the Florida Bar Association. Whether or not morally justified, I cannot fathom such an outcome, both legally and politically. First, the election matters have been extensively litigated in both the Supreme Court of the United States and Florida's own Supreme Court. I do not recall any substantive, no less proven, allegations of criminal wrongdoing in either set of proceedings. Such allegations would have necessarily been raised due to their impact on the outcome of the litigation. Moreover, I similarly do not recall any allegations that GWB either personally ordered or directly conspired to breach any election law. Statute of limitation problems would also almost certainly prohibit any prosecution even with an admission of wrongdoing.

I also do not know how the new change in leadership of the Florida Bar Association would have any impact on whether to charge the former president with a crime. Charging decisions are solely in the discretion of the local and state prosecutors for state crimes, and the Attorney General or local United States Attorneys in Florida in connection with any federal crime. The Florida Bar Association only has jurisdiction concerning attorney discipline in Florida and other unrelated ancillary matters. To the extent that a criminal matter could legally proceed, no appointed or elected official with charging authority in either Florida or the federal government has even hinted at the suggestion that they would investigate the former president concerning any criminal matter, no less actually bring charges. I don't even think that they would be able to legally or politically extradite the president from Texas(!!!) to Florida. As the former president is not a member of the Florida bar, he is also not in any jeopardy of discipline.

If I misinterpreted any of your points, kindly clarify and I will gladly address them to the best of my non-election, non-criminal lawyer ability.