A Republican I can respect!

[Padraig18]

Our State's Attorney is a very nice lady our County Chairman describes as a 'Chamber of Commerce Republican' (i.e., not a wingnut), and I read in this morning's paper that a local defense attorney is crying 'foul' over her new policy regarding people who violate 'orders of protection' in domestic violence cases. Simply stated, her policy is that she will normally agree to a bail bond on the initial arrest, but any intentional violation of the bond conditions which involve contact with the victim(s) will prompt her office to ask that the defendant be held without bond until trial.

Frankly, I don't have a problem with it. Reactions?

[WillParkinson]

1. Works for me!

I don't see a problem with it.

[LynneSin]

2. As long as she isn't associated with these 6 State AG's little fraud

http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&node=&contentId=A3050-2003Jul16¬Found=true

GOP Attorneys General Asked For Corporate Contributions

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A July 17 article overstated the number of Republican attorneys general shown in fundraising documents as having solicited campaign donations from corporations or trade groups with business in their states. Spokesmen for former Texas attorney general and current Sen. John Cornyn and former Ohio attorney general Betty Montgomery, both of whom were listed in the documents as having been assigned to make such calls, said neither Cornyn nor Montgomery recall making any. Alabama Attorney General William Pryor has said he made solicitations to companies by phone and in person, and the other three attorneys general named in the article said in interviews that they had made such calls.





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By R. Jeffrey Smith and Tania Branigan
Washington Post Staff Writers
Thursday, July 17, 2003; Page A01


Republican state attorneys general in at least six states telephoned corporations or trade groups subject to lawsuits or regulations by their state governments to solicit hundreds of thousands of dollars in political contributions, according to internal fundraising documents obtained by The Washington Post.

One of the documents mentions potential state actions against health maintenance organizations and suggests the attorneys general should "start targeting the HMO's" for fundraising. It also cites a news article about consolidation and regulation of insurance firms and states that "this would be a natural area for us to focus on raising money."

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Other attorneys general mentioned in the documents include then-Virginia Attorney General Mark L. Earley; Delaware Attorney General Jane Brady; then-South Carolina Attorney General Charlie Condon; then-Texas Attorney General John Cornyn, now in the Senate, and then-Ohio Attorney General Betty Montgomery

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There is a correction with the article where Cornyn, Pryor and Montgomery claim they were not a part of this. However if you read the article, much of their solicitation was to help send money to a generic group like RAGA or RNC instead of directly to their campaign chests. They do a good job hiding the paper trail.

[Padraig18]

3. She isn't

The State's Attorney is a countywide, elected office, not a State office. :)

[sangh0]

4. What's the defense atty's beef?

It's hard to decide who is right and who is wrong when only one side of the dispute is described. FWIW, I have a problem with policies that sound so absolute and unyielding as "any intentional violation"

[Padraig18]

6. His 'beef'

His 'beef' is that his client should be allowed to have 'peaceful' contact with his ex-wife (for purposes of 'reconciliation'), even though the conditions of his bail bond (set by the judge, not the SA)specifically prohibit that.

[Padraig18]

7. A bit of clarification

The order of protection that keeps the defendant way from his/her victim or victims is asked for BY the victim. The State's Attorney cannot obtain one by herself, and apply it to the victim.; the victim must petition the Court for one, although the State's Attorney will 'assist' the victim with the paperwork (as will any police officer, women's shelter, etc.).

[T Wolf]

5. by definition

any repuke cannot be respected.

It's like saying there are Nazis you respect.

or

I respect facists because Benito ran the Italian trains on time.

To paraphrase Groucho, I cannot respect a club that would not have me as a member.

[Cheswick2.0]

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