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Penn. AG Corbett Subpoenas Twitter For Bloggers' Names
Dthief writes with this from Pennsylvania's ABC27 News: "The state attorney general's office has issued a subpoena threatening officials of the social networking service Twitter with arrest unless they reveal the names of two bloggers who have been critical of Attorney General Tom Corbett and his public corruption investigation. Vic Walczak of the American Civil Liberties Union told Pittsburgh's WTAE-TV that the court action 'raises grave concerns about abuse of the grand jury process to retaliate against political critics and opponents.' He said Americans 'have a right to criticize government officials and to do so anonymously.'"
Most of their ideas come from the Writings of Thomas Jefferson. Do you consider him to be a "malformed" person as well?
"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." - historian Evelyn Beatrice Hall
No, the governor does not control the attorney general. The attorney general is independent, though there is some influence. It's why attorneys general are independently elected, not appointed by the governor, nor can they be fired by the governor (at least not without quite a high political cost).
It's also how this attorney general is a Republican, though Rendell is a Democrat, and the AG is running to replace the governor when he retires - against Rendell's favored Democrat.
Nice try trying to blame a Republican's abuses on a Democrat, though. The Republican Party thanks you.
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Typical Anonymous Republican Coward: A Republican abuses power, and the only thing you care about is making sure you say "Democrats, too!", though there's no Democrat in this story.
Karl Rove, is that you?
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