Lookout ran away after several severe beatings... And has returned for
more beatings.
On Mon, 20 Sep 2010 18:04:50 -0500, Lookout <
mrLo...@yahoo.com>
wrote:
>On Mon, 20 Sep 2010 18:30:51 -0400, Patriot Games
><
Pat...@america.com> wrote:
>>On Mon, 20 Sep 2010 07:59:09 -0700, George Plimpton <geo...@si.not>
>>wrote:
>>>On 9/20/2010 7:38 AM, walt tonne wrote:
>>>>
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jul/22/the-case-for-impeachment-142967590/
>>>> Old senior statesmen of both parties would be relieved if Obama left
>>>> office. Perhaps a health problem as cover.
>>>There is no case for impeachment.
>>There doesn't need to be a "case" for Impeachment. Impeachment is NOT
>>like a Criminal Trial or even a Civil Suit. His active involvement in
>>suppressing the release of his original birth certificate COULD EASILY
>>be considered Obstruction of Justice, which is a crime, and that ALONE
>>could get him Impeached in the House...
>Not by anyone familiar with the laws.
Oops! Caught LYING!
Obstruction of Justice:
A criminal offense that involves interference, through words or
actions, with the proper operations of a court or officers of the
court.
The integrity of the judicial system depends on the participants'
acting honestly and without fear of reprisals. Threatening a judge,
trying to bribe a witness, or encouraging the destruction of evidence
are examples of obstruction of justice. Federal and state laws make it
a crime to obstruct justice.
Obstruction of justice in the federal courts is governed by a series
of criminal statutes (18 U.S.C.A. งง 1501-1517), which aim to protect
the integrity of federal judicial proceedings as well as agency and
congressional proceedings. Section 1503 is the primary vehicle for
punishing those who obstruct or who endeavor to obstruct federal
judicial proceedings.
Section 1503 proscribes obstructions of justice aimed at judicial
officers, grand and petit jurors, and witnesses. The law makes it a
crime to threaten, intimidate, or retaliate against these participants
in a criminal or civil proceeding. In addition, section 1503 makes it
illegal to attempt the bribery of an official to alter the outcome of
a judicial proceeding.
Besides these specific prohibitions, section 1503 contains the Omnibus
Clause, which states that a person who "corruptly or by threats of
force, or by threatening letter or communication, influences,
obstructs, or impedes, or endeavors to influence, obstruct, or impede,
the due administration of justice" is guilty of the crime of
obstruction of justice. This clause offers broad protection to the
"due administration of justice." Federal courts have read this clause
expansively to proscribe any conduct that interferes with the judicial
process.
To obtain a conviction under section 1503, the government must prove
that there was a pending federal judicial proceeding, the defendant
knew of the proceeding, and the defendant had corrupt intent to
interfere with or attempted to interfere with the proceeding.
Two types of cases arise under the Omnibus Clause: the concealment,
alteration, or destruction of documents; and the encouraging or
rendering of false testimony. Actual obstruction is not needed as an
element of proof to sustain a conviction. The defendant's endeavor to
obstruct justice is sufficient. "Endeavor" has been defined by the
courts as an effort to accomplish the purpose the statute was enacted
to prevent. The courts have consistently held that "endeavor"
constitutes a lesser threshold of purposeful activity than a criminal
"attempt."
Federal obstruction of justice statutes have been used to prosecute
government officials who have sought to prevent the disclosure of
damaging information. The Watergate scandal of the 1970s involving
President Richard M. Nixon is a classic example of this type of
obstruction. A number of Nixon's top aides were convicted of
obstruction of justice, including former attorney general John N.
Mitchell. A federal grand jury named Nixon himself as an unindicted
coconspirator for the efforts to prevent disclosure of White House
involvement in the 1972 burglary of Democratic National Committee
headquarters at the Watergate building complex in Washington, D.C.
http://www.answers.com/topic/obstruction-of-justice