>. >THIS IS TERRIFIC! PASS IT ON! (-: M >. >>>>Future American lawyers to be proud of. >>>>... and Alberto Gonzales. >>>> >>>>Alberto Gonzales spoke before law students at Georgetown 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 to shreds. >>>> >>>>And, as one of the people on the panel said, >>>> >>>>"When you're a law student, they tell you 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." >>>>- David Cole, Georgetown University Law Professor >>>> >>>>It was a good day for dissent.
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