>.
>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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