Ed Felien wrote:
David Brauer raises an interesting point about the appropriateness of the
FBI intervening in this case. The FBI assumes a mandate because the City of
Minneapolis is using Federal funds somewhere in its budget. This narrow
justification strains credibility, and it was the basis of Basim Sabri's
appeal that went all the way to the U. S. Supreme Court. Unfortunately, the
activist and interventionist Supreme Court overruled the Appeals Court
verdict and granted the FBI power to intervene everywhere Federal dollars
are spent.
Is that crashing sound I hear yet another right of autonomy falling
away? "Some days it just doesn't pay to chew through the leather
straps." --Emo Phillips
WizardMarks, Central
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