I see a lot of allegeds and possibles, but no facts. come back when ya got some real proof, as apposed to your typical lies, smears, and deceptions, k?
On Sep 24, 9:00 pm, PoliticalAmazon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Alaska State Rep. has asked the Alaska State Troopers to look into > possible criminal witness tampering charges. > > Here's the press release > > (BEGIN QUOTE) > LEGISLATOR ASKS TROOPERS TO LOOK AT POSSIBLE WITNESS TAMPERING > > Palin cooperation ended with VP nomination > > ANCHORAGE — Today a State Representative called on the Alaska State > Troopers to look into possible criminal witness tampering in the > state’s bi-partisan legislative Troopergate investigation. Since Gov. > Sarah Palin was named to the McCain ticket on Aug. 29, the McCain > campaign has sent campaign workers to Alaska to obstruct this > investigation. > > “Until McCain campaign staffers flew to Alaska to stop this > investigation, the Governor and her staff agreed to comply with what > we all know is a bi-partisan investigation. After Aug. 29 the campaign > started working to block this investigation, and witnesses began > joining that effort by ignoring their subpoenas and risking jail time. > Something obviously changed the minds of these witnesses after Aug. > 29th,” said Rep., Les Gara (D-Anchorage), a State Representative and > Former Alaska Assistant Attorney General. > > Alaska’s witness tampering statutes prohibit any person from > “inducing” a witness to fail to comply with a subpoena. Almost daily, > McCain staffers have called press conferences and made efforts to > stonewall the legislative investigation. Prior to Aug. 29 no witness > had stated they’d refuse to comply with the investigation, and the > Governor in fact promised she and her staff would comply. > > Last week three witnesses, Palin Administration Officials Ivy Frye and > Randy Ruaro, and Palin’s husband Todd, refused to show up for > legislative subpoenas. Also, Attorney General Talis Colberg, whose > office had agreed that another seven state employees would comply with > the investigation, changed position and said they wouldn’t. Those > seven witnesses have been subpoenaed and are scheduled to appear > Friday before the Senate and House Judiciary Committees. > > McCain operatives have spun this as a partisan investigation. The > facts show otherwise. Both Committees voted for the subpoenas last > week. Six Republicans and four Democrats voted in favor, and only two > Senate members voted no. The investigation was started this summer > before Palin was named to the McCain ticket, by a unanimous vote of > eight Republicans and four Democrats. > > The witness tampering statutes follow: > > Alaska Statute 11.56.545 - > > “(a)Tampering with a witness in the second degree: A person commits > the crime of tampering with a witness in the second degree if the > person knowingly induces or attempts to induce a witness to be absent > from an official proceeding, other than a judicial proceeding, to > which the witness has been summoned. (b) Tampering with a witness in > the second degree is a class A misdemeanor. (Emphasis added). > > AS 11.56.540 has similar elements, and is a felony. > Please see attachmed letter and statute for more details. > (END OF QUOTE) > > --------- > > URL for Rep. Gara's letter and > statute:http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v237/buttonarcade/General/NoNoGNOME... --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
