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guitar man Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-26-10 12:26 AM
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18. I think it would have to be a little more blatant
For this reason. She's a political figure and if you're going to lock her up you have to be damn sure you have her dead to rights before locking her up. As it stands, from what I've seen, she could claim everything she has said is all metaphors ( somebody might have to explain what that means to her). But the reason it has to be really blatant is if it isn't, then it can become a " partisan witch hunt " and she can claim to be a "political prisoner", which would be the msm buzzword within 5 minutes of the first time they heard it.

Jumping the gun on something like that could generate a lot of sympathy for the other side, and, even as putrid as her speech is, violate her first amendment rights. IMO, better safe than sorry.
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