Comments on: Sen. Ted Stevens Corruption case http://alvins456.wordpress.com/2008/10/27/sen-ted-stevens-corruption-case/ Analog Perspectives from a Digital DJ Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:30:06 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: J. Riley http://alvins456.wordpress.com/2008/10/27/sen-ted-stevens-corruption-case/#comment-9 J. Riley Tue, 28 Oct 2008 22:58:33 +0000 http://alvins456.wordpress.com/?p=37#comment-9 I am both a Republican and an Alaskan. I have experienced firsthand Senator Stevens' vast contributions to the great state I call home. Like many Alaskans, I owe my job, the quality of my education, and many other aspects of my life to his years of service. Therefore, I cannot help but notice the high level of impartiality that occurred during his trial. The way in which the prosecution delivered their evidence was deplorable. Additionally, the judge and jury acted in a hardly just way, clinging to their own political sympathies rather than adhering to the code of justice that they were sworn to follow. As an Alaskan who has strongly supported Stevens since casting my vote at 18 years old, I will continue to support the Senator. Had Stevens received a fair trial and the evidence presented been more convincing, my opinion would be vastly different. To these ends, I find it perplexing that McCain was so quick to call the condemnation of Stevens "justice," while our own Governor Palin stood behind him in that remark. As for as Sarah Palin (who I voted for as Governor), she will not have my vote again after this election. It is most unfortunate that the McCain/Palin ticket is the only barrier standing between our country as we know it and a dynasty of radical socialism. I am both a Republican and an Alaskan. I have experienced firsthand Senator Stevens’ vast contributions to the great state I call home. Like many Alaskans, I owe my job, the quality of my education, and many other aspects of my life to his years of service. Therefore, I cannot help but notice the high level of impartiality that occurred during his trial. The way in which the prosecution delivered their evidence was deplorable. Additionally, the judge and jury acted in a hardly just way, clinging to their own political sympathies rather than adhering to the code of justice that they were sworn to follow.

As an Alaskan who has strongly supported Stevens since casting my vote at 18 years old, I will continue to support the Senator. Had Stevens received a fair trial and the evidence presented been more convincing, my opinion would be vastly different. To these ends, I find it perplexing that McCain was so quick to call the condemnation of Stevens “justice,” while our own Governor Palin stood behind him in that remark. As for as Sarah Palin (who I voted for as Governor), she will not have my vote again after this election. It is most unfortunate that the McCain/Palin ticket is the only barrier standing between our country as we know it and a dynasty of radical socialism.

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