tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867698817451909183.post7522715847163476112..comments2023-10-17T02:00:59.655-07:00Comments on Insightful Pontificator: THE SHOW MUST GO ON!Mighty Quinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14729122987480118332noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867698817451909183.post-64422331033332182012010-08-18T10:51:29.369-07:002010-08-18T10:51:29.369-07:00As usual, great comment, Joe. And yet more reason...As usual, great comment, Joe. And yet more reasons that I continue to hold my libertarian leaning views. The federal government's prosecutorial power is immense and, while, as you point out, that's not necessarily bad, it is always frightening, or at least pause-giving.<br />Thanks, Joe, for reading and commenting.Mighty Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14729122987480118332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6867698817451909183.post-20393672938677533762010-08-18T10:43:01.231-07:002010-08-18T10:43:01.231-07:00Insightful, per usual. The prosecutorial power of...Insightful, per usual. The prosecutorial power of the federal government is indeed immense. (Not necessarily a bad thing, esp. in cases like this with one juror holding out.)<br /><br />One additional note: A federal jury convicted a Chicago man on August 14th of threatening three Federal Appeals Court judges. http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-08-14/threats-to-three-u-s-judges-leads-to-conviction-in-third-trial.html Two things make this relevant: The conviction came on the third trial, following two hung juries. The porsecutor making the decision to continue to try the case was one Patrick Fitzgerald. (The case had been moved from the NOrthern District of Illinois to NYC in search of an impartial jury.) <br /><br />I don't see Fitzgerald letting this one go unless Jury No. 2 acquits or is hung 11 to 1 in favor of acquittal.<br /><br />JoeyGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com