Sign of the Times...

I was reading the latest revelations from the U.S. Attorney's office in re their case against the Hutaree 8. And my conclusion? Sheesh, what a crock. If what the feds have released so far constitutes their case for sedition then some if not all of these defendants will walk, assuming of course they don't get so intimidated by the threats of lengthy prison terms they plead out in exchange for leniency.

This is nothing. Hating the government is as old and commonplace as American society itself. So, good luck with that feds. You may end up with a Randy Weaver/Ruby Ridge acquittal on your hands unless you get a very gullible jury or the defense team just blows it utterly. My opinion as things stand now.

Sign of the times

If you are an anti-government activist it's important that you not shoot your mouth off to undercover federal agents even if you are just blowing smoke. Even if what you are saying is constitutionally protected political speech. But be that as it may, the US attorney's office in Detroit is making as much adverse information available as possible to the media in order to thoroughly poison the potential jury pool against the so-called Hutaree militia group. And as for any due process rights, well as some famous prosecutor once bragged that he could get a grand jury to "indict a ham sandwich" if he wanted to.
The trouble with this whole case is that the feds seem to have facilitated and encouraged these guys every step of the way. I just hope their lawyers make that fact clear to the jury that is gonna try this case, and that it helps. Angry talk isn't the same as terrorism.