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Re:Petition the Whitehouse to remove Carmen Ortiz from office by jivatmanx on Saturday January 12, 2013 @04:13PM (#5048908)
It's clear that the severity of the charges were because the action was a political statement. That is why she wanted to "send a message"

Had the same action been done by a non-political individual who simply did he "because he could" there would have been a quiet, minor settlement.

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Re:Petition the Whitehouse to remove Carmen Ortiz from office by ratsbane on Saturday January 12, 2013 @07:23PM (#5049423)
I agree. This makes it all the more important that we, as a community, "send a message" by calling out her actions as unacceptable and by peacefully petitioning for her removal from office.
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Re:Petition the Whitehouse to remove Carmen Ortiz from office by jzwinck on Saturday January 12, 2013 @06:18PM (#5049261)
Does that make it better, or worse?
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Re:Petition the Whitehouse to remove Carmen Ortiz from office by jivatmanx on Saturday January 12, 2013 @10:12PM (#5049830)
I don't know, but for one, the prosecutor tried to portray the action as solely having a profit motive - which is ludicrous.
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