Scooter Libby disbarred.
By on Mar 20th, 2008 at 12:26 pm
Scooter Libby disbarred.
Former vice presidential chief of staff Scooter Libby has been disbarred, according to Washington, D.C. radio station WTOP. “A three-judge panel on the DC Court of Appeals stripped Libby of his ability to practice law after he was found guilty last year of obstructing the investigation in the CIA leak investigation,” according to the station. President Bush commuted Libby’s sentence in July 2007.
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I guess FOX will be hiring another mouthpiece in 3... 2... 1...
March 20th, 2008 at 12:31 pmtrolls spouting off about Clinton in 3... 2... 1...
March 20th, 2008 at 12:33 pmnow he can go back to making pies.
March 20th, 2008 at 12:34 pmWell obviously this means that McCain will be required to give him a job now.
March 20th, 2008 at 12:34 pmCan't W un-disbar him? Isn't that a prerogative of the unitary executive? Perhaps a signing statement would help!
March 20th, 2008 at 12:37 pmHe's a wingnut welfare queen now - why would he bother "working" as a "lawyer"??
March 20th, 2008 at 12:38 pmthank god this perjuring treason concealing @sshat got SOME sort of real punishment for his crime..
-ps. fitzy went to the same undergrad i did.. hooray for amherst!
March 20th, 2008 at 12:38 pmHe can now go to work for McLame as a speech writer.
March 20th, 2008 at 12:40 pmWe know about Scooter and his bear fetish thing, and Pork Chop has it in for the grizzlies...
The Law is lucky that poor scooter can't abuse it any longer.
March 20th, 2008 at 12:41 pmThe gal with the blindfold and the scales is a smilin!
"Can’t W un-disbar him?"
Walt the Man
Would that be re-bar him?
March 20th, 2008 at 12:42 pmI've got some left over from pouring the pad for my garage....
>Can’t W un-disbar him?
I'm reasonably sure the authorization to use military force (AUMF) covers this, and the answer is, yes. If the terrorists would be emboldened by Libbys disbarment, then, in a time of obvious war, the president would have the power to do whatever is necessary to emotionally castrate and unemasculate the terrorists, up to and including the possibility of putting estrogen in thier bottled water to turn them into hermaphrodites who could be thier own 72 virgins.
March 20th, 2008 at 12:42 pmNow we need to disbar Miers for ignoring a subpoena.
BTW, this is OT but everyone should see this. (HT:Joe Cantwell) Welcome to the future, brought to you by two generations of Republicans.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BiVP1JVCGU&eurl=http://www.crooksandliars.com/
March 20th, 2008 at 12:44 pmWhen Bush pardons Libby at 11:59 am on January 20, 2009, I wonder if the ABA will reverse the disbarment? Or will it stay even though Libby's slate is wiped clean?
March 20th, 2008 at 12:47 pmWhat about the ROOTS OF THE ASPEN TREES?
I thought they were all interlinked and didnt go against each other - a la nothing bad ever happens to loyal republican bush fluffers.
I guess the Aspens couldnt help him.
*** Death to Tryants ***
March 20th, 2008 at 12:53 pmGood! Now he'll be even more qualified to work the AEI or The Heritage Foundation.
March 20th, 2008 at 1:07 pmoverlap Says:
March 20th, 2008 at 12:53 pm
What about the ROOTS OF THE ASPEN TREES?
I thought they were all interlinked and didnt go against each other - a la nothing bad ever happens to loyal republican bush fluffers.
I guess the Aspens couldnt help him.
*** Death to Tryants ***
Are you saying that Scooter is a Rooter?
March 20th, 2008 at 1:09 pmOne smal step for . . . .
March 20th, 2008 at 1:12 pmNot a bad start but when will they disbar Alberto Gonzales and those other criminals David Addington & John Yoo for all their Constitution shredding shinanigans?
March 20th, 2008 at 1:16 pmsomewhere the ghost of CompTROLLER V-1 sobs uncontrollably
March 20th, 2008 at 1:22 pmSo there *is* a tiny little drop of justice in this...
If there were REAL justice, Scooter would be sharing a 6x8 cell with a Hell's Angel named "Killer."
March 20th, 2008 at 1:22 pmMs. Joanne,
Thanks for the You Tube link, I had no idea that tent cities were popping up, ala Hoovervilles.
March 20th, 2008 at 1:23 pmDubyavilles now. (Loved that, Zooey)
I think Gooperland fits the bill, too.
March 20th, 2008 at 1:45 pmI suppose we may want to watch this to become further depressed.
http://www.boingboing.net/2008/03/19/documentary-examines.htm
March 20th, 2008 at 1:46 pmgood_golly Says:
March 20th, 2008 at 1:55 pm
still it is a disgrace.
*
March 20th, 2008 at 2:01 pmgood_golly Says:
The disbarment was not contested as Scooter Libby no longer practices law, and thus does not need the license.
Interestingly enough, Gigi, many have used the same logic to dismiss the Clinton disbarment as irrelevant.
Do you agree?
March 20th, 2008 at 2:02 pmHere comes the pardon ... won't be guilty anymore ... no grounds for disbarment
March 20th, 2008 at 2:04 pmYes Cheney will order Bush to pardon the loyal soldier Scooter or he just might be our next Vice President. Sara Taylor is a criminal drug addicted hired by NBC so anything can happen.
March 20th, 2008 at 2:11 pmIn one word: Good!
And yes, the ball is in the Hot Air-in-Chief's court to whether he will pardon Libby of his crimes before he leaves office. If he does that, will he pardon The Bugman DeLay since DeLay's trial has started?
March 20th, 2008 at 3:06 pmThe President has the power to give criminal pardons, but he does not have the power to to reverse an administrative decision of the D.C. Bar. The DC Court of Appeals has specifically held that the granting of a Presidential pardon does not nullify the Bar's authority to impose professional discipline based on the underlying conduct. In re Abrams 689 A.2d 6 (1997). That case was about Elliott Abrams, one of the Republican criminals from Iran-Contra).
Also, even if Libby is pardoned (a good reason to impeach GWB on January 19) Libby will not be automatically subject to reinstatement. Reinstatement is based on a showing of contrition, rehabilitation, and a showing of present good moral character.
March 20th, 2008 at 3:26 pmgood_golly Says:
March 20th, 2008 at 1:55 pm
Valid point -- I meant the DC Bar Association and my fingers typed ABA. My bad.
(...need...more...caffeine...)
March 20th, 2008 at 3:26 pmBush cannot pardon DeLay, unless he becomes Governor of Texas again.
March 20th, 2008 at 3:27 pmActually, I think DeLay is on his own, no matter what, because he was in charge during the time Christopher Ward was embezzling money from the NRCC and numerouse GOP PACs.
March 20th, 2008 at 3:42 pmRepublicans -- this generation's at least -- don't do contrition and see no need for rehabilitation since they never admit to wrongdoing. Scooter's chances of practicing law again are pretty much nil even with a full pardon.
March 20th, 2008 at 4:37 pmHe should be in prison serving his 30 months sentence!
March 21st, 2008 at 2:54 amGood.
March 21st, 2008 at 6:18 pmThe DC Court of Appeals has specifically held that the granting of a Presidential pardon does not nullify the Bar’s authority to impose sohbet
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professional discipline based on the underlying conduct.If the terrorists would be emboldened by Libbys disbarment, then, in a time of obvious war.