GOP stole peek at Dems' papers

[MichaelHarris]

I hope this story gets bigtime coverage
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2004/03/05/MNGS65F1MA1.DTL

Its amazing how fox has an entirely different view on the same story
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,113262,00.html

[htuttle]

1. "Stole a peek"?

Is that what they call printing and faxing numerous copies of over 4,000 documents to others?

A 'peek'?

[djg21]

2. Justification is nonsense!

"Miranda, who had been a senior counsel to both Hatch and Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., said it was fundamentally wrong to consider the Democratic documents as confidential, because they were easily accessed."

By this logic, it's not auto theft if the vehicle's owner leaves the key in the ignition.

I can't believe this guy went to law school. And, to think he was working on judicial nominations. Hopefully this ass will get disbarred and go to prison!

[mac56]

6. "If I can take it, it's mine."

My two-year-old uses the same logic.

[Festivito]

3. My analogy. An opened window.

Your home-office window is left open by your window washer. He washes your neighbor's house and uses their telescope to read a document on your desk through the open window. The neighbor sees it done and he photographs your diary, then passes copies to other persons.

Then, the neigbor says he: "didn't consider the documents as confidential, because they were easily accessed."

[PATRICK]

4. Internet voting too I suppose?

Sounds like an argument any crook would make until the jury actually nails his butt to the floor.

[JPZenger]

5. Wash. Post: 4,700 Files Stolen, Investigators Conclude

"GOP Aides Implicated In Memo Downloads
Democrats' Files Accessed and Leaked In Security Breach
Friday, March 5, 2004; Page A01

A three-month investigation by the Senate's top law enforcement officer found a systematic downloading of thousands of Democratic computer files by Republican staffers over the past few years as well as serious flaws in the chamber's computer security system.

The report released yesterday by Senate Sergeant-at-Arms William H. Pickle noted that two former Senate GOP staff members -- including the Republicans' top aide on judicial nomination strategy -- were primarily responsible for accessing and leaking computer memos on Democratic plans for blocking some of President Bush's judicial nominations.

Pickle made no recommendations about whether to pursue criminal prosecutions in the case, but he cited several federal laws that might be considered, including statutes involving false statements and receipt of stolen property.

Pickle and his investigators said forensics analyses indicated that 4,670 files had been downloaded between November 2001 and spring 2003 by one of the aides -- "the majority of which appeared to be from folders belonging to Democratic staff" on the Senate Judiciary Committee. Chairman Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah) said at least 100 of his computer files were also accessed by the GOP aides."

Rest of story at:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A31803-2004Mar4.html

[seemslikeadream]

7. Receipt of stolen properity

n/t

[BabsSong]

8. If I had not read it here, I wouldn't have known about it

This vaguely stirred my memory of problems several months ago. However, certainly I've not had the media inform me of the extent, means, etc. that I find here. It looks like one of the things (including Wilson's wife, etc.) that internet sites have to keep hitting and hitting on until our glorious media finally drags it's sorry butt in front of the people and report.

[bullimiami]

9. Any Repug Congresspeople

who saw these and didnt report it need to be forced to resign. Period.

[lazarus]

10. dupe

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x400322