Comments on Pro Libertate: Of Prostitutes, Prosecutors, and Other Miscreants

Had to come back and put words to that photo.... c...

2008-03-15T20:56:00.000-06:00

Had to come back and put words to that photo.... can't help myself.

"Ich habe eine kleine spitzer!"

The sickest thing I've noticed is the portrait of ...

2008-03-13T11:04:00.000-06:00

The sickest thing I've noticed is the portrait of his wife standing next to him! That to me is incredible. How many times do you find these warped maggots carrying about and then when they're caught with their pants down they then drag their cardboard spouses out of the closet. Nothing smacks more of the word "guilty" than that shameless act.

There appears to be some rumble in the blogosphere...

2008-03-13T07:52:00.000-06:00

There appears to be some rumble in the blogosphere that Spitzer was being looked at as a possible running mate for one of the presidential hopefuls. If that is true, it could explain some of the inconsistencies of the whole thing.

Zachary,It's almost a sure bet that his enemies go...

2008-03-13T03:53:00.000-06:00

Zachary,

It's almost a sure bet that his enemies got him or he was threatening something above his paygrade, such as the discussion that he was looking into Larry Silverstein.

This is an example of why the Bush Administration's approach to FISA is very, very dangerous.

Ah, the vagaries of real life. "There is none righ...

2008-03-12T07:00:00.000-06:00

Ah, the vagaries of real life. "There is none righteous; no, not one." Should I receive real justice, I'd be in the pokey now, never mind whether some laws are good or bad in themselves. While Spitzer has run roughshod over justice in many places and times, some of us few benefit even from such injustice. Spitzer is famous among geeks for stomping hard on some spammers and spyware distributors, too. The bad also fall under the wide-swinging scythe of an unjust harvest.

Speaking to Keith's comment, it is all too importa...

2008-03-12T06:33:00.000-06:00

Speaking to Keith's comment, it is all too important not to forget that it is the Law of God and duty of God to punish such crimes as prostitution just as is the case for unpaid fornication. It is not the duty of the men who make the laws of this land to punish hypocritically for one crime over another. When we talk about violatio of law in terms of prostitution we must keep in perspective that this is an act of mutual consent between two people.

The law should apply to all or it should apply to ...

2008-03-12T05:02:00.000-06:00

The law should apply to all or it should apply to none. No signing statements, no untouchables, no we pass the laws but don't have to abide by them.

When it's a guy in the elite like Spitzer, flags h...

2008-03-12T00:07:00.000-06:00

When it's a guy in the elite like Spitzer, flags have to be raised. Unless an FBI underling went directly to the press, exposing him would involve getting permission from a someone really high up. It's no secret that senior political officials are involved in some serious perversions. Why him? Why now?

Shackle the State.Get them out of the bedroom and ...

2008-03-11T21:28:00.000-06:00

Shackle the State.Get them out of the bedroom and the boardroom. I dont approve of a reprobate lifestyle however I fear the results of empowering the State to fight against it. As long as the reprobates refrain from harming the life and/or property of others- they can do what they want.
On another topic, I always suspected Spitzer led a weird double life. Between his love /lust for power and his callous disregard for others you just knew that other areas of his life were also a wreck.

"He's just another victim of the surveillance stat...

2008-03-11T21:24:00.000-06:00

"He's just another victim of the surveillance state."

That is very true, and I do disapprove of his victimization. However, given his history as an abusive prosecutor and a successful and highly-placed operator of the surveillance state, I hope I can be forgiven a little smile as Spitzer's butt gets chewed off by his own dog.

Not that it will, of course. As Mr. Grigg points out, Spitzer is well-positioned to expect -- and receive -- the state's mercy.

Not all acts that are immoral or sinful should be ...

2008-03-11T19:09:00.000-06:00

Not all acts that are immoral or sinful should be criminal. Let the people and the individual states determine what immoral vices should be criminalized, if any at all. This isn't ancient Israel.

As you've shown, one doesn't have to be a fan of S...

2008-03-11T14:50:00.000-06:00

As you've shown, one doesn't have to be a fan of Spitzer's to know what this is really about He's just another victim of the surveillance state.

I was the target of just such government sponsored funny business a few months ago. My house was in foreclosure, and the payment had to be on the record by Monday. I had the money--actual cash in hand--and could find no way to transfer it to the mortgage company. My bank does not do regular funds transfers on weekends. They also use MoneyGram for non-customers, but the mortgage company will only deal with Western Union. Since a WU location was nearby I went over there and turned over my cash. It took over a hour to transfer the funds, or so I thought. We had to make several attempts since one thing after another wouldn't work. Finally, it went through--only it didn't. I learned later in the day when I got a bad feeling and tried to re-verify the transfer that it still hadn't gone through. WU had "no record" of my transaction, though earlier they said they did and I had a tracking number, which they now said didn't exist. Fortunately, I was able to retrieve my cash from the WU office. The clerk checked into what had happened and she was told that the "FBI" routinely tagged WU transfers of over $1000 (or maybe $1500--I can't remember). I'm unclear if this is a random check or all such transfers. I ended up at my bank on Monday morning and the transfer went through immediately without a hitch.

William, that last line is a powerful truth:"In th...

2008-03-11T12:38:00.000-06:00

William, that last line is a powerful truth:

"In the system Spitzer has served, punishment is reserved for those who are innocent and powerless, and mercy is reserved for the powerful and guilty."

Keep up the great writing!

It is at points like these that I part ways with H...

2008-03-11T12:15:00.000-06:00

It is at points like these that I part ways with Humanist Libertarianism. The true basis for justice is not in the human wisdom of a free market, nor in principles of non-aggression, but in the Law of God. On this basis, prostitution is indeed a crime, and so is adultery, fornication, homosexuality, and other sins where there may not be a human plaintiff for redress.