Conflict of Interest in the NSA Decision
Tags: NSA, judicial activism, Judicial Watch, Anna Diggs Taylor, warrantless wiretapping
Judge Matthew F. Kennelly*†, who last month dismissed a lawsuit that sought to bar AT&T from giving the government telephone records without warrants, serves as a Secretary and Trustee for a foundation that donated funds to Judicial Watch, a conservative organization frequently involved in lawsuits that defend current Bush administration’s anti-terror policies. The ACLU discovered the potential conflict of interest after reviewing Kennelly’s financial disclosure statements.
Holy shi’ite. Oh, how the lefties will howl.
I don’t get it–if Kennelly’s views are in line with Judicial Watch, why would he be so careless, jeopardizing the outcome and legitimacy of the case by taking it? You have to wonder, not just about his obviously serious problem with ethics, but about his competence as an adult, much less a federal judge!
Oh, wait. I got it all backwards. Nevermind. Bitch.
* In case there’s actually someone reading this that doesn’t get the point, click the links. I can only imagine how the left would react if it WERE true, and compare it with the reaction I expect to see to the Anna Diggs Taylor conflict of interest.
Stop The ACLU says:
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