ICE agent found not guilty in political data base case
By Ann Imse, Rocky Mountain News (Contact)
Originally published 01:52 p.m., April 9, 2008
Updated 05:33 p.m., April 9, 2008
Photo by Chris Schneider
IICE agent Cory Voorhis, center, leaves the Alfred A. Arraj United States Courthouse with his wife Paula Voorhis, left, and an unidentified supporter, right, after being acquitted on two counts of leaking information. Voorhis was accused of leaking information to the Bob Beauprez campaign.
Photo by Chris Schneider
ICE agent Cory Voorhis, right, enters the Alfred A. Arraj United States Courthouse today with his wife Paula Voorhis before being acquitted on two counts of leaking information.
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Immigration agent Cory Voorhis was found not guilty of violating the law by accessing a confidential government database for political purposes — providing information on illegal immigrants used in a campaign attack ad against now-Gov. Bill Ritter.
The federal courtroom was full, with some 50 supporters of Voorhis and members of the public.
The jury apparently rejected the prosecution's argument that they would have to find Voorhis guilty simply if he exceeded his authority in going on the National Crime Information Center computer to obtain information on illegal aliens who won plea bargains while Ritter was district attorney.
Voorhis admitted getting the information and providing it to the Bob Beauprez gubernatorial campaign. But his defense said Voorhis did nothing illegal because he had a good and legal purpose: Forcing change in a bad criminal justice policy.
The U.S. District Court jury took less than three hours to find Voorhis not guilty of the two misdemeanors he was charged with. Voorhis, an accomplished immigration agent, could have faced a possible penalty of one year in prison and a $100,000 fine for each of two counts.
Voorhis told the Beauprez campaign that an accused heroin dealer who pleaded guilty to trespassing on farmland in Denver was the same man later arrested under a different name on a charge of sexual assault on a child in San Francisco.
The sexual assault charge was dropped, but the ad did not say that.
Without the information available through the NCIC database that the two were the same man, the Beauprez campaign had no attack ad, said Assistant U.S. Attorney Greg Phillips in closing arguments Tuesday. The same information was not available through public court records, he said.
"Was the purpose of that ad related to criminal justice?" asked Assistant U.S. Attorney James Anderson. "No, it was one candidate throwing mud at another."
But defense attorney Patrick Ridley insisted that "the reason we are here is the absurdity of the policy" of giving plea bargains to criminal aliens. He also said Voorhis' job description includes investigations that "lead to change in laws," and that justified his actions.
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April 9, 2008
1:56 p.m.
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Alive writes:
Good.
April 9, 2008
1:57 p.m.
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blacksho89 writes:
"The sexual assault charge was dropped, but the ad did not say that."
The charge was dropped because the little girl who was raped was also an illegal immigrant, and her family went into hiding or back to their home country. But the Rocky won't tell you that.
Cheers for Agent Voorhis! I will be cracking a beer for him tonight.
Jeers for ICE and the Federal prosecutors. Are they going to be financially responsible for the civil suit, soon to be filed by an innocent man?
April 9, 2008
2 p.m.
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Navy writes:
And now that they've dragged his name through the mud and taken away his job and his paycheck OVER MISDEMEANORS, how is the @#$%^ government going to make restitution?
April 9, 2008
2 p.m.
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Big_D writes:
Cool now we have precedence to use government databases to obtain information about political candidates. Boy I hope the FBI’s Keating 5 information on McCain will be made public soon.
April 9, 2008
2:01 p.m.
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farsidefan writes:
Like I said earlier " Let the jury decide."
April 9, 2008
2:02 p.m.
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RickyLee writes:
OUTSTANDING!!!!
buffsblg, any comment?
I'm not holding my breath, because you run like a scared rabbit when faced with the brutal truth.
April 9, 2008
2:03 p.m.
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miderguy writes:
Now let's go after RITTER and his gang of THUGS. They need to be sued for ruining this poor guys life.
April 9, 2008
2:05 p.m.
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RickyLee writes:
I still find it quite disgusting that guv Critter and his bleeding-heart lib cronies care more about an ILLEGAL ALIEN HEROIN DEALER RAPIST than American citizens.
Our governor protects ILLEGALS and trigger-happy cops.
Facts are facts, as revolting as they may be.
April 9, 2008
2:11 p.m.
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Shaggy writes:
I think Bob Beauprez should step up to the plate now and pay Coreys legal bills. It would be a drop in the bucket for him after all the money he made off the sale of his Bank.
Plus it would be the right thing to do, after all, he is the one who used him for his gain.
April 9, 2008
2:13 p.m.
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LOGRAVINA writes:
This is the best news of the year! Here's to you Cory. I hope you can put your life back together, and further your cause and a lot of the rest of America's feelings on the injustices with regard to illegals treatment in the court system vs, WE THE PEOPLE. ritter ought to be impeached, recalled, or something and his career ruined like he has done to you. I believe that there are good things to come for you Cory. You are an Ameican Hero! Best wishes to you and your family. Please stay in Colorado, as we would hate to lose you as a fellow citizen. I think ritter needs to move out of the state, better yet, out of the country. May I suggest Mexico?
April 9, 2008
2:13 p.m.
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RickyLee writes:
Here's what buffsblg said earlier today. Guess who's DEAD WRONG!!!
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Posted by buffsblg on April 9, 2008 at 8:39 a.m. (Suggest removal)
farsideyou do not understand, for rickylee and humanbean, it is not about the law. The law only applies to others, not those they agree with politically. Voorhis is on their side politically so the rules do not apply, same reasoning that justifies giving Scooter Libby a free pass for lying to a grand jury.
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buffsblg, I'm dying to hear your take on the NOT GUILTY verdict.
April 9, 2008
2:15 p.m.
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LOUIE writes:
Granted Mr. Voorhis won the trial, but will he ever be able to walk in the hallow halls of his nations secrets ever again? To lose that honor for anything, much less a politician's ambitions for office, I couldn't do it.
April 9, 2008
2:15 p.m.
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fraudcop37 writes:
Right ON.!!!! This was a politically motivated witch hunt from the very beginning. If it had not been the lousy governor we have now being involved, it would not have been a blip on anyone's radar. There was an incident in Aspen involving an employee of the police department who checked CCIC files for warrants on his girlfriend. She was wanted. On a Federal warrant charging a credit card fraud in California where the loss was over $250 thousand dollars. They found the printout of his query on the warrant when they arrested her. CBI spokesman Lance Klem, said at the time "It was only a violation of protocol." Klem testified in this case as well. Apparantly telling what an egregious violation it was. But at the time the Aspen incident occured it was no big deal to CBI. But now that it involved a political race, where the light of day was shown on the ex-Denver D.A. looking the other way concerning illegal aliens, The double standard card was played.
This verdict is great news. (Anybody interested in checking the Aspen incident go to www.aspendailynews.com and do an archive record search on the name of Rick Magnuson.)
April 9, 2008
2:20 p.m.
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Big_D writes:
Voorhis won and he will keep his freedom to be cast aside like the political pawn he was. Beauprez doesn’t care about him and ran as fast as he could to dissociate himself with Voorhis. Maybe he could get a job as a code enforcement officer, it fits his personality.
April 9, 2008
2:27 p.m.
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dcolon47 writes:
HEY Louie, Cory will be walking head high anywhere he wishes, because he did nothing wrong. All he did was expose the illegal doings of now Gov Bill Ritter which should be having a hissie fit by now. By the way Cory is a Democrat and a lot of good that did him.
April 9, 2008
2:29 p.m.
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BJG writes:
Why is it when Rebugs get caught breaking the law, they ALWAYS sqirm out of it, but when Dems get caught, they are too stupid to know what to do? Maybe Dems should practice a little more, like the Repugs.
April 9, 2008
2:36 p.m.
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SAM66 writes:
Well, the jury's verdict should be respected. However, I think it's pretty clear that this guy used secure information simply to help out his candidate for governor and harm the other guy--which seems to me a direct act of undermining our elective process. And nobody--Democrat or Republican--should condone that. But anyway, a question for all you Cory-supporters: if a left-leaning gov't agent (and they do exist, I know from personal knowledge) had done the same thing to a Republican candidate (for example, Attorney General John Suthers, who has been a prosecutor in the past), and then had also explained himself by saying that he just wanted to "force change in a bad criminal justice policy," would you defend him with the same fervor? That is, would you stand by your principles, even though it would mean you'd have to defend the liberal-leaning agent who distributed the confidential info? It's kind of like the Scooter Libby affair: his perjury prosecution was just a witch-hunt, right? Whereas Bill Clinton's perjury was just so harmful to the country! Can conservatives actually be principled in this day and age? Or is it just win at any cost? I wonder...
April 9, 2008
2:50 p.m.
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LOGRAVINA writes:
SAM66, if you had been in the courtroom and listened to the one expert witness which was the one and only witness for the defense in Mr. Buckley it would be clear to idiots like you that Cory did not break the law, and the information he provided to Bobby and his boys could have been found by any idiot including you! I mean really, the prosecution took over a week to put on their case (if you can call it that) and the defense called one witness and rested. I think that any idiot can figure out what happened here in the railroading of Cory Voorhis.
April 9, 2008
2:58 p.m.
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blacksho89 writes:
SAM66:
Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers.
Need I say more?
April 9, 2008
3:01 p.m.
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Big_D writes:
dcolon47,
He can hold his head high but he can forget ever having a job with a security clearance again. I’m not sure he can even draw unemployment because they fired him with cause.
April 9, 2008
3:02 p.m.
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Big_D writes:
I guess he can hold his head high and ask: “Would you like fries with that?”
April 9, 2008
3:02 p.m.
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buffsblg writes:
sorry I did not respond earlier rickylee, I have an actual job. I never said Voorhis was guilty and indeed said that the law was so unclear that he would probably walk. The difference between you and i is that I wanted to see the law upheld and that you did not and do not care if he violated the law. You only care that he is on your side. If he had been convicted, you would be on here screaming that is was a witch hunt and that the jury was bought off. For you the ends will always justify the means and if your side "wins" how they get there is irrelevant. That is not a moral position and your personal rants reinforce that.
I continue to have problems with any law enforcement agent that feels he or she is free to use law enforcement data bases for their own purposes, political or personal. The next guy's purposes might not be even this good. Law Enforcement can reach alot of information we might think is private, and if they are free to run around and do what they want with that information, people will get hurt. Voorhies may be not guilty, but his moral standing is hardly pure.
April 9, 2008
3:13 p.m.
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blacksho89 writes:
Big_D:
Cory was not fired; he was suspended without pay. Contrast the Denver cop who has shot and killed 2 handicapped teens; suspended WITH pay.
At any rate, the civil suit will demand re-instatement and back pay.
April 9, 2008
3:13 p.m.
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SAM66 writes:
Logrovina, if it makes you feel good about yourself to call people idiots when you're trying to get your point across, then fine. But maybe you could find it somewhere in yourself to have a decent, respectful debate about issues without all the junior high crap? Then again, maybe you are a teenager or something--there's no age restriction here. And Black, about Daniel Ellsberg, does that mean you'd defend him even though he was undermining, in part, a Republican presidency?
April 9, 2008
3:18 p.m.
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LOGRAVINA writes:
Learn the facts before you go off and don't know what you are talking about monkey butt! Sorry to have hurt your feelings SAM66, I won't call you an idiot anymore. BOOHOO, signed governor ritter.
April 9, 2008
3:26 p.m.
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Earl writes:
lets have ditter pay for it as he started the mess by kissing the dealers butt because he was illegal and here to improve his life.
April 9, 2008
3:26 p.m.
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buffsblg writes:
Interesting analogy blacksho89, although a 37 year old case is hardly a smoking gun. Ellsberg was not a government agent at the time but I am not sure that justifies his actions in violating his top secret clearance. Certainly the illegal actions by the Nixon folks to attack him kind of overshadowed his own moral debates and eventually led to his acquittal. the line between "whistle blower" and political hack is not a bright one. I find it interesting that people that would have hung Ellsberg up will support Voorhis and vice versa.
April 9, 2008
3:27 p.m.
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Jack_Bauer writes:
Yeah!! there is still some justice left in our country.
Bob Beauprez - please pay Cory's legal bills now that this case is settled. Send his attorney a money order - they don't need to know it came from you.
April 9, 2008
3:41 p.m.
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holekeeper writes:
Yea! finally a not guilty verdict I can be trully happy about!
April 9, 2008
3:46 p.m.
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AC writes:
Missing in all this is that it isn't Ritter and the many other local Colorado prosecutors, sheriffs, police and others who are the problem.
It is Voorhis and his employer agency causing the problem. Because ICE does not maint ain and keep up with the backlog of illegals now in county jails around the state; does not take them and deport them but allows them to languish in county; it is because Cory is too busy playing politics violating his confidential access to NCIC to do his job of deporting criminal illegals that people like Ritter and other prosecutors are forced to plea bargain just to keep jail populations from overflowing.
If Cory had been doing his job instead of sitting on his butt breaking the law, and started picking up criminals for deportation, maybe I'd feel sorry for him.
April 9, 2008
3:50 p.m.
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LOGRAVINA writes:
I would like whatever AC is smokin'!
April 9, 2008
3:52 p.m.
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holekeeper writes:
Yea talk to Lickenpooper about that. the guy employees illigals at his restraunt, ones that shoot and kill police officers and Cory wants to stop hin buddy from getting the goves seat. Its all on ICE when Denver in a Sancatury city, hey ac why dont you get off your butt and start playing politics so we can make a change.
April 9, 2008
3:52 p.m.
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outrider writes:
YAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
When you meet Cory & Paula Voorhis you instantly think what a fine couple. They are America's roots.
Our future looks a bit brighter because today justice was served. Thank God for a jury that seen through this plot by the government to cloud the truth.
Bill Ritter was exposed and Bob Beauprez hide under a rock thru out the trial throwing Cory under the bus.
Louie>
He might be a future Senator or even President God know we need people of his stature in public office.
Sam 666>
Your an uninformed and ignorant person to think anything other than it was a set-up.
Ritter was exposed along with open border insiders. An ICE official in charge of job description and in management was shown to be anything but what his own job description was, wrong man in the wrong position.
These officials are implants that are posted into government jobs to farther red tape and window dress a dis functional Government Agency.
How naive we are about the people we put in positions of power it's high time we scrape the plates and wash the dishes.
April 9, 2008
4:02 p.m.
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holekeeper writes:
Thank you outrider. Colorado is turning into another Calafornia. We need strong leadership. Well when we truly become a welfare state and we have to declare a state emergency like the govennator did in cali I will move my family.....Im think south where people like to work for what they have.
April 9, 2008
4:05 p.m.
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LOUIE writes:
I am glad Mr. Voorhis revealed himself in such a low level position of trust. The secrets of this country are far above Mr. Voorhis and Bob the politician. Enjoy the Land Of the Free Mr. Voorhis...
April 9, 2008
4:12 p.m.
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RickyLee writes:
buffsblg and sam66.
I think Scooter should still be in prison. I think W showed his idiocy yet again by pardoning him. I know my unaffiliated way of thinking scares people like you, but tough! American citizens were
well represented by this jury, they saw right through the BS smoke screen puffed out by the bleeding-heart lefties. AMERICANS are fed up with ILLEGAL aliens, and this pretty well shows that.
Cory Voorhis=American hero
Bill Ritter=worthless scumbag
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!RECALL RITTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Now it's time to put together a citizen's measure to IMPRISON
anyone who employs ILLEGAL aliens. That's right, JAIL anyone
who employs ILLEGALS.
April 9, 2008
4:16 p.m.
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RickyLee writes:
And, for all you bleeders out there who try to claim our economy depends on ILLEGALS:
If that's true, why is the economy in the tank? There's no shortage of ILLEGALS, is there?
April 9, 2008
4:19 p.m.
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AC writes:
Well, logravina, here's your chance to say what you think is incorrect in what I said. Let's see ya try.
ICE deports illegals, not local DAs. Blaming Ritter for having to plea-bargain with illegals is like blaming Mayor Hickenlooper for Iraq.
Ask your local sheriff how much of a problem it is to get ICE to come pick up people marked for deportation, and how hard it is to get reimbursed. ICE is the roadblock here, not the local DAs. And Cory sitting on his butt breaking the law for political purposes when it's his agency that's the plug in the bottleneck.
Now go smoke some more.
April 9, 2008
4:25 p.m.
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blacksho89 writes:
SAM66: That's what I said, and that's what I meant. If you are a politician and set yourself up, you deserve whatever the whistleblowers can dig up.
April 9, 2008
4:29 p.m.
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johninlongmont writes:
here's a question: "In what country would you expect a man to be put on trial because a candidate he opposed won an election?"...sounds like the Soviet Union or some old Eastern block country, doesn't it?...but instead it happened right here in the U.S.A, Denver, CO...if ritter were not elected Voorhis would never had been prosecuted
April 9, 2008
4:29 p.m.
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holekeeper writes:
When police officers are told not to call ICE, and they are told they cannot ask if they are illigal, or told not to bring them in if they dont have ID or speak english, It starts with the city of Denver, Boulder, and Greely. why do you think you dont hear about this stuff in Colorado Springs. The MAYOR had an illigal employee that KILLEDS a police officer, and shot a second. The DA was makeing PLEA BARGANS for DRUG CRIMES that had nothing to do with drugs. IT does start with the local government. if it didnt then we would not have Mayors or govenors, or city police or county da's we would all be under the federal government. Oh yea not guilty means he did not break the law. Ask Bill Clinton He commited Purgury but he "got off" because sex ment something diffrent to him, Cory had a diffrent view of his job duties were compared to you.
April 9, 2008
4:31 p.m.
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Boulder_Badger writes:
Govenurd Bill Ritter served one term too many. He's a La-La land type of leader ... I mean loser.
By the way - Bill Ritter wounded his antelope last Sept. during the "One Shot" hunt in Wyoming for one reason - he was too lazy to practice so he could make an humane kill. I have found that anyone who doesn't respect wildlife doesn't respect humans either. http://www.reznetnews.org/article/ap/...
April 9, 2008
4:33 p.m.
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LOGRAVINA writes:
As a senior ICE agent in Colorado, Voorhis was aware of a persistent pattern by Ritter’s office of allowing illegal aliens who were arrested for drug crimes, aggravated felonies, and other “serious crimes involving moral turpitude” to plead guilty to unrelated lesser charges such as “agricultural trespass”, “possession of diazepam”, and “possession of burglary tools”. These plea bargains allowed criminals go free without the type of conviction that could allow ICE to deport them. The behavior continued even after ICE suggested to the DA’s office that the plea bargains were obstructing justice.
END OF STORY IDIOT.
April 9, 2008
4:37 p.m.
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nuggetsteve23 writes:
Well what people fail to understand is He admitted breaking the law.
Voorhis admitted getting the information and providing it to the Bob Beauprez gubernatorial campaign. But his defense said Voorhis did nothing illegal because he had a good and legal purpose: Forcing change in a bad criminal justice policy.
IF YOU ACCESS THAT DATA BASE FOR POLITICAL REASONS EVEN YOUR OWN THAT IS WRONG AND HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIRED AND HE SHOULD HAVE WENT TO JAIL, THE PRECEDENT YOU HAVE NOW SET MEANS ANYONE CAN ACCESS A SECURE NATIONAL CRIME DATABASE FOR THEIR OWN PERSONEL REASONS AND JUSTIFY BY SAYING THEY WERE TRYING TO EFFECT CHANGE
THATS WRONG BUT YOU REPUBLICS KEEP FORFEITING BASIC FREEDOMS THAT WHICH OUR COUNTRY WAS FOUNDED ON AND YOU WILL HAVE YOUR ORWELIAN SOCIETY
April 9, 2008
4:38 p.m.
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jerseycorn writes:
Wow -- this is just like the OJ verdict. Sounds like the just already had its mind made up -- yet another sad day for our criminal justice system.
April 9, 2008
4:41 p.m.
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blacksho89 writes:
AC:
"Blaming Ritter for having to plea-bargain with illegals is like blaming Mayor Hickenlooper for Iraq."
Clever argument, but I will show where it breaks down:
The charge of Agricultural Trespass was chosen BECAUSE it does not automatically trigger a deportation review. A plea to simple possession of heroin, while still a plea bargain, would be a deportable offense.
Our justice system relies on plea bargains to function. We, the People, rely on out prosecutors to use APPROPRIATE plea bargains.
April 9, 2008
4:42 p.m.
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holekeeper writes:
Yea,I cant smoke, The dems are asking for a 50 cent tax increase on gas. we would have to have government run healthcare, I pay 300 dollars a month that I earn to social security and I have no say in the matter, and the deos want to take my right to carry a gun...yea we limit the freedoms.
April 9, 2008
4:48 p.m.
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JustSayin writes:
I have no problem with the verdict, but I also have no problem with ICE finding that Voorhis violated the internal rules and regulations of ICE and was fired appropriately for what he admitted he did. If you play the game, sometimes you lose.
Now where is that rich Bob Beauprez - surely he'll stand by and compensate this person he referred to as a patriot?
April 9, 2008
5:17 p.m.
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buffsblg writes:
rickylee
Glad we see eye to eye on scooter. I am however interested in your position that prosecutors from Wyoming (as Republican a state as you can find) hired by a Republican U.S. Attorney, personally appointed by GWB, in a Republican DOJ are somehow "bleeding heart lefties". That office is hardly known as a bastion of liberalism. That is one of the reasons I never bought the "vast left wing conspiracy" argument.
April 9, 2008
5:17 p.m.
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outrider writes:
blacksho88:
Blaming people like yourself for major malfunctions in the far left society is also a clever argument I sustain to.
So what exactly is your point?" "We the people" what, who, where.
As a Non-affiliated voter, I confirm my loyalty is to this Great Nation not its Impostors.
April 9, 2008
5:22 p.m.
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happymike44 writes:
Well what did you expect,illegals shoot at our agent all the time and the girl illegal alien or not could have applied for the fast track being the victim of a violent crime.I have a feeling she fled ecause something just did not add up.Most woman when under the gun will first flirt then lie and if that does not work scream he molested me.I don't believe a word this girl said.Because if she had been a victim then when she testified the truth would have set her free.These are the people defending us against the illegal mexican population who all want us to give them welfare and food stamps.The majority of these people who are protecting us are risking their lives everyday and hoping to make it home everynight.So if you dislike the way things are being handled then sign up and join the I.C.E. officers.Maybe when someone spits in your face and shoot at you.Maybe you can hand them a cupcake and kiss their boo boo and make it all better.By the way I had a run in with two i.c.e. agents when I was in need of help.No one else would help me and these guys stopped and helped me when no oneelse would.To these two agents thank you for all your help and making me feel better on a rotten day.Signed a person for our country and its right to rid itself of the illegal mexican army.
April 9, 2008
5:28 p.m.
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Gene writes:
Since when did Bush pardon Scooter Libby?
April 9, 2008
6:08 p.m.
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Big_D writes:
Good laugh Gene! That was almost as funny as thinking Voorhis is just going to waltz back to his job with compensation for time off.
April 9, 2008
6:27 p.m.
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RickyLee writes:
Touche, buffsblg!!!
I see your point, and I digress.
But there's people here who ARE bleeding heart lefties right on this thread.
I thought W pardoned Scooter.
Did he just commute the sentence?
Anyhoo....I think that dumba$$ should have done time. Certainly as opposed to the two border patrol agents that are STILL behind bars for doing their job concerning yet another ILLEGAL ALIEN DRUG DEALER. Hey, I'm certainly no fan of King George II, that's for sure.
For the record, I'm pro choice AND pro 2nd Amendment. That should demonstrate how unaffiliated I am.
I'd like to point out that I'm NOT AT ALL against immigration. I'm against ILLEGAL immigration. Many, many here fail to make that distinction, and simply call me racist. That's complete BS.
I submit that there's many here who are bigoted against the LEGAL immigrant from the Sudan, or Malaysia, who has done everything according to the book, and it waiting to immigrate to the USA the right way. These people sure seem to heavily favor a particular ethnic group that has the opportunity to sneak over one of our borders. To me, those people are just as racist as anyone.
Interesting how I've been called an ignorant redneck, racist, xenophobe, whoremonger, to name a few, by people who wouldn't know me if I bought them a beer, and who almost certainly wouldn't say it to my face. I stand behind EVERYTHING I say. Thanks.
Richard Lee Landrum II
Longmont
April 9, 2008
6:32 p.m.
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RickyLee writes:
BigD, how do you like your crow?
Because I'd like to prepare it for you when the American Hero Voorhis goes back to work.
April 9, 2008
6:48 p.m.
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Brain writes:
Coming here illegally is a misdemeanor; what Voorhis was charged with was misdemeanors. Why did Ritter's office (Evan Dryer) publicly call Voorhis a "desperate criminal" but Ritter as DA gives AG trespass citations to illegals?
What was so "secret" about the plea bargains that Ritter gave; that info rightly is available to the public. And the jury agreed it was not illegal for Voorhis to use that "secret" info.
April 9, 2008
6:58 p.m.
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Big_D writes:
RickyLee,
I like it as alcohol aged in a bottle. I will be waiting to see if you are right RickyLee. Either way I don't have anything to lose. See I have no vested interest and I just like upsetting you for fun. The American Hero is rich and actually is giving me a good laugh. Does he have to wear the tights with the lightning bolt on the front? I think I'm feeling better. A good nap did the trick.
April 9, 2008
7:14 p.m.
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Big_D writes:
So the “liberal media” pulled the 4 dollar gas story from the top so I just wanted to ask the question I posted there. Sorry for being off subject.
So if Bush causes the devaluation of the dollar and it redistributes the income does that make him a commie?
April 9, 2008
7:17 p.m.
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RickyLee writes:
Single malt.....?
April 9, 2008
7:20 p.m.
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dcolon47 writes:
Well both ways Bob Beauprez opened his mouth and said on KHOW that he will open his check book for Cory and run fund raisers. I hope it's not just a politicain talking the usual crap.
April 9, 2008
7:34 p.m.
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American100 writes:
HAAAAA! Great News.
Illegals: Getting the message?
April 9, 2008
8:01 p.m.
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Big_D writes:
That would be fine by me RickyLee.
April 9, 2008
8:12 p.m.
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finer299 writes:
Sam66......If you happened to be in ICE and found that illegal alies were involved in drug dealing, false document production and human smuggling, would you turn a blind eye?
With your attitude you probably would. Cory was aware of the corruption in bringing bogus charges against these law-breakers and took a stand on the side of justice.
Bravo Cory!!!
April 9, 2008
8:12 p.m.
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Big_D writes:
Wow Parrish got smashed. He should have stood up I think he broke his collar bone.
April 9, 2008
8:23 p.m.
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Big_D writes:
My only question is why people are so bent about Mexicans. Many work hard and even fight in our military. You never say jack about Saudis and they are the ones who attacked us on 911. The only thing we ever did to them is make them rich, give them diplomatic immunity, and bankrupt our country attacking their worst enemy.
April 9, 2008
9:44 p.m.
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April 9, 2008
10 p.m.
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plzgetreal writes:
Wow, guess the republiKans still run this state. Scary people these Nazi like neo-cons.
April 9, 2008
10:04 p.m.
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outrider writes:
I can give you at least 20,000,000 Illegal Alien reasons why.
Hard at work yes indeed in our Military that they are.
Yes working hard to undermine our society.
Where else can you get the best military training in the world.
Radical groups like MS13, Chavez, Humas, and other third world impostors are being trained by our own government. The Trojan Horse is alive and well.
The sad thing is FBI and the CIA are aware of it. It almost like job security for them to know that there will always be a combatant.
If you doubt what I'm saying, write your congressman, do a little investigating. Better yet go to one of their Town Hall Meetings and ask some hard questions. If they squirm a little you know what I'm saying is true.
April 9, 2008
10:27 p.m.
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geezer writes:
seems to me that some of the postings are a little shortsighted. I work with this database - or actually, have others provide me with information from this database. I work as a psychotherapist on contract with an agency that gets their clients from department of corections. This is a pretty secure database, and it's monitored pretty carefully. There are pretty clear guidelines for how this informationis to be used and distributed. From what's been presented in the media, Mr Voorhis clearly violated the intent of the use of the database. The ends do not justify the means. If the information had been available through information accessible through means available to the public, there would be no issue. However, regardless of the intent, he clearly violated the terms of use. Don't care where you stand on immigration, don't care who you voted for - he misused the database.
April 10, 2008
5:33 a.m.
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RickyLee writes:
The people(jury)have spoken. Loud and quite clear. I don't disagree that Voorhis improperly accessed the database. However, the jury's decision should be a wake up call as to how fed up AMERICAN CITIZENS are with ILLEGAL aliens. I applaud them, their strong message, and Voorhis himself.
Time now for a citizan's measure to IMPRISON anyone who employs ILLEGAL aliens, since the worthless government can't seem to do anything.
April 10, 2008
8:49 a.m.
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kathyM writes:
If a defendant takes a plea bargain, is that not a matter of public record?
April 10, 2008
11:36 a.m.
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Big_D writes:
So are you going to throw Tancredo in the clink first? His hiring of a firm that employed illegal labor is clear.
April 10, 2008
12:34 p.m.
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RickyLee writes:
Wake up,D
It's the EMPLOYERS who are handing the ILLEGALS the money.
Does that mean anyone who ate at Hickenloopy's restaurant while the ILLEGAL ALIEN COP KILLER worked there whould have to go to jail
too?
You seem quite the lover of ILLEGAL ALIEN HEROIN DEALER RAPISTS.
The rest of us don't share those dubious sentiments.
JAIL EMPOLYERS OF ILLEGAL ALIENS. Time is now for a citizen ballot measure to that end. The new law in OK is working wonderfully.
Funny how I've heard so much whining from lefties about how we should punish the EMPLOYERS of ILLEGALS, yet when I suggest doing exactly that, there still more whining.
Do you also think our economy depends on illegals? IF SO, WHY IS THE ECONOMY IN THE TANK RIGHT NOW?
No one has the balls to even try to answer that one.
April 10, 2008
12:57 p.m.
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Big_D writes:
I don't care if you throw everyone that employed illegal labor in jail. It does not affect me what so ever. I don't support "ILLEGAL ALIEN HEROIN DEALER RAPISTS" and that is a fallacy to say so. I just am pointing out that the GOP has two faces on the illegal alien subject and all your rhetoric is worthless because your party is hypocritical to say they will change things to get votes when the history of the GOP is quite the contrary. Do you get it or do I have to point out that Reagan is the only president to date to grant amnesty to illegal aliens.
April 10, 2008
1:12 p.m.
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Big_D writes:
Also the answer to "IF SO, WHY IS THE ECONOMY IN THE TANK RIGHT NOW?" is pretty simple. The policies of the Bush administration are clearly why the economy is in the tank.
April 10, 2008
2:20 p.m.
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RickyLee writes:
dumba$$, I'm UNAFFILIATED. So when you refer to "my" party, you're showing quite a bit of ignorance. For a little brushup on your reading comprehension, see my 9 Apr, 6:27 post. Or can you read at all? If you can, it's not at all evident!
And, it doesn't take a "party" to put a citizen's measure on the ballot, does it?
JAIL EMPLOYERS OF ILLEGALS NOW!!!!!!!!!!!AMERICAN CITIZENS, STAND UP FOR YOUR COUNTRY, NO MATTER WHAT YOUR POLITICAL AFFILIATION!!!!!!!!!!
April 10, 2008
2:22 p.m.
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RickyLee writes:
How will we pay for "universal health care" if we have to give it to anyone in the world who has the opportunity to sneak over one of our borders?