A no-holds-barred sendup of Federal Court by the Department of Justice.
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“The historical record of political movements that sought to expand freedom for the oppressed by eliminating it for their enemies is dismal.” — Jonathan Chait, “How the language police are perverting liberalism.”
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Is this real? I can’t stop laughing!!
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We couldn’t make this up. See http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/publications/infores/fedcrt.pdf
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Whitey Bulger says it’s all a sham.
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He’s working on a sequel called “I’m Going to Federal Penitentiary!”
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And kids, be sure and say exactly what the prosecutor told you to say!
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