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To: goldworldnet who wrote (2873)	4/11/2006 1:05:08 AM
From: PartyTime	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 14758

I'll take that bet! My prediction? Cheney's gone before the '06 elections; Democrats take both the House and Senate; Bush is impeached or resigns after the '06 elections. But wouldn't you rather bet a Guinness or few, rather than a cup of coffee?

To: goldworldnet who wrote (2873)	4/11/2006 8:04:25 AM
From: Proud_Infidel	Respond to of 14758

Lack of jail cells forces police to set prisoners free (Norway) Aftenposten ^ \| April 11, 2006 \| Kristin Nilsen Police in the Oslo region are having to turn away criminal suspects and convicts who otherwise should be held in remand custody. The reason: There's no room at the jails. "We're in an extremely unfortunate situation," Hanne Kristin Rohde of the Oslo Police District told newspaper Aftenposten on Tuesday. "The problem is that we have no place to hold people. "If the jails had more cells, we wouldn't need to release them." But that's what the police are being forced to do, and right before the five-day Easter holiday weekend in Norway. The prisons, especially those in the Oslo area, are filled to the brim, officials admit. During the last three weeks, 11 persons sentenced to remand custody have been released, while 10 other convicts who have shown up to serve court-ordered prison terms have been turned away. There are no available cells. Among those released, reports Aftenposten, are three persons ordered held after they were arrested in a major narcotics case. In order to prevent any tampering with evidence, the three were also ordered held in isolation with restrictions on any correspondence with the outside world. The police initially held them in what's known as a glattcelle, a cell that's rather like a drunk tank, stripped of furniture and amenities. But Norway is already under pressure from human rights groups because of alleged overuse of such cells, and international rules restrict their use to 24 hours. After a week in such cells, the suspects' defense attorneys petitioned for their release, and the police, with no other incarcertaion possibilities, felt obliged to comply. In some other cases, Oslo police were able to send their convicts to prisons in northern Norway. Norway, faced with a rising crime rate, has long had a prison shortage and more than 4,000 convicts are now on a waiting list to serve their time. Politicians are considering use of former military buildings, schools and other public institutions until new prisons are built.

To: goldworldnet who wrote (2873)	4/11/2006 11:16:50 AM
From: American Spirit	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 14758

Only way Bush finishes his term is if by some reverse miracle, the rightwing GOP holds onto congress, or if not, then democrats make a strategic decision not to impeach Bush because they'd rather have him around as a powerless punching bag and poster boy for ineptitude and corruption. Also, Cheney has to be removed first. Cheney is a real villain. No way democrats are going to tolerate his presence for a day longer than necessary. So you can bet they'll be all over him. Grounds for impeachment (take your pick): Proven: - Deliberately lying to get us into quagmire war - Deliberately outing key CIA agent during war-time for personal political revenge - Deliberately breaking laws on domestic surveillance May Be Proven: - Various election fraud charges - Role in massive energy gouging scheme - Role in massive theft of Iraqi oil and missing billions in Iraq