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To: John Carragher who wrote (355963)	3/26/2010 5:59:02 PM
From: alanrs	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793856

"The new filing charges the four with entering a federal building under false pretenses." What does that even mean? There's a law like that? Protects against people wearing wigs? Padded bras? Some homeless shmo looking for a bathroom and pretending he works for the IRS? Wonder what the rational was for a whole bunch of well paid someones to debate and pass such a law. ARS

To: John Carragher who wrote (355963)	3/26/2010 6:05:49 PM
From: Glenn Petersen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793856

...for a misdemeanor..? I am not an attorney, but I don't think that it is unusual. Many misdemeanors are punished with monetary fines. In the United States, the federal government generally considers a crime punishable with incarceration for one year or less to be a misdemeanor. en.wikipedia.org While O'Keefe performed a great service by exposing Acorn, he needs to understand that he has made himself a target. Unfortunately, he gave the left a big stick to hit him with. He should have consulted with an attorney before entering Landrieu's office.