tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post7199944156328114990..comments2023-08-25T05:18:29.312-06:00Comments on Madville Times: Bob Newland Becomes Political Prisoner: Sentence Overlimits First Amendment Rightscaheidelbergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03261598066395322681noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15329279.post-20909436416226079082009-07-07T14:54:20.484-06:002009-07-07T14:54:20.484-06:00The law in instances like this one is what makes p...The law in instances like this one is what makes people snicker and guffaw at the idea of a nation of laws. It would seem that once the charges of "intent to distribute" were dropped, the offense, as it involved no other people, would automatically be a misdemeanor. South Dakota law is a mess, and efforts to make it coherent just seem to muddle it up all the more. <br />And I don't know what the status of a felon is any more. Some time back, a convicted felon lost all the basic rights--to vote, to exercise free speech, to possess firearms, and the list went on. It is a total mess, one which some of the legal fraternity that engages in blogging might take up.David Newquisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04937837001343753140noreply@blogger.com