In watching the Enron trial it appears to me that these gentlemen are going to get office Scott Free. Why is it that our government is spending $200 million of taxpayers money all of this trial? Why not just give that $200 million back to those who lost all their pension when Enron closed their doors?
It seems as if the government lawyers are more concerned with the public relations problem on their hands if they fail to convict rather than the shear amount of money they are spending that is taxpayers money. If the government doesn't care about spending our money, they should pay be on trial them selves for fraudulently misrepresenting into misappropriating the taxpayers monies? On one hand the government promises to convict these gentlemen to serve justice, yet in doing so they are making a mockery of the judicial system, as well as the Justice Department.
We should not let government lawyers for the Justice Department off the hook is easy. They are wasting our money in this trial has gone on for five years almost six now and will not be over with appeals for another 2 1/2 years. If someone were to rob a bank or a common man was to fraudulently steal money they would have been convicted and already have done over half of their time in prison? So whereas I too demand justice, I also feel as though I have been lied to by the Justice Department, as it looks like they do not have a very good case.
It is amazing the amounts of interviews in the media and the number of press releases hitting the AP wire that the Justice Department has put out. Truth justice and the American way is part of a hallmark of this great nation into trash that by trying businessman in accord of public opinion at a time when Enron is so well-known that it is almost impossible for these gentlemen to get a fair trial is appalling. Shame on the prosecuting team and the Justice Department for lying to the American people and using public relations tactics to improve their case.
If the Justice Department has a good case then they have nothing to worry about. Are we so sure that the prosecuting team is not running for public office like Elliot Spitzer? If the United States of America does not stand for justice, then may I ask; just what does America stand for?
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