Oratio: AVE MARIA, gratia plena, Dominus tecum. Benedicta tu in mulieribus, et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Iesus. Sancta Maria, Mater Dei, ora pro nobis peccatoribus, nunc, et in hora mortis nostrae. Amen.



Opus hodiernus: prosecutio

Looks like now you can apparently be prosecuted, in this very country, for doing nothing more than discusssing the good word of Jesus Christ.

Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-El Cajon, called Cunningham a friend and colleague in a statement Tuesday that emphasized his accomplishments as a fighter pilot.

"We, his remaining friends, have spent the last day with Duke praying and talking about a new chapter in Duke's life, a chapter of service to God," Hunter said.

Cunningham, who was in his eighth term, is free as he awaits sentencing Feb. 27. He faces up to 10 years in prison for tax evasion and conspiracy, having admitted taking $2.4 million in bribes in exchange for steering government contracts to coconspirators.

This was a few days before the Congressman's guilty plea to some minor technical charges. Apparently, Cunningham was wearing a wire, and the conversations about the new chapter of service to God were recorded. I wonder what kind of trumped up charges Hon. Rep. Cunningham's friends are going to face just for discussing the good word.

Is this still fucking America? Outrageous!