And Then There Were Three: Third Grand Jury Refuser Goes to Prison

[sabrina 1]

350. None of these three people were even at the May Day protests so they were not involved

in any vandalism. As for the GJ 'not allowed to go on fishing expeditions', wrong. They very much are used for that purpose by over zealous government officials and prosecutors.

They are using this GJ for the sole purpose of persecuting people for their political beliefs and it is perfectly legal so far, for them to do so.

And it is not the first time the GJ has been used for this purpose.

It was used in the same manner during the McCarthy era, when Congress passed the special law forcing people to give lists of their 'commie' friends after Congress became 'frustrated' with people asserting their 5th Amendment rights. No more Fifth for you commies.

It was used later during the Nixon era to go after war protesters, later again and more recently to go after others for their political beliefs, and this case is the latest egregious example of these abuses of the Grand Jury for political purposes.

These three people join many others before them in resisting these abuses by refusing to accept the forced immunity and still exert their 5th Amendment rights. They are extremely courageous to do so on all of our behalves.