Hmmm..... his trial and sentencing is under Judge Melinda Harmon, a Bush 41 appointee.....

Harmon was the judge who ran the trial that convicted Arthur Anderson of obstructing justice by shredding all of its documents regarding Enron. The Supreme Court ultimately overruled that trial..... maybe he has a good lawyer....

For the record, I lean against the legitimacy of laws criminalizing the mere possession of child porn images. My first thought is that images constitute speech, and is a different thing from actually doing it. Similar to having documents inciting racism, homophobia, or religious persecution - that's just talking about something, not acting on it.

Twenty years for some photographs on your hard drive? But this is probably a good example of how royally screwed up the United States federal court and prison system is.

We have way to many federal criminal laws...... and I'd extend that to the legal morass and new crap that would be added if "Net Neutrality" were to become an unfortunate reality.

Steve