Chris Christie Coulda Killed Somebody

Geniuses who decided to use lane closures to screw with citizens forgot that could and did delay emergency medical vehicles.  People might have died.

Plus, these shit stains on the drawers of the New Jersey body politic forgot that we citizens of the United States have a constitutional right to travel and use the roads.  Conspiracy to deprive us of that right amounts to a criminal offense, no matter what the politicaal "news" chattering class thinks.

Looking at you "Chunk" Todd.

[You've got a right to drive!

Interfering with peoples' ability to drive between states by closing lanes on the George Washington Bridge between New York and New Jersey might be a crime on its own.

Law professors at two different schools pointed TPM to federal civil right laws, in particular Section 241 of Title 18 of the U.S. Code, which begins:

If two or more persons conspire to injure, oppress, threaten, or intimidate any person in any State, Territory, Commonwealth, Possession, or District in the free exercise or enjoyment of any right or privilege secured to him by the Constitution or laws of the United States, or because of his having so exercised the same ...

According to Supreme Court precedent, your right to interstate travel is protected under the above statute, said Frank Askin, a professor at Rutgers University School of Law. Federal civil rights statutes also treat the use of federal interstate highways as a protected activity.

In the bridge scandal, the now-infamous "Time for some traffic problems in Fort Lee" email sent from a Christie aide in the governor's office to a Christie ally at the Port Authority could arguably establish a conspiracy, said Burt Neuborne, a professor at New York University School of Law. Neuborne portrayed a charge based on these statutes as close to a slam dunk.] emphasis added because I feel kind of protective of my constitutional rights.]

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/muckraker/christie-bridge-scandal-criminal-charges

[Port Authority Executive Director Pat Foye wrote an impassioned email to the general manager of the George Washington Bridge on Sept. 13, arguing that lane closures that spiraled into a major scandal this week were illegal.

Foye's email, addressed to Robert Durando and other Port Authority officials, fumed that he was not included in the decision, which he said was damaging the public safety and the economy. He ordered that it be reversed.

"This hasty and ill-advised decision has resulted in delays to emergency vehicles. I pray that no life has been lost or trip of a hospital- or hospice-bound patient delayed," he wrote. He added: "I believe this hasty and ill-advised decision violates Federal Law and the laws of both States."] emphasis added 'cause this pisses me off

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/pat-foye-bridge-illegal