Plame lawsuit dismissed in CIA leak case . Justice done?

Question

Though Bates said the case raised "important questions relating to the propriety of actions undertaken by our highest government officials," he said there was no legal basis for the suit.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070719/ap_on_go_pr_wh/cia_leak_lawsuit_13

thequeenreigns- It most certainly does because all I did was copy and paste.

Answer 1

Justice done? No.

A CIA agent was exposed and nobody's had to answer for it. Surely we can all agree that this shouldn't happen.

Answer 2

What he said was "there can be no serious dispute that the act of rebutting public criticism, such as that levied by Mr. Wilson against the Bush administration's handling of prewar foreign intelligence, by speaking with members of the press is within the scope of defendants' duties as high-level Executive Branch officials"

Answer 3

Chi, we in basic terms would desire to attend 10 greater days.. the living house and Senate would be Democratic and Filibustering would be an prolonged long gone journey for the 'nasty occasion', then all the fireworks will start up flying. i'm nevertheless protecting wish that someway, Bush, Cheney and the corrupt administration are going to chunk the bullet.... someway.

Answer 4

No that is not what he said. He said it does not belong in Federal court. U.S. District Judge John D. Bates dismissed the case on jurisdictional grounds and said he would not express an opinion on the constitutional arguments. No where in the article you cited does he state that there is no legal basis

Answer 5

No justice has not been served. A man was wrongly convicted, the man who "outed" her was never charged (if in fact a crime was committed). Justice will never be served because the media will report this once and drop it. It does not serve their agenda.

Answer 6

Our long national nightmare is just beginning, here comes the Bush bash