A very dignified and composed Annette Bosworth faces her accusers.

The accusers, Attorney General Marty Jackley’s team of lawyers, spent the entire first day of the trial establishing the “facts” of their case.  This seemed to those in the courtroom to be serious overkill, since attorneys for Bosworth had already stipulated to those facts in the first few minutes of the trial.  As I sat watching, it was hard not to wonder about the intensity with which the Jackley team attacked Bosworth in their attempt to convict her of 12 felony charges over petition errors which her defense maintain were “honest mistakes”.

It was also hard to wonder where Jackley was when then Republican Speaker of the House Brian Gosh purposely violated the law by notarizing his own signatures on his own petitions.   Nothing. No consequence.  The Attorney General did not marshal a team of lawyers and engage the director of the DCI to launch an investigation.  There was no consequence whatsoever, even though Gosh is an attorney himself and should reasonably have known better.

Why this obvious double standard?  Many other “good Republicans” have also been guilty of similar petition violations.  No consequences.

I personally don’t think Gosh should have been prosecuted for a felony.  Perhaps a misdemeanor and a small fine.  I also don’t think Bosworth should be charged with TWELVE… count them, TWELVE felonies with the possible penalty of 24 years in prison, $48,000.00 in fines and the loss of her license to practice medicine.

Facts are facts.  Bosworth and her team stipulated (agreed) to the facts in the first minutes of the trial.  But the “facts” are not really what this trial is all about.  This trial is about an Attorney General who has pursued a political novice with a vengeance.  The same Attorney General who simply “looked the other way” when a prominent, experienced lawyer and politician willfully and knowingly violated the law on his petitions.

Marty Jackley should be the one on trial.  He should be on trial for having a double standard as his version of “justice”.  He should be on trial for significant prosecutorial over-reach, political favoritism and abuse of power as Attorney General.

I suggest he would be found guilty.

***Gordon Howie is an author and CEO of Life and Liberty Media***

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