Thomas Watch: Andy and Sheriff Joe drunk with power ignore the Constitution

So it has finally come to this... Our good (and apparently latent fascist) friend Andy Thomas has teamed up with Sheriff Joe to arrest people at the New Times for exercising freedom of the press. Last week we had Andy trying to appoint and dismiss judges. Here is what got the New Times in trouble.

The New Times provides the best muckraking coverage in Phoenix. I think they represent the best of what journalism should be, independent and not afraid to take on power. Unfortunately, doing what is right and within your rights does guarantee you protection from persecution (or apparently prosecution).

Can anyone say prosecutorial misconduct? How about profession misconduct? When do the powers that be start looking down those avenues? This is what the Bush era has wrought, public officials who believe they are above the rule law and not subject to the Constitution. Sad, very sad...

UPDATE: Here is the article from the Arizona Republic. Thanks God for these two quotes:

But Wilenchik's actions have created a furor, and the State Bar of Arizona confirms that both Wilenchik and Thomas are the subjects of Bar investigations into ethical conduct over the interaction with Ryan.

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But Wilenchik's actions have created a furor, and the State Bar of Arizona confirms that both Wilenchik and Thomas are the subjects of Bar investigations into ethical conduct over the interaction with Ryan.