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November 4, 2008

Rep. Tom Feeney loses House seat

I am watching election results, and the first sentencing-notable result just came across the wire: Florida Representative Tom Feeney, famous for his sponsorship of the Feeney Amendment designed to limit judicial departure authority under the guidelines (in the pre-Booker days), is projected to lose his seat in the US House of Representatives.  I suspect I will be speaking for a number of federal judges with one word: "Karma."

November 4, 2008 at 09:24 PM | Permalink

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In the famous words of Bill Murray in Ghostbusters, "I'm gonna miss him." Let's send him a fruit basket.

Posted by: Bill Murray | Nov 5, 2008 12:04:04 AM

I'm in on the fruit basket!

Posted by: Mark Osler | Nov 5, 2008 12:50:00 AM

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