 
NewsMax.com: “Limbaugh prosecutor admits
records seizure an invasion of privacy”
Medicine Men urge Rush to come out of the closet --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. 2. Comparing seizure to legal strip search
of drug suspect, and that no subpoena needed. 3. Same department lets judge skate
on OxyContin “addiction.” 4. Medicine Men challenge Rush to
come out of the closet. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Palm Beach County
Assistant State Attorney James Martz admitted yesterday that when his office
seized the medical records of top talk radio host Rush Limbaugh in November, it
was an extreme invasion of privacy. What is shocking is that
the admission was not made to apologize for his actions, but in court to DEFEND
his actions in the face of legal challenges, including briefs filed by AAPS and
the ACLU supporting Rush’s right to medical privacy. 2. Mr. Martz compared the
action to a legally justifiable strip search of a drug suspect, and then tried
to explain why that made his actions okay, including the argument that no
subpoena was needed. 3. NewsMax.com also
reported last week about a 4. In their weekly column, The Medicine Men
(aka Drs. Robert Cihak and Michael Glueck) throw a challenge to Rush: “Feel your
pain…Instead of claiming to be a drug addict, why don't you just tell
prosecutors to get off your aching back – and neck? Admit you are one of the
millions of patients in chronic pain and start taking the legal meds you need….”
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