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as a staff member of the National Security Council in the 1980s. North acknowledged to Congress that he misled members of that group to cover up his covert work, that he illegally shredded documents, and that he used money from the sales of arms to build a security fence around his home. His secretary testified that North asked her to conceal documents in her underwear to smuggle them out of the office.
North’s convictions were later overturned on the grounds that the testimony he gave before Congress was privileged, and because it was privileged it could not be used in a court of law to convict him.
North now feels that all this is behind him, and writes it off as “a learning experience.” And this experience, says North, qualifies him to run for U.S. Senator.
North has become a folk hero to many, and has been shrewd enough to turn his experiences into a best-selling book and a chance to run for national office. His speeches before Boy Scouts and other groups stress the buzzwords of law and order, patriotism, God and country. These are peculiar themes for one who escaped prison solely because of a loophole.
If you’ve read this far, you probably know we feel that North’s candidacy is a travesty and an insult to the American people. We hope enough voters see through North’s hoopla and ballyhoo and soundly reject him as a candidate for anything.
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