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[U. S. Attorney Maurice Ellsworth was
called by the government to testify about the bizarre "Queen of
Babylon" he received from Vicki Weaver.] Cross-examination by Defense Attorney
Gerry Spence: Ellsworth: “Yes. . . . We met in Judge Williams’s chambers at the commencement of this case.” Spence: “Oh, yes. You didn’t look so official.” Ellsworth: “Apparently, you are a more memorable character than I am.” Spence: “Thank you very much.” Ellsworth: “That wasn’t necessarily a compliment.” Spence: “Then I withdraw the ‘thank-you.’" Spence: “If I were to call you the Queen of Babylon, it might insult you a little bit, maybe, [after all] you don’t look like a queen.” Ellsworth: “It would not be my favorite address.” Spence: “But you would recognize that I, as a citizen of the Ellsworth: “Sure.” Spence: “The Constitution guarantees it, doesn’t it?” Ellsworth: “With some limitation...” Spence: “Do you believe. . . we should have a threat assessment of the Bible?....”
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