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Would love to see a 6 months probation period for purjury after Senate hearings for the SC! (Original Post) bluestarone Jun 2022 OP
How do you prove perjury? MarineCombatEngineer Jun 2022 #1
I'm thinking just using their own words against them bluestarone Jun 2022 #2
Yes they did, MarineCombatEngineer Jun 2022 #4
Maybe ask smarter questions? bluestarone Jun 2022 #6
I feel your frustrations, MarineCombatEngineer Jun 2022 #7
Very frustrated for sure! (i'm actually sure you're right) BUT bluestarone Jun 2022 #9
So true. jimfields33 Jun 2022 #3
Exactly right. nt MarineCombatEngineer Jun 2022 #5
Perjury'the offense of willfully telling an untruth in a court after having elleng Jun 2022 #8
... bluestarone Jun 2022 #10
They are all past a 6 month probationary time line. Bev54 Jun 2022 #11
yeah, and there is that Hamlette Jun 2022 #12
Why 6 months? Lies under oath are forgiven after 6 months? WTF? bucolic_frolic Jun 2022 #13
Do we really want judges to say their minds are made up before they even hear a case? MichMan Jun 2022 #14

MarineCombatEngineer

(12,377 posts)
1. How do you prove perjury?
Mon Jun 27, 2022, 06:13 PM
Jun 2022

All they have to say is that their views have "evolved" since their confirmation hearing, so, how does that work?

MarineCombatEngineer

(12,377 posts)
4. Yes they did,
Mon Jun 27, 2022, 06:19 PM
Jun 2022

but that doesn't change the fact that they can say their views have changed since their confirmation hearings.

You and I know they're lying, but knowing and proving are two different things.

As said by Denzel Washington in the movie Training Day, it's not what you know, it's what you can prove, and I don't see how that's proven.

bluestarone

(16,940 posts)
9. Very frustrated for sure! (i'm actually sure you're right) BUT
Mon Jun 27, 2022, 06:28 PM
Jun 2022

DAM, they are religious lying SOB'S! We ALL know it!

jimfields33

(15,801 posts)
3. So true.
Mon Jun 27, 2022, 06:17 PM
Jun 2022

I can understand this being brought up last week but it’s been explained that they carefully worded their answers to a way to not have perjured themselves. They are lawyers afterall. If we keep this up no Supreme Court justice will even answer a question.

elleng

(130,905 posts)
8. Perjury'the offense of willfully telling an untruth in a court after having
Mon Jun 27, 2022, 06:25 PM
Jun 2022

taken an oath or affirmation.'

Didn't happen, they stated their opinions on the meanings of previous Court decisions, and the likelihood they would be maintained.

MichMan

(11,927 posts)
14. Do we really want judges to say their minds are made up before they even hear a case?
Mon Jun 27, 2022, 07:06 PM
Jun 2022

Regardless of the specifics, evidence, and arguments?


I dont believe they would be allowed to say anything like that. I know they wouldn't let anyone on a jury who said they already decided how they would rule.

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