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pecosbob

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16. Who would ever refer to Roberts as 'law and order' judge?

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Fri Jan 31, 2020, 01:50 PM

Jan 2020

The man gave us Citizen's United and brought us Randall vs. Sorrel (campaign finance laws which limit expenditures violate the First Amendment, and the anticorruption benefits of contribution limits must be weighed against their First Amendment costs). Sounds to me like a judge for the wealthy and priveleged.

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If there is 50/50 tie in the trial.............what is the law and order judge going to do.......... [View all] turbinetree Jan 2020 OP

He will skate. "It would be inappropriate---yada----yada----yada----" nt Atticus Jan 2020 #1

a 50/50 tie is hung jury, a 11-1 can be a hung jury, Impeachment needs 60 votes, never was beachbumbob Jan 2020 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author dumbcat Jan 2020 #11

Roberts rso Jan 2020 #3

He'll follow the Constitution Codeine Jan 2020 #4

It's a way of introducing a pause in online text fescuerescue Jan 2020 #7

NOTHING. spanone Jan 2020 #5

Then Trump wins by 17 votes fescuerescue Jan 2020 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author chowder66 Jan 2020 #8

He'll do nothing. But zentrum Jan 2020 #9

What is he supposed to do? sarisataka Jan 2020 #10

People are confusing the call of 50/50 for witnesses and the final vote to acquit needing 67 votes Baclava Jan 2020 #12

It is a way to get the witnesses on the stand..................only.................. turbinetree Jan 2020 #14

Message auto-removed Name removed Jan 2020 #13

Have a seizure? malaise Jan 2020 #15

Who would ever refer to Roberts as 'law and order' judge? pecosbob Jan 2020 #16

50-50(irrelavant)..takes 67 to convict....what's your question? AncientGeezer Jan 2020 #17