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70. IMHO The bottom line is he perjured himself during his testimony.

Tue Jun 16, 2020, 11:00 AM

Jun 2020

He said it was settled law.

Stare decisis is the policy of the court to stand by precedent; the term is but an abbreviation of stare decisis et non quieta movere—"to stand by and adhere to decisions and not disturb what is settled". Consider the word "decisis". The word means, literally and legally, the decision.

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IMHO The bottom line is he perjured himself during his testimony. usaf-vet Jun 2020 #70

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