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Cicada

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22. No man is above the law. But what is the law?
Thu Jun 18, 2020, 12:47 PM
Jun 2020

The incredible rule of law which is central to civilization. It emerges over centuries from courts producing what we call common law. Judges in their wisdom took into account the costs and benefits of their judgments. They “balanced the equities.” Lady Justice has a blindfold, and holds a scale. The blindfold represents no man is above the law. But in determining the law Lady Justice uses her scale, considering the costs vs the benefits of her judgments. Sending one man to jail at a cost of a thousand lives and deterioration of democracy itself is a no brainer for Lady Justice. Let him go free.

You have forgotten that law is based on a balance of interests as well as evenhandedness.

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Yep! Alliepoo Jun 2020 #1
Along with a National Trump Holocaust Museum. Hugin Jun 2020 #2
How will Trump supporters react? Cicada Jun 2020 #3
When he is out of office they will be hard to find. Hugin Jun 2020 #7
IMHO, if all you're going to do is fine the sonofabitch, you may as well kiss his ass, Atticus Jun 2020 #10
We pass on prosecutions for the greater good every day Cicada Jun 2020 #13
Yeah. Fuck the tree of liberty. not_the_one Jun 2020 #15
Brave people sometimes do dumb things Cicada Jun 2020 #19
+1000 smirkymonkey Jun 2020 #20
We disagree on the meaning of "the greater good". Our democracy has already been "damaged" Atticus Jun 2020 #17
No man is above the law. But what is the law? Cicada Jun 2020 #22
And you have forgotten that a system of laws perceived to be unjust will breed contempt and Atticus Jun 2020 #23
That is a valid consideration I did not forget Cicada Jun 2020 #24
Thank you for the civil exchange. nt Atticus Jun 2020 #25
And should also round up some of the Russiapublican ringleaders (Ryan, McConnell, Devil Nunes, ...) lagomorph777 Jun 2020 #4
All of them!!! SheltieLover Jun 2020 #6
Absolutely! There is a much longer list and they should be publicly frog-marched to prison. Frustratedlady Jun 2020 #14
Love to see that happen... N_E_1 for Tennis Jun 2020 #5
The ideal way to handle it is to keep the investigation at a distance. kentuck Jun 2020 #8
Chump is an international disgrace SheltieLover Jun 2020 #9
Prison is too easy.. agingdem Jun 2020 #11
What agingdem said! not_the_one Jun 2020 #16
K&R 2naSalit Jun 2020 #12
Yes lock him up scarytomcat Jun 2020 #18
I hate Trump...and would like to see him punished, but we have more important things to do... my Demsrule86 Jun 2020 #21
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