Official MTG hearing thread: OMG

[Caliman73]

45. I would prefer her not to be on the ballot either, but...

Are we a nation of law and due process, or are we like the Republicans who would use dirty tactics and eschew law and custom to win?

I am not saying that the lawsuit is dirty or eschews law. It was granted by the courts and there is validity to it.

However, you are already assuming that Greene is guilty and that has not been established.

If we expect that we retain our current system of government, then we need to respect the processes and accept that Greene may prevail because of lack of evidence tying her directly to the insurrection.

I said in another thread that we know Greene is disgusting, her views are horrible, and she seems morally and ethically unfit for service. Unfortunately, the voters in her district think otherwise. To this point, she has not done anything that legally bars her from office. That may change, but as it stands now, that is the situation.

I was on a jury panel once and we were in selection. The attorneys for the prosecution gave a brief scenario of the charges and background on the suspect. Then they asked the potential jurors, "Based on what was presented here what would your verdict be, right now?" of the 20 people in the panel all said "guilty". I said "not guilty", to which the prosecutor asked "Why?" I said, no evidence of the suspect's guilt has been presented and under our legal system, the suspect is presumed innocent until guilt is proven beyond a doubt.

The judge said that I was the only person on the panel to give the right answer. I was immediately dismissed by the prosecution using a preemptory challenge.

As scummy as people are, their guilt has to be proven with evidence to directly tie them to a crime before any legal repercussions are meted out.