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treestar

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23. Baloney the law applies

Reply to whereisjustice (Reply #22)

Sun Mar 22, 2015, 11:22 PM

Mar 2015

and you can be other than a rich white male and challenge it.

There are many Supreme Court cases where not only could you challenge it, you sometimes won.

Absurdity. Nothing's perfect but this country is under the rule of law. So many people try to get here to escape worse.

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St Snowden the Martyr on Russia.. USA-BAD/Russia-Good.. Bullshite Cha Mar 2015 #11

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I laugh at the GAS bunch that targets those who don't agree with them. Cha Mar 2015 #12

Does this mean we get the old Guardian back? OilemFirchen Mar 2015 #8

Very enlightening... Spazito Mar 2015 #13

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Police state, right treestar Mar 2015 #19

Rich white males would agree with you. For everyone else... whereisjustice Mar 2015 #20

In a police state, you have no right to trial by jury treestar Mar 2015 #21

I would say the rich white male has all those resources at his disposal. Everyone else? Not so much. whereisjustice Mar 2015 #22

Baloney the law applies treestar Mar 2015 #23

the law applies only if it is accessible to everyone - the raw data says it isn't. Do you suggest whereisjustice Mar 2015 #24

Oh, the USA Today doesn't like The Guardian hootinholler Mar 2015 #17

Sunday kick Blue_Tires Mar 2015 #18