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Beastly Boy

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18. Once again, what you or I think is irrelevant to due process of law.

Reply to lees1975 (Reply #17)

Sun Jul 10, 2022, 09:49 PM

Jul 2022

And if, for instance, you were one of the potential jurors in a Trump trial, and you were to say what you just posted in the process of jury selection, you would be dismissed in a hurry.

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Also pre-emptive pardons Pantagruel Jul 2022 #1

Those can be dispensed with by the DOJ under laws that define legitimate pardons. ancianita Jul 2022 #9

I don't know about that. In fact, I feel we will all KPN Jul 2022 #2

All the more reason not to second guess his actions. Beastly Boy Jul 2022 #5

I guess I don't agree with the idea of not prosecuting because KPN Jul 2022 #11

As the article illustrates, evidence alone is not enough to prosecute. Beastly Boy Jul 2022 #13

Not prosecuting for fear of jury nullification is worse JT45242 Jul 2022 #3

This is not about fear of jury nullification. Beastly Boy Jul 2022 #6

This is just amazing to me lees1975 Jul 2022 #4

I am not a lawyer, so I have no idea if your statement is factual. Beastly Boy Jul 2022 #7

Re "it's far more complicated than this" ancianita Jul 2022 #10

It probably is. lees1975 Jul 2022 #15

"Probably" doesn't get convictions. "Beyond reasonable doubt" does. Beastly Boy Jul 2022 #16

I think it does live up to the burden of proof. lees1975 Jul 2022 #17

Once again, what you or I think is irrelevant to due process of law. Beastly Boy Jul 2022 #18

A key point they need to make LiberalFighter Jul 2022 #8

Unfortunately (or forunately), we have no precedent of a Democratic Presiden plotting a coup Beastly Boy Jul 2022 #14

He's not poor or black. That makes it difficult. Nululu Jul 2022 #12