Supreme Court appears split on law used in Jan. 6 prosecutions
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Published 2024-04-16
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All Comments (21)
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Amazing how useless the Supreme Court has become.
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When the lawless try to apply the law for a specific political outcome ends up resulting in a banana republic.
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Split bull crap looks more like 6 to 3
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Fact Pulling a fire alarm is impending a proceedure
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How can anyone believe trespassing deserves 20 years. It’s unthinkable
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Yeah, they’re split — 6 to 3 that it’s all b.s.
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I have yet to hear anyone tell me who was charged with insurrection. To my knowledge not a single person was charged with this very specific crime. That being said, how can these "news" outlets keep describing what happened as an insurrection without mentioning this?
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How can it be split? Aren't there nine Justices?
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Being held without bail or trial for a year or more is a travesty in any country.
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The problem is if they charge the January 6ers with felonies for obstructing...everytime you protest they will try and charge you with obstructing official proceedings...it is troublesome.
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If destroying records is a crime why is Hilary Clinton walking around?
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If you listened to the whole session, the defendents will win. Alito said, if someone protested and "impeded" our hearing today, would that fall under this law. SG said that would be deminimis. Alito came back and basically said the language in the law doesn't say if it only applies to minor or major offenses. SCOTUS won't let this interpretation stand. If it did, this law will be used time and time again anyone protests a government proceeding. Nothing is too minor.
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So, does that mean someone could enter a courtroom, and blast away with an air horn?
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How come the riotrs who set fires and comited violence on officers in DC were rewarded in a law suit millions of dollars for being arrested during their riot on may 29 (The White House was on lockdown the night of May 29 in response to protests reaching the gates. The protests began at 7:00 p.m. By 8:30 p.m., the White House lockdown was lifted as demonstrators began to leave. At 10:00 p.m., the protesters returned, however by 3:30 am Saturday they were more subdued.)
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We noticed where you left out the part where he asked if pulling the fire alarm was impeding an official proceeding.
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They should have just pulled a fire alarm
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Be careful of the hoops you jump through to prosecute someone you don't like because eventually the same thing might be used to prosecute someone you love
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They are actually locking up old ladies who were just praying , that is just a little bit concerning
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Sorry kids, vague almost always tilts in favor of the citizen, not the justice department.
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Like pulling a fire alarm 20 years
