I practiced law long ago, but burned my license because I did not want any part of it anymore (police beating case; the courts essentially ruled that they do not go against the cops under any circumstances; my client was one of the people for whom patriotism is a religion substitute, and he committed suicide, sending me into a deep depression). It seemed to me in the 90s that the legal system was dying, and it has only gotten worse.
The FBI has secret recordings of white supremacist group 'The Base' plotting a terrorist attack to spark a civil warOr, in another language, al-Qaida, but they're not terrorists
I'm sorry to hear that, it must have been terrible to be involved in and witness to a system that crushes lives without apparent regard to truth or justice. I've been on that end of a situation, simply by being someone who saw something suspicious and reporting it to the police only to be accused by the DA's office and the press as running a fencing operation which ended up costing my employer over $80K in legal fees and confiscated property. That of course pales against losing a life, and you had invested a large chunk of your time and money to engage in something that called to you only to become so disillusioned as to quit it altogether. That truly sucks.
This was early in the development of the "qualified immunity" doctrine that prevents police accountability. It is not possible for America to become a rule-of-law society while so-called "law enforcement" officers are above the law: in other countries, they have greater *responsibility* not to commit crimes. The general immunity from consequences of officialdom at higher levels is an outgrowth of the same phenomenon: in the 70s an ex-Attorney-General was imprisoned, and although Mitchell was engaged in electoral manipulation he was not committing the same level of treason that is going unpunished today.
Literally no one was ever dumb enough to try this shit before, and so it is, indeed, a case of first impression. But that alone doesn't make it "monumental."
I don't know, I think that makes it monumentally stupid.
... until Rep. Kevin McCarthy takes back the gavel ...Until the GOP takes back the House majority, perhaps. But I doubt very much McCarthy will ever be speaker. On the one hand, the few sane Republicans left in the House won't vote for him, because he's fronting as a spineless insurrectionist. On the other hand, the Trumpists won't vote for him, because he was insufficiently worshipful of TFG.
Ta, Liz.
I will not buy this axiom, it is scratched.
*plays out Dead Axiom Sketch in full costume*
I practiced law long ago, but burned my license because I did not want any part of it anymore (police beating case; the courts essentially ruled that they do not go against the cops under any circumstances; my client was one of the people for whom patriotism is a religion substitute, and he committed suicide, sending me into a deep depression). It seemed to me in the 90s that the legal system was dying, and it has only gotten worse.
"No you don't get fucking wafers with it!""This is an axiom shop?"
The FBI has secret recordings of white supremacist group 'The Base' plotting a terrorist attack to spark a civil warOr, in another language, al-Qaida, but they're not terrorists
https://www.rawstory.com/wh...
Speaking of congressional subpoenas, shouldn't that Bannon douche be in jail by now?
I'm sorry to hear that, it must have been terrible to be involved in and witness to a system that crushes lives without apparent regard to truth or justice. I've been on that end of a situation, simply by being someone who saw something suspicious and reporting it to the police only to be accused by the DA's office and the press as running a fencing operation which ended up costing my employer over $80K in legal fees and confiscated property. That of course pales against losing a life, and you had invested a large chunk of your time and money to engage in something that called to you only to become so disillusioned as to quit it altogether. That truly sucks.
https://www.youtube.com/wat...
Morris the Moose Goes To School was my favorite childhood book. I guess it can now be housed in the nonfiction section!
This was early in the development of the "qualified immunity" doctrine that prevents police accountability. It is not possible for America to become a rule-of-law society while so-called "law enforcement" officers are above the law: in other countries, they have greater *responsibility* not to commit crimes. The general immunity from consequences of officialdom at higher levels is an outgrowth of the same phenomenon: in the 70s an ex-Attorney-General was imprisoned, and although Mitchell was engaged in electoral manipulation he was not committing the same level of treason that is going unpunished today.
MAGA Land is a shithole country.
Literally no one was ever dumb enough to try this shit before, and so it is, indeed, a case of first impression. But that alone doesn't make it "monumental."
I don't know, I think that makes it monumentally stupid.
... until Rep. Kevin McCarthy takes back the gavel ...Until the GOP takes back the House majority, perhaps. But I doubt very much McCarthy will ever be speaker. On the one hand, the few sane Republicans left in the House won't vote for him, because he's fronting as a spineless insurrectionist. On the other hand, the Trumpists won't vote for him, because he was insufficiently worshipful of TFG.
Well, that's something.
I guess.
Thd best we can hope for is to piss his voluminous ass off.
Not ha, ha. Peculiar.