Mon Jun 13, 2022, 07:04 PM
Enter stage left (2,899 posts)
Would one of you more intelligent than I am...
please explain to me why a:
1. Supreme Court Justice that can affect the lives of hundreds of millions of people (R v W) be confirmed by a simple majority of 100 people and will serve for the rest of their lives, with no consequences for violating the ethics that could put most people in jeopardy of losing their jobs, or freedom. 2. But to convict a incompetent president who killed about 300,000 people by lying about the effects of a deadly virus, tried to destroy our democracy which has stood for over 200 years, and tried to place "his royal assholeness" as the supreme ruler of this country, has to be convicted by ALL (not 50%) of the jurors that are chosen to convict said "asshole?" WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE? And what do we do about it???????? 
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Author | Time | Post |
 Would one of you more intelligent than I am... (Original post) |
Enter stage left | Jun 2022 | OP |
| Phoenix61 | Jun 2022 | #1 | |
| Enter stage left | Jun 2022 | #4 | |
| Ocelot II | Jun 2022 | #2 | |
| speak easy | Jun 2022 | #3 | |
| iemanja | Jun 2022 | #5 | |
| Enter stage left | Jun 2022 | #6 | |
| Ocelot II | Jun 2022 | #7 | |
| iemanja | Jun 2022 | #8 | |
| Enter stage left | Jun 2022 | #11 | |
| iemanja | Jun 2022 | #12 | |
| Enter stage left | Jun 2022 | #14 | |
| brooklynite | Jun 2022 | #13 | |
| Ocelot II | Jun 2022 | #15 | |
| Effete Snob | Jun 2022 | #16 | |
| Effete Snob | Jun 2022 | #9 | |
| Sympthsical | Jun 2022 | #10 | |
| NCLefty | Jun 2022 | #17 | |
| TigressDem | Jun 2022 | #18 |
Response to Enter stage left (Original post)
Mon Jun 13, 2022, 07:10 PM
Phoenix61 (14,969 posts)
1. He has to be convicted by 2/3's of the Senate. nt
Response to Phoenix61 (Reply #1)
Mon Jun 13, 2022, 07:15 PM
Enter stage left (2,899 posts)
4. I appreciate your response, but the question is about justice...
Response to Enter stage left (Original post)
Mon Jun 13, 2022, 07:13 PM
Ocelot II (105,774 posts)
2. The Constitution and the rules of the Senate.
Response to Enter stage left (Original post)
Mon Jun 13, 2022, 07:13 PM
3. A: The Separation of Powers
Response to Enter stage left (Original post)
Mon Jun 13, 2022, 07:25 PM
iemanja (52,406 posts)
5. I wouldn't worry about a jury at this point.
Response to iemanja (Reply #5)
Mon Jun 13, 2022, 07:28 PM
Enter stage left (2,899 posts)
6. Thanks, but the initial question still stands, why not 50% instead of 100%?
Response to Enter stage left (Reply #6)
Mon Jun 13, 2022, 07:31 PM
Ocelot II (105,774 posts)
7. See #2.
Response to Enter stage left (Reply #6)
Mon Jun 13, 2022, 07:34 PM
iemanja (52,406 posts)
8. That's the rule for all federal criminal cases
Response to iemanja (Reply #8)
Mon Jun 13, 2022, 07:44 PM
Enter stage left (2,899 posts)
11. Good point, but we know that unanimous convictions get over-turned on appeal...
Response to Enter stage left (Reply #11)
Mon Jun 13, 2022, 07:50 PM
iemanja (52,406 posts)
12. Because there is no authority higher than SCOTUS
Response to iemanja (Reply #12)
Mon Jun 13, 2022, 07:52 PM
Enter stage left (2,899 posts)
14. I spent many sleepless nights after that fucked up election for that very reason!
Response to Enter stage left (Reply #11)
Mon Jun 13, 2022, 07:50 PM
brooklynite (84,592 posts)
13. Perhaps take that up with Speaker Pelosi and Majority Leader Schumer?
Response to Enter stage left (Reply #11)
Mon Jun 13, 2022, 08:59 PM
Ocelot II (105,774 posts)
15. Actually, jury verdicts are rarely overturned on appeal.
Response to Enter stage left (Original post)
Mon Jun 13, 2022, 07:34 PM
9. The standard for criminal convictions..
Response to Enter stage left (Original post)
Mon Jun 13, 2022, 07:40 PM
10. Because one is a criminal process and one is a political process
Response to Enter stage left (Original post)
Mon Jun 13, 2022, 09:53 PM
17. Because our founders weren't psychic. That's the same reason for the mass-shooting crisis.
Response to Enter stage left (Original post)
Mon Jun 13, 2022, 10:47 PM
18. Got some tar and feathers?
