Halls of Shrewd'm / US Policy
No. of Recommendations: 13
The criminal case underway in Nevada that charged multiple state Republican officials with concocting a scheme to file a false elector slate for the state's 2020 election result was tossed by a judge. The case was brought to state court in Las Vegas but the judge tossed the case under the rationale that most of the crimes described in the case occured in Carson City, NV and therefore the charges should have been filed in that district.
Now prosecutors have a major problem. Nevada has a three year statute of limitations for these crimes. The state Attorney General vowed to appeal the judge's decision to the Nevada State Supreme Court but that is now the only option left. Due to the statute of limitations, they cannot convene a new grand jury in the other part of the state to re-file charges.
This appears to be another case of a judge purposely "engaging" with a prosecutor to simply tangle a case in delay before finally crippling the case entirely on dubious legal grounds. In this case, the judge already ruled in MARCH of 2024 that the case wouldn't actually go to TRIAL until January 2025. Now why would a judge spend the time trying to SLOT a case on the court's docket before reviewing the grand jury's indictment, reviewing the crimes and locations listed, examining the address of her court, and IMMEDIATELY providing the feedback of "wrong jurisdiction"?
If nothing else, this proves the criticality of prosecutors avoiding delays in investigating these crimes and filing charges. In this case, the indictments were filed on December 6, 2023. That was already at the end of the statute of limitations. In this bizarro legal world we live in where sitting justices are citing venue technicalities regarding crimes that essentially victimize an entire state, prosecutors CANNOT assume their first bite at the apple will stick. They can't burn the entire statute of limitations attempting to perfect a case that has not cleared the first hurdle to justice -- getting accepted into the system at all.
WTH
No. of Recommendations: 16
This appears to be happening in federal cases (Jack Smith’s case) and at the Supreme Court (with the total immunity claim).
In Judge Cannon’s case, she is clearly on a path to delay, delay, delay, and then have the case thrown out. It’s much more diabolical than inexperience.
And the Supreme Court has taken months without a decision on Trump’s total immunity claim, running the clock out.
The right cries deep state, while ignoring the obvious benefits they reap from it. As usual, when the right accuses their opponents of a wrong, it is usually a confession.
Disapproval of the SCOTUS is at record highs, not the sign of a healthy democracy.
No. of Recommendations: 4
In Judge Cannon’s case, she is clearly on a path to delay, delay, delay, and then have the case thrown out. It’s much more diabolical than inexperience.
Yes, I read about that, she can delay and then dismiss the case with prejudice so that it can't be brought anywhere again. Jack has to file a mandamus, IIRC, to get her dismissed. I get to learn bits and pieces of legal functioning I never knew existed. Sad.
No. of Recommendations: 4
one can see the dunning-kruger effect every minute within posts here (and any social media) by John Q. Trumpanzee ; pick any topic regardless of complexity.
what's interesting is the very high DK hit rate we see it in MAGA credentialed professionals.
"...chief judge in the Southern District of Florida, Cecilia M. Altonaga — each asked her [cannon] to consider whether it would be better if she were to decline the high-profile case...She has broken, according to lawyers who operate there, with a general practice of federal judges in the Southern District of Florida of delegating some pretrial motions to a magistrate judge — in this instance, Judge Bruce E. Reinhart. While he is subordinate to her, Judge Reinhart is an older and much more experienced jurist..."
of course, who can ever forget the voodoo wisdom spouting of trump's licensed physician, Dr. Stella Immanuel, MD.
-space alien DNA is used in medical treatments and that "reptilian spirits" and other extraterrestrials run the U.S. government
- Illuminati are using witches to destroy the world
but am sure her actual practice of medicine is fine for her patients.
once an unqualified, inexperienced, and grossly incompetent celebrity was deemed fit for president, and claimed authority on all matters, 2016 began the era for 'the end of expertise'.
No. of Recommendations: 2
Disapproval of the SCOTUS is at record highs, not the sign of a healthy democracy.
Roberts should go down in history with ignominy as one of the worst Chief Justices in our history.
No. of Recommendations: 2
of course, who can ever forget the voodoo wisdom spouting of trump's licensed physician, Dr. Stella Immanuel, MD.
-space alien DNA is used in medical treatments and that "reptilian spirits" and other extraterrestrials run the U.S. government
- Illuminati are using witches to destroy the world
Do people think a new Dark Age is impossible? Oh, it may be assisted by technology and AI, but given humanity's superstitious/religion besotted brains, it seems something like that is possible.
No. of Recommendations: 2
once an unqualified, inexperienced, and grossly incompetent celebrity was deemed fit for president, and claimed authority on all matters, 2016 began the era for 'the end of expertise'. - weatherman
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The "end of expertise" era started a lot longer ago than 2016. It goes back at least as far as the movement in the 1980's (?) whereby kids at an early age are indoctrinated with everyone gets a participation trophy.
No. of Recommendations: 3
Roberts should go down in history with ignominy as one of the worst Chief Justices in our history.
At the moment, Roberts and Taney are running neck and neck for worst Chief Justice.
But Roberts is still young and has plenty of time to overcome Taney.
No. of Recommendations: 17
The "end of expertise" era started a lot longer ago than 2016. It goes back at least as far as the movement in the 1980's (?) whereby kids at an early age are indoctrinated with everyone gets a participation trophy.
It has to do with a minority party that could not win on issues, so they relied on fake cultural memes (war on Christmas, being woke, etc. aka SQUIRREL!!!!), voter suppression (mainly of blacks and other minorities), gerrymandering, outright lies, changing rules to benefit themselves, whining about being victims, installing right wing extremist judges, enforcing their religious beliefs on everyone else, and demonization of opponents.
It has morphed into an anti-democratic cult that worships a sociopathic criminal who must be obeyed and defended at all costs, regardless of our Constitution and laws.
Blaming trophies fits right in with their victimhood and blaming everyone but themselves for the situation they are in.
No. of Recommendations: 5
It goes back at least as far as the movement in the 1980's (?) whereby kids at an early age are indoctrinated with everyone gets a participation trophy.
No doubt you told your kids 'suck it up, loser. next time don't play like a pussy"
