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RagingSnarkasm ,

Oh, this is going to go over well.

givesomefucks ,

In a ruling Monday, Cannon said the appointment of special counsel Jack Smith violated the Constitution.

“In the end, it seems the Executive’s growing comfort in appointing ‘regulatory’ special counsels in the more recent era has followed an ad hoc pattern with little judicial scrutiny,” Cannon wrote.

So she wants a judge to say an investigator can be appointed to gather information to take to a judge?

This is obviously just some Sneeches bullshit. You could just as well argue before it can be brought to a judge, an investigation needs to be done to gather evidence.

So I guess more like chicken and egg.

FlyingSquid ,
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

Honestly, I’m surprised she didn’t just say it was legal because he was still the president since the election was a fraud and the president can do things like that.

Etterra ,

Why the hell is this bitch still in charge of anything?

teamevil ,

Because the Nazis are trying to steal the country and there have been 0 consequences for Thomas while he’s actively taking bribes and encouraging this bullshit.

FlyingSquid ,
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

Very interesting timing.

BigMacHole ,

Republicans: *Make themselves above the Law while Endangering US National Security.*Also Republicans: Why are people trying to Assassinate us?

FlyingSquid ,
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

Seems like they’re making a whole list of crimes Biden can get away with though…

PugJesus ,

No, it’s still illegal for Biden, it’s only legal when a Republican does it.

FlyingSquid ,
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

It wouldn’t shock me if SCOTUS calls take backsies if a Democrat ever gets back into office.

memfree ,
@memfree@lemmy.ml avatar

They already did! The ‘presidential immunity’ ruling they recently made basically said that if a President does it, we (SCOTUS) will decide if it is an official act, and if it is, then the Prez is blameless, but if we say the act isn’t ‘official’ then WE will tell you the Prez is a baddie.

NotMyOldRedditName ,

The senate literally did this with appointing a Supreme Court Justice during an election year. That’s how Amy got put in place.

goferking0 ,

Nah in tiny print somewhere you’ll find it says only allowed to be done by republicans

billiam0202 ,

Fascists rely on you being a decent person in indecent times. They’re counting on Biden not using the full extent of the powers the office of the President has been granted because it’s so far beyond the pale.

Buffalox ,

Biden needs to use his new powers the Supreme court has given him.

AlbertSpangler ,

He doesn’t get them

AmbiguousProps ,

He should jail the Supreme court members and appoint his own, then he’d have them.

WraithGear ,
@WraithGear@lemmy.world avatar

Unfortunately, i don’t think jail strips them of their titles or power. You would have to go further.

AmbiguousProps ,

They can rule from solitary? That’s news to me…

WraithGear ,
@WraithGear@lemmy.world avatar

Have you seen political favor jail? Its a resort that lets you out on weekends for good behavior. If you think they would go to gitmo, then at that point they are dead anyway.

Maggoty ,

I’m sorry those powers are reserved for Trump.

AnarchoSnowPlow ,

So do the robes have kneepads built in these days or do they have to get them altered special?

Zorsith ,
@Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

Rugburn on the knees is a sign of loyalty, no kneepads.

dogslayeggs ,

Are you fucking kidding? So special attorneys, which have been used by pretty much every administration and every congress since the position was created, are not valid now?

I’m not a law expert, but was the way she dismissed it make it so he can’t be charged again in either another jurisdiction or by the appropriate (in her mind) prosecution team?

FlyingSquid ,
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

So special attorneys, which have been used by pretty much every administration and every congress since the position was created, are not valid now?

Yep. Good luck to the Trump administration trying to enforce anything between this an Chevron.

PugJesus ,

Yep. Good luck to the Trump administration trying to enforce anything between this an Chevron.

That presumes the law means anything to them.

As this ruling shows, law means nothing to the Republican party.

FlyingSquid ,
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

I am trying to keep “hopeful” that they’ll stick to their Project 2025 plans in the sense that they’ll try to do it through legal shenanigans and loopholes rather than just sending out the Gestapo and keeping everyone in their homes with machine guns.

SayJess ,
@SayJess@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

We should all arm ourselves now. Every single bit of this is unprecedented, in the worst possible way. Better to be safe than staring down the barrel of a Luger.

peopleproblems ,

Counterpoint: if you are staring down the barrel of a Luger, I would suggest NOT doing what they tell you to do.

The Nazis had a habit of forcing someone at gunpoint to do something worse than getting shot. Like telling you to bite the curb, or kill your friend, then they shoot you.

SayJess ,
@SayJess@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

I think we are agreeing with each other. Remember, the only good Nazi is a…

peopleproblems ,

I am, just saying a Luger is a better outcome than slowing dying after your teeth have been shattered and your skull cracked

snooggums ,
@snooggums@midwest.social avatar

The gestapo was how the government enforced their legal loopholes and shenanigans.

goferking0 ,

Sadly they’re all for deregulation so it’ll be a plus for them :(

ralphio ,

was the way she dismissed it make it so he can’t be charged again in either another jurisdiction or by the appropriate (in her mind) prosecution team?

I don’t think so, it would have said dismissed with prejudice if so.

snooggums ,
@snooggums@midwest.social avatar

She might just be incompetent and didn’t do all the right steps when she threw the case.

homura1650 ,

Also not an expert, but I don’t think so.

The big threat of that would be a dismissal after a jury was sworn. At that point, jeopardy attached, so rebringing the case could be unconditional under the double jeopardy clause [0].

The virtually unappealable way to do this would be to wait until the prosecution finishes their case. At that point, the defense will file a routine motion for a directed verdict that judges routinely deny. The defense gets to do that again after presenting their case. In either case, the judge granting the motion is not apealable.

The judge could wait until after a verdict and issue a judgement not withstanding verdict, but that is appealable.

[0] Not always though. A mistrial from a hung Jury can always be retired. Other forms of mistrial may be retryable depending on the facts.

Maggoty ,

Yup, Trump is getting free from his worst case on a novel technicality.

BuT tHe lAw pRoTecTs Us aLL eQuaLlY111

MaXimus421 ,
@MaXimus421@lemmy.world avatar

Ooooh I bet that stings lol

RagingRobot ,

Yeah our county is getting worse. You really stuck it to me! I hope you realize that it’s getting worse for you too. Next time a Democrat commits a crime they have a way out of it now. That’s not really something I wanted and I don’t think you really do either.

SpaceNoodle ,

No, these cronies only let their team off the hook.

Captainvaqina ,

Yep every American patriot hates the corrupt pieces of trash “judges” that the traitor installed, as they are ripping apart the rule of law and destroying the illusion of a justice system in favor of a felon.

Enjoy your fascist bootlicking, you absolute piece of anti-American trash.

MaXimus421 ,
@MaXimus421@lemmy.world avatar

Calm down, lunitic.

Captainvaqina ,

English as a second language must be hard for you to grasp.

nifty , (edited )
@nifty@lemmy.world avatar

What a nonsense decision, it should be appealed at the very least

Edit a lot has happened so let’s bring some context to this: Hilary Clinton was derided as unfit for presidency because she had a secure server in her private space for emails, some of which were classified.

Meanwhile, Trump literally had boxes of classified documents in a bathroom. Republicans are duplicitous, hypocritical and should not be expected to operate on good faith.

Or if they’re not, then they should show some objectivity and apply the same standards everywhere. What a bunch of clowns

Edit2 said a wrong word

crystalmerchant ,

Buttery males

curbstickle ,

some of which were classified.

But not properly marked as such per DOD regulations when sent to her.

IamSparticles ,

It will be appealed… assuming Trump doesn’t win and tear the justice department to shreds.

ReallyActuallyFrankenstein ,

You know, I’m beginning to think this judge Cannon isn’t impartial.

frustrated_phagocytosis ,

OK, so hand it over to Garland and start from scratch. Not like the facts change, only the prosecutor's name.

NABDad ,

Sure, if he doesn’t win the election. If he does, this case goes away.

RattlerSix ,

In the immunity case, when all the other judges were writing opinions about that case, Clarence Thomas wrote an opinion about a totally different case, this one. He was signaling her to dismiss the case.

I’m so sick of these corrupt motherfuckers

aStonedSanta ,

Holy fuck.

TallonMetroid ,
@TallonMetroid@lemmy.world avatar

Quite honestly, something like this has been pretty obviously coming from the get go. Cannon has consistently made no effort to hide the fact that she’s bought and paid for and was presiding over the case in bad faith.

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    TheReturnOfPEB ,

    Hunter Biden was found guilty by a “special prosecutor” with the same bona fides Jack Smith had.

    Judge Cannon just told us that Hunter’s prosecution was unconstitutional.

    francisfordpoopola ,
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    I feel like an appeal is in order.

    NotMyOldRedditName ,

    No no no, you see, it’s only when the special counsel is looking into a republican that it’s unconstitutional.

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