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How does one have sex with a woman without her consent without using force? Inability to consent (intoxication, mental incapacity), fraud, and the fear of the use of force are common methods. And I expect coercion and extortion are the most common methods (in the military justice system). As in, an...

If Biden should win the election this year AND Democrats somehow hold onto the Senate, the first order of business should be to add a shit ton of justices to the Supreme Court. Don't forget to add to your shopping list, "Kill the filibuster." (And, of course, win the House.) Because there...

Foggy wrote: ↑Thu May 23, 2024 9:24 am No, I think he had no advance notice, or he would have taken the documents outta there.

Yes, but IIRC, the execution of the warrant was delayed until they knew he wouldn't be there.

Navarro can still ask SCOTUS.

So: 1. Bannon was indicted in August 2022, for the wall scheme. 2. This defendant was indicted in March 2023, for the business records. 3. ? 4. CONSPIRACY!!!1! There are only so many judges to go around. The probability of the cases of any two defendants being assigned to the same judge is low, but ...

Does any court still use a physical wheel? I can't speak for every court, but litigation is a booming business. Like every other industry, innovation, automation, and efficiency abound. Habba's statements, like everything else she says, was just another lie meant to chum the base. * * * I guess tha...

neonzx wrote: ↑Wed May 22, 2024 6:47 pm Imma guessing it in todays age it's like lottry tickets. No manual pulling name from hat.

Imma gonna (more than) guess in today's age it is computers.

Shipping clerks don't have time for tickets or hats.

If true, what is his justification? He said it; therefore it is justified. The quadfectee has no bedrock beliefs other than personal enrichment. People have bothered to read the tea leaves of his word salads, and the answer is the 22nd Amendment: * It'll be repealed before 2028; or * SCOTUS will in...

Slim Cognito wrote: ↑Tue May 14, 2024 9:49 pm I'd like to tell myself that some Republicans going to the trouble of voting for Haley, despite trump already having the nomination locked up, means there is hope.

Tell that to ... Haley:

pipistrelle wrote: ↑Wed May 22, 2024 1:46 pm He got Merchan randomly, but was supposed to get a judge randomly?

Too also: judgeships are political in nature. Almost every judge has some degree of partisanship in their background. Because that's how they became judges.

Now, Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose has just send a letter to the Chair of the Ohio Democratic Party stating that he does not believe the legislature is going to grant an extension so the DNC is going to be forced to either change the date of their nominating convention to satisfy Ohio ...

Honestly, unless someone has a want or warrant, why would they refuse? They aren't leaving the detainment . Have you seen our SovCit thread? ;) Some people live to be anti-authoritarian/contrarian on principle, when the cost of doing so is so much greater than complying. Yet: There is nothing not r...

Question: how are such complaints or better inquiries by members of the House proper considering the separations of powers? The short answer is: they're not. TL;DR: This is just political theater. :yawn: An explainer: House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) and Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) are dem...

Cop legally asks for your ID, hand it to him. In some states, you are not legally obligated to identify yourself to the police. But, as this video suggests, there may be consequences for not doing so, i.e., the police may take efforts to determine who you are. Or try to determine who you are not , ...

P&E: Sher Zieve has Passed Away:

The Post & Email has just learned that journalist, author and longtime acquaintance Sherie (Sher) Zieve passed away on April 9, 2024. She was 79.

And, yes, she was.

Grains of salt, etc.

noblepa wrote: ↑Mon May 20, 2024 7:34 pm So, as much as the birthers love to reference Minor, it really does nothing to bolster their case.

They've been repeatedly told that. By courts, even. They don't care (or, more accurately, believe the courts are wrong).

And that's why they are birthers.

The State does not have to prove the underlying felony beyond a reasonable doubt. Ahh, because the element is an intent to commit the underlying offense. No additional evidence is required to prove that the underlying offense actually happened. Or even there was an attempt to make it happen, but ev...

JUDGE MERCHAN: “I can tell you when it comes to these types of matters, “I often think less is better”. You must remember the People are not required to prove these offenses [the ones that make it a felony] beyond a reasonable doubt.” This is interesting. 1. It goes to Stern's point, as the conspir...

P&E comments : Vetting ALL candidates is in order. The standard used in the unanimous decision in Minor v. Happersett defining what an NBC is should be used by Trump to choose his running mate. That would be the best way to guarantee that no ineligible candidate becomes his VP. People forget Con...

RTH10260 wrote: ↑Mon May 20, 2024 12:39 am Stop lobbing balls in the courts of law

I would search the bird site for chatter about the Brunsons, and was pleased when most people talked bout the basketball star. A breath of sanity.

USA Today: Knicks star Jalen Brunson fractures hand as injuries doom New York in NBA playoffs.

realist wrote: ↑Sun May 19, 2024 8:11 pm I still have no idea how they get to the underlying crime without Weisselberg’s corroborating testimony.

The underlying crime is state election fraud, and I believe Cohen's testimony is sufficient (but not the strongest) for that.

To be fair: Getting served with your indictment at your 80th birthday party is kinda rock star.

A more useful article would have explored the singularity of the Court's freedom from well-established rules that that apply to other judges and hundreds of thousands of government employees, and the collapse of the assumption that the justices can be relied on to behave themselves. :yeahthat: Basi...