Posted on 06/19/2020 5:33:20 AM PDT by Libloather
The Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone protesters' list of 30 demands includes granting retrials to all people of color serving sentences for violent crimes, but experts say the Constitution makes such a do-over a nonstarter.
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The high rates for people of color come in part because racial bias stacks the judicial system against them, scholars and activists said. And while cases of wrongful prosecution exist, granting retrials to every person of color would violate the Fourteenth Amendment and overwhelm court systems, legal experts said.
The Fourteenth Amendment, ratified after the Civil War, grants equal protection to all people regardless of their race. As a result, granting retrials for people of color only would likely be seen as discrimination against whites in the courts and a violation of the amendment. Tracey Maclin, a constitutional law professor at Boston University School of Law, told Newsweek the "demand wouldn't last a second in a court of law."
"There's no chance. It's silly," Maclin, who is black, said. "Most people have a double standard. What if this were George Wallace saying let's retry all the white guys? It makes no sense."
Newsweek reached out to representatives within the CHAZ community but did not receive a response in time for publication.
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King Raz has quite the bio....and definitely people backing him .
Unconstitutional?
They don’t approve of the constitution, so, they’ll likely ask to abolish the constitution, since, it’s racist. Failing that, they’ll just ask to have the 14th Amendment repealed.
There’s a solution to any of their demands, and it’s always to turn society and government rules/regulations/laws upside down.
Just dictate a law, Chaz. No person of color can be guilty of a crime- ever. Well, unless they disagree with Chaz.
All beginning to look like some Saturday morning cartoon series, run by 8-year old kids. Yeah...kinda like a adult version of ‘Land of the Lost’.
The Constitution is meaningless.
This group needs to be neutralized. It has stolen property, extorted money from Whites, terrorized innocent people who are in its occupied area, it has destroyed and burned buildings, it has illegal arms. All with the willing approval of the mayor and governor. None of their demands should be listened to. They all need to be forced into hard labor for the rest of their lives to pay some of what they owe for what they have done in Seattle.
What Constitution?
The one that says Obama can’t be President?
Instead of expecting ..demanding..special treatment so looting, destruction, and mahem can be acceptable for them... how about a lifestyle change to civility.
Good ole Sid and Marty Kroft productions.
Block parties make demands? Who knew?
Along with the politicians ho enabled them.
Does the constitution apply in CHAZ? I thought they were autonomous.
People of color
That covers every human on earth they need a new slogan that one is stupid.
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