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How Harshly Should Obstruction Be Punished? [semi-satire]
Semi-News/Semi-Satire ^ | 21 April 2024 | John Semmens

Posted on 04/26/2024 11:02:39 AM PDT by John Semmens

This week the US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of Fischer vs. United States. This concerns the severity of punishment given to many defendants convicted of trespassing in the Capitol on January 6, 2021. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar, representing the Department of Justice was being questioned by several of the Associate Justices.

Justice Paul Gorsuch wondered whether "initiating a false fire alarm like Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) did in order to obstruct a House vote on a bill would be sufficient to trigger a 20-year prison sentence?"

Prelogar said "no, because the delay was only a few hours and Rep. Bowman was a member of Congress, not a MAGA intruder in the Capitol."

"The count of electoral votes was only delayed for a few hours" Gorsuch remembered. "And maybe a member of Congress should be held to a higher standard than an ordinary citizen."

Justice Clarence Thomas asked "have other protesters have been charged with this same Offense?"

Prelogar insisted that "there is a difference between protesters who are anti-government and those who are anti-social injustice. Look, in view of the fact that a single Capitol Police officer was legally empowered to inflict the death penalty on Ashley Babbitt for climbing through a broken window, the 20 years we're seeking for some of those who survived their illegal incursion into the Capitol seems merciful in comparison."

In related news, it is already a matter of record that then-President Trump requested the deployment of National Guard troops ahead of time in order to discourage disruption of the electoral vote count and that this request was denied by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and DC Mayor Muriel Bowser. This week, National Guard whistleblower Captain Timothy Nick testified the House Subcommittee on Oversight that "we were ready to deploy at the first sign of trouble on January 6, but Gen. Milley ordered us to stand down until 5 p.m. By then the whole thing was over."

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TOPICS: Government; History; Humor; Politics
KEYWORDS: babbitt; gorsuch; jan6; postandrun; satire; selfpromotion; supremecourt; thomas

1 posted on 04/26/2024 11:02:39 AM PDT by John Semmens
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To: John Semmens
How Harshly Should Obstruction Be Punished?

Depends on who's doing the "obstructing."

2 posted on 04/26/2024 11:09:02 AM PDT by Steely Tom ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
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To: Steely Tom

The wife and I’ve been watching “The Tudors” and the similarities between the Kings behavior and Dimocrat leadership is similar.

That being said, I believe the proper punishment for heresy is either burning or beheading.


3 posted on 04/26/2024 11:12:50 AM PDT by fightin kentuckian
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To: John Semmens

Miley needs a court-martial.


4 posted on 04/26/2024 11:15:16 AM PDT by Seruzawa ("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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To: fightin kentuckian

I loved that show. It took a lot of liberties with history, but that Episode where Katherine faces down the Parliament was a classic.


5 posted on 04/26/2024 11:17:38 AM PDT by Seruzawa ("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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To: Seruzawa

Liberties, lol, Hell, they took a tip from the dimcrats and rewrote/created history. hahaha

BTW wasn’t Catherine just the hottest little nymph.


6 posted on 04/26/2024 11:21:24 AM PDT by fightin kentuckian
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To: Seruzawa

The General who went behind the presidents back and conducted affairs of state with the PRC, that traitorous PRCK.


7 posted on 04/26/2024 12:57:23 PM PDT by Waverunner
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