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To: capitan_refugio; lentulusgracchus
What "legal penalties" was Lincoln facing? None.

Actually, he disobeyed five federal court orders and was found by one federal court to have illegally arrested the judicial process. So, as usual, you are simply wrong or fibbing.

What was the law that criminalized his actions? There wasn't one.

The Judiciary Act of 1789 for starters criminalizes them, and shows once again that you are simply wrong or fibbing.

Sec. 17. And be it further enacted, That all the courts of the United States shall have power to grant new trials, in cases where there has been a trial by jury for reasons for which new trials have usually been granted in the courts of law; and shall have power to impose and administer all necessary oaths or affirmations, and to punish by fine or imprisonment, at the discretion of said courts, all contempts of authority in any cause or hearing before the same;

You once tried to make the case that the President's actions were impeachable.

They were.

1,714 posted on 11/29/2004 1:05:05 PM PST by GOPcapitalist ("Marxism finds it easy to ally with Islamic zealotism" - Ludwig von Mises)
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To: GOPcapitalist
"Actually, he disobeyed five federal court orders and was found by one federal court to have illegally arrested the judicial process. So, as usual, you are simply wrong or fibbing."

You make an allegation. What were the penalties?

"Sec. 17. And be it further enacted, That all the courts of the United States shall have power to grant new trials, in cases where there has been a trial by jury for reasons for which new trials have usually been granted in the courts of law; and shall have power to impose and administer all necessary oaths or affirmations, and to punish by fine or imprisonment, at the discretion of said courts, all contempts of authority in any cause or hearing before the same;"

But none of the judges went so far as to hold the President in contempt of court. If they did, please show the citation.

"They were [impeachable actions]."

List for me the felonies (high crimes) Lincoln committed. Where are the criminal charges?

1,719 posted on 11/29/2004 1:37:25 PM PST by capitan_refugio
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