Yes, and that 6 to 3 outcome was exactly what Thomas says it was. The Court was evading and will continue to evade the question.
“Yes, and that 6 to 3 outcome was exactly what Thomas says it was. The Court was evading and will continue to evade the question.”
Isn’t it the case that someone who knows a wrong has been done but refuses to report it or try it is also guilty of a criminal offense?
“Misprision of treason, in the words of Blackstone, “ consists in the bare knowledge and concealment of treason, without any degree of assent thereto, for any assent makes the party a principal traitor.” According to Bracton, de Corond, seq. 118, failure to reveal the treason of another was in itself high treason, but statutes of 1551-1552 and 1554-1555 made concealment of treason misprision only. Most of the statutes regulating procedure on trials for treason also apply to misprision of treason. The punishment is loss of the profit of the lands of the offender during life, forfeiture of all his goods and imprisonment for life. These punishments are not affected by the Forfeiture Act 1870.
Misprision of felony is the concealment of a felony committed by another person, but without such previous concert with, or subsequent assistance of the offender, as would make the concealer an accessory before or after the fact. The offence is a misdemeanour punishable on indictment by fine and imprisonment.” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misprison
It’s time the demurring Supremes and the silent Politicos are led away in shackles.