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To: Frantzie
Why are you praying for her? She was having fun with an 18 year old and cheating on her hubby.

That wasn't a crime. However, the judge putting her in jail for citing the Fifth Amendment to the US Constitution is a travesty. We may not like her fooling around, but what is happening to her, if allowed to stand, could have dire consequences to the country.

6 posted on 12/15/2008 1:14:29 PM PST by mnehring
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To: mnehrling

The Fifth Amendment only applies in criminal matters.

Divorce is a civil matter.


21 posted on 12/15/2008 1:35:33 PM PST by MeanWestTexan (Beware Obama's Reichstag fire.)
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To: mnehrling
the judge putting her in jail for citing the Fifth Amendment to the US Constitution is a travesty.

What crime is she charged with, or in danger of being charged with, related to the testimony she refused to give, in a pending child custody/visitation case?

None. The 5th Amendment does not protect you from being forced to give testimony that makes you look stupid, costs you a lot of money, or gets you jailed for contempt of court for violating an order giving your soon to be ex-husband partial custody of your child. There is zero constitutional issue here. You just have a woman who violated a court order, and refused to provide answers about that violation court.

25 posted on 12/15/2008 1:39:07 PM PST by Pilsner
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