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To: Congressman Billybob
When going to jail is a possibility, the defendants are entitled to a JURY trial.

If the so-called Justices so openly ignore the First Amendment, what makes you think they will not equally ignore the Sixth amendment?

The 10th amendment has already fallen. The 2nd is essentially dead. The 4th is a shadow of its former self. With this decision, the 1st is weakened to the point of irrelevancy. Why would you possibly put faith in a government to abide by the provisions of the 6th?

And even if they did, the government could simply appeal, until the issue was ultimately before the same Supreme Court which has already decided upon their opinion in the matter. The response to any attempt to invoke the 5th amendment's guarantee against "nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb" will be met with an insistence that imprisonment is neither "life" nor "limb", therefore the restriction does not apply.

There is no constitutional solution to this problem; with both Congress, the President, and the Supreme Court allied in the matter, the only remaining solution is to either tolerate the injustice or invoke rule 308.

1,658 posted on 12/10/2003 8:18:20 PM PST by Technogeeb
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To: Technogeeb
I am willing to put my life, liberty and sacred honor (to use an old but good phrase) on the line for the Constitution, even if five Justices of the Supreme Court are willing to wipe their feet on it. Anyone who agrees with me is welcome to make the same commitment.

John / Billybob

1,717 posted on 12/10/2003 10:44:52 PM PST by Congressman Billybob (www.ArmorforCongress.com Visit. Join. Help. Please.)
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