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“You agree with the judge that the accuser and witnesses cannot use certain words? The judge is a tyrant, and you are nuts. People are entitled to speak freely in court, and judges who restrict that are not fit to serve. People swear to tell the whole truth, and have the right to do so. How can they do it if the judge makes sure that the jury is spoonfed only what the judge want’s them to hear?”

In fact, judges do this sort of thing all the time. One of the major powers they exert is on what evidence may or may not be heard in court. In a recent 2nd amendment case, the judge ruled that the person being prosecuted could not testify because he would claim the defense that the law was unconstitutional.