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To: bort

I guess I would rather have Heller than a dem. Barely. Wish we could get a real conservative in that seat.


16 posted on 11/03/2018 8:57:46 AM PDT by jyo19
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To: jyo19

I know how you feel, I was so angry when Heller won the primary. It seems to me though, somehow, that Reid controls everything, even the GOP. By the way, please do not vote for Initiative 1. It really is an evil evil law. It protects the Christine Blaisey Fords of this world, and essentially destroys the defendant’s right to presumption of innocence and the right to confront the accuser. When a case goes to trial, the odds are likely that the defendant is innocent. He has absolutely been offered a plea bargain and has refused to take it, the guilty will take the plea. That being said, the innocent will often take a plea as well because they do not have the resources to vigorously defend themselves and the overworked public defender really does not have the resources or time to mount the kind of defense that is needed. Remember too, the defandent already has the full power of the state with its unlimited resources lined up against him, he does not need to walk into the courtroom with the deck stacked even stronger against him. And, the victim already has plenty of rights if the defendant is found guilty, which happens 96% of the time. Our criminal justice system is already broken, and this ballot initiative makes it even worse.

In fact, all the ballot initiatives are evil except the ones providing tax exemptions for some medical devices and for feminine hygiene products. I think both of those deserve a “yes” vote.


29 posted on 11/03/2018 9:26:04 AM PDT by erkelly
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To: jyo19

At this point, we need ‘R’s to get the judicial appointments through.


55 posted on 11/03/2018 12:27:23 PM PDT by fortheDeclaration
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