Posted on 01/27/2019 11:30:11 AM PST by Kaslin
Much has been made of the pre-dawn arrest of Roger Stone in his home in Fort Lauderdale. To make this arrest, Special Counsel Robert Mueller, probably having delegated the task to his subordinate Andrew Weissmann (who is known for this tactic), assembled a full-scale FBI SWAT team of 29 members, replete with long weapons, body armor, and even a flash-bang grenade or two. The arrest took place at "zero dark thirty" or 5:30 A.M. Nevertheless, a CNN crew was on hand to film the whole thing.
Once upon a time, this level of force was considered necessary only to raid suspects able and inclined to shoot back, or who might destroy evidence. Think Symbionese Liberation Army or drug kingpin Frank Lucas of American Gangster fame. In such cases, in which the suspects really might shoot back, a television crew would never be allowed, on the grounds that they could be killed in the crossfire. The fact that a CNN crew was allowed to film Stone's arrest is evidence that nobody believed he was dangerous. Indeed, he was not: he is 66-year-old white-collar suspect with no prior history of violence, who didn't even have weapons in his house. Even the judge processing Stone's arraignment implicitly accepted that Stone was not dangerous; he allowed Stone to be released on a $250,000 surety bond.
The usual procedure in white-collar cases is not to assemble an unnecessary SWAT team. Instead, the Justice Department informs the suspect's attorney that the suspect has been indicted and needs to turn himself in to whatever courthouse for arraignment. The attorney informs the suspect and usually surrenders his client peacefully in the courthouse. No guns, no flash-bangs, no pre-dawn raids.
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While we're at it, we need to demand the Wall.
don't let it get too loose, your English, that is.
In a sane world mueller would be summarily fired for this gross incompetence.
In a sane world....
DC is clearly a criminal enterprise. We-The-People are at the mercy of their marauding hordes of spies, agents and judges.
Wondrously show[a] your steadfast love,
O Savior of those who seek refuge
from their adversaries at your right hand.
Keep me as the apple of your eye;
hide me in the shadow of your wings,
from the wicked who do me violence,
my deadly enemies who surround me.
They close their hearts to pity;
with their mouths they speak arrogantly.
They have now surrounded our steps;
they set their eyes to cast us to the ground.
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—Psalms 17:7
I think he drew the Manifort (solitary confinement) judge,too. Maybe that’s why they threw in the witness tampering charge so they can put him in the dungeon which was the charge that led to Manafort’s incarceration.
I’m kind of disappointed that Trump hasn’t organized a rally, he needs it bad.
This is all very confusing to me.
It would seem that if Trump wants to do something about all this Special Counsel stuff he could.
The question i am wondering these days is, “What is he planning?” I figure he knows how to play the long game. So why is he okay with allowing this to continue?
Its not like he doesn’t know how to go on the offense.
All very puzzling.
I don't want Americans to lose their jobs, but I'm tired of this.
We live in a dictatorial police state with zero real liberties Under the mueller regime (the true ultimate power in our current government since no other power on earth will do the obvious and
fire / prosecute him- or even check his outrageous conduct)
“Actually, there is: jury nullification. It is the public’s final sanction against abusive, arbitrary, and tyrannical government power.”
A good one but not the “final” one.
The final one is a hot war.
It bears repeating: Rebellion against tyranny is obedience to God.
The tree of liberty is parched.
Wray and Rosenstein had to condone this latest raid on Stone. It’s obvious to me that the FBI has some dirty info on the Trump family.
Or if you drive too slowly in the left lane. Then you get road rage.
I think that is what it is. The KGB actually has more power than the President. It is has come to take the position of the Praetorian guard and the Mamelukes. It has not yet assumed formal power. They have to gain control of a portion of the military to do that successfully and our military is not structured in truly discrete structures as were the Roman and Egyptian armies in their times. A coupist here would find, perhaps has found, that one cannot suborn a Regiment or a Wing.
Guilty as charged. (the road rage part, not the driving slowly part)
POTUS Trump can also do something...
1. Haul Chris Wray’s a$$ into the Oval Monday morning and demand an explanation for these tactics.
If Wray defends them and had knowledge of the raid, FIRE him for the excessive use of force against a US citizen. If Wray had no knowledge of the tactics, FIRE him for incompetency!
2. Withdraw Barr’s nomination for AG...keep Whitaker on indefinitely. This will put stains in the shorts of all DIM swamp creatures.
3. Demand immediate investigations into every lying ba$+ard in DC (start with Comey, Brennan, Clapper, Holder, and Lynch). That’s a prelude to bigger fish!
4. Demand an immediate investigation into Uranium 1 and into the generation of the Trump Dirty Dossier. Let’s go after the real Russian collusion.
4. Announce a national state of emergency. Instruct the DOD and military to begin the installation of the WALL and all necessary electronics needed to secure the Southern border. Except for essential services (military, law enforcement, FAA/TSA, etc.), all other government operations will be closed until the border work is completed.
5. Declassify and release all documents demanded by the last Congress regarding the Trump coup and other scandals perpetrated by both DIMS and Pubbies in Congress. Unseal indictments in all federal pedophile cases planned in the US.
He needs to start cleaning out the $h!= stalls...let the Sunshine in baby!
Pardon me, just awake from my day dream...hear someone pounding on my front door!
We have absolutely zero moral right to criticize the former USSR or China any more.
Since 99.9999999999999% of career Fed employees are Dems, they view the GOP as a defacto criminal organization.
Does the author suggest a beat down place?
Two problems with jury nulfication:
(1) It can be used against the good guys as well as for them. There are plenty of jurors who will ignore the law and convict any white Republican.
(2) Jurors would have to lie during jury selection when the judge asks them if they will apply the law as the court presents it to them.
The best remedy is to change the rules for trial venue to keep Republicans from automatically being tried in DC kangaroo cours.
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