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Jan. 6 committee’s referrals may ‘stiffen the spine’ of prosecutors
The Hill ^ | 12/08/2022 | REBECCA BEITSCH

Posted on 12/08/2022 8:15:17 AM PST by ChicagoConservative27

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To: jpp113
Bill of Attainder

I've been saying that for over a year!

A few FR legal eagles say it's not because the action - a "criminal referral" is not punishment, but that's not really true.

Bills of Attainder were developed as a way to cause power to to ooze from the Crown to the Parliament - but the King still had to sign the death warrant.

The prohibition against Bills of Attainder in Article I §9 was coupled with the prohibition of ex post facto laws, and was certainly intended to prevent exactly what we are seeing today.

21 posted on 12/08/2022 9:04:30 AM PST by Jim Noble (I feel my heart beat faster any place in the neighborhood of the Astor)
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To: piytar

No need to apologize.

With the world focused on Siknick, who was NOT murdered, the MSM, etc don’t want to talk about the others. Typical propaganda.


22 posted on 12/08/2022 9:05:46 AM PST by qaz123
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To: Rurudyne

We need MLK style Ghandi protests. The only
thing deadly about Jan 6 is the killing of
a female Vet who was unarmed and seated.

I am tired of this propaganda.

We seem like a GOP that does not care how much
the Dems get away with.


23 posted on 12/08/2022 9:44:09 AM PST by Zenjitsuman (f)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Given the number of feds involved in sex, sexual assaults, and affairs lately, stiffening of the spine is not what they’re about.


24 posted on 12/08/2022 9:56:50 AM PST by DPMD ( )
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To: Rurudyne

2 minute hate.


25 posted on 12/08/2022 10:10:15 AM PST by sauropod (Fascists also buy Comcast cable packages" - Olby - Wanna buy mine?)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

I’m sure that when James Madison wrote the First Amendment, he hoped this kind of thing would happen if anyone actually tried to exercise the rights enumerated in it.


26 posted on 12/08/2022 11:22:43 AM PST by Verginius Rufus
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To: Jim Noble; jpp113

Congress isn’t a grand jury but aren’t the referrals basically a summary of what they say they found out and they’re passing it off to the DOJ for further investigation and then Grand Jury, etc.

The panel can do things and question people in ways that the DOJ cannot, right?

Now the panel has someone on record as saying something. That person can’t recant or change their statement otherwise it’s 18USC1001

The panel acted like really shady private eyes turning their findings over to dirty cops.


27 posted on 12/08/2022 12:46:32 PM PST by qaz123
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Like Deep State’s myrmidons have spines...

SNORT.


28 posted on 12/08/2022 12:50:17 PM PST by mewzilla (We will never restore the republic if we don't first secure the ballot box.)
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