[KevinB]

Cboldt's post at 104 is an eye-opener. The question is what Flynn is now defending. Is it the lying charge or the contempt charge? As Cboldt pointed out, the contempt charge is brought by a judge, not by a prosecutor (Judicial branch vs. Executive branch). If that's the case, (i) it's not a separation of powers issue and the court is not bound by its decision in Fokker, and (ii) it could be argued that the writ of mandamus is not appropriate because Flynn could appeal the contempt charge.

Between Kavanaugh, the Russia collusion coup attempt, the outrageous Barr hearing this week, the Flynn fiasco, the Democrat-supported riots and the Democrat plandemic I have, sadly, lost faith in the system. My one hope is that the American people see through all of this and deliver victories to the Republicans in November. If that does not happen, this country as we know it is finished.

[Cboldt]

-- My one hope is that the American people see through all of this and deliver victories to the Republicans in November. If that does not happen, this country as we know it is finished. --

I'm a cynic's cynic myself, but I don't think DEM takeover is necessarily a death sentence. Sometimes the bear has to be poked really hard to wake up.

That said, I offer it just a point of possibilities. I don't have faith in the public, and I view Trump as an 8 year reprieve, then back to the salt mine. The system is fatally damaged, and the people are without a clue.

Hope I'm wrong. I do know I am not depressed about this, I'm an old fart, and history shows regimes fall, and my life is not really "of this earth." I educate those who will listen that freedom is worth fighting and dying for. IOW, I do what I can, and better to be a happy warrior than a downer!