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Looks like the high & mighty Jack Smith is headed for an enormous ker-plop into the judicial muck he's been proudly riding in.
1 posted on 12/21/2023 3:51:19 PM PST by henbane
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This is nonsense.

The AG can hire a lawyer and have him work under the auspices of the DOJ without POTUS appointment or Congressional approval.

He’s simply a prosecutor.


2 posted on 12/21/2023 3:56:15 PM PST by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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This is HUGH!


4 posted on 12/21/2023 4:00:29 PM PST by drjimmy
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Nah, Garland can hire a counsel (like Mueller) or a prosecutor under another AG, but not proving prosecutor.


5 posted on 12/21/2023 4:01:47 PM PST by struggle
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HUGE: New Supreme Court Filing Seeks To Strip Jack Smith Of Authority

Supreme Court filings are not huge. Supreme Court rulings are and that's a long ways from happening.

7 posted on 12/21/2023 4:03:41 PM PST by Drew68 (Ron DeSantis for President. A conservative who fights and wins..)
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Some may take umbrage at the Taylor Swift comparison.....but I digress
10 posted on 12/21/2023 4:09:29 PM PST by llevrok (“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” ― George Orwell)
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The referenced “law” is in the CFR, stuff made up within the bureaucracy which may or may not be enforced. Ample precedent for past special counsels appointed the same way.

Actionable law is in the US Code, not in the Code of Federal Regulations unless authorized by Congress.


12 posted on 12/21/2023 4:13:37 PM PST by jjotto ( Blessed are You LORD, who crushes enemies and subdues the wicked.)
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We knw about this when the alleged appointment occurred...and they let it ride...Is it all about timing...and hsnging him high, i.e., let him do this and that and be in violation may make all his actions criminal. Don’t know. Just pondering.


13 posted on 12/21/2023 4:15:02 PM PST by Sacajaweau ( )
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what authority ?

he doesnt have any

thats the whole freaking point !!!!

he is one of too many rogues.


16 posted on 12/21/2023 4:25:30 PM PST by cuz1961 (USCGR Vet, John Adams Descendant , deal with it.)
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Works for me. I think Jack Smith is a political hack.


17 posted on 12/21/2023 4:25:34 PM PST by Robert357
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In order to prosecute Nixon they needed someone not under the control of the Nixon administration, so the position of special prosecutor was created. Since Trump isn’t being investigated by his own administration, why appoint a special prosecutor?


18 posted on 12/21/2023 4:31:59 PM PST by HalfIrish
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Well, I’m not going to argue the fine points because — I just don’t know.

But I’m willing to predict that, if SCOTUS takes up the case and it’s looking bad for Smith because of some of the issues strewn about in the article under discussion, we can count on Roberts to shine a light on what they have to do to fix it up so that the perse/prose-cutions can continue.


19 posted on 12/21/2023 4:35:51 PM PST by DJ Frisat (If I say something exceptionally stupid, chances are I was writing the influence of AutoCorrect. 🙄🫤)
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Finally, a well written brief that may (however remotely) be helpful to Trump. Of course the brief wasn’t drafted or submitted by Trump’s attorneys .


21 posted on 12/21/2023 4:42:34 PM PST by thegagline (Sic semper tyrannis! Goldwater in 2024)
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Another move on article.


23 posted on 12/21/2023 4:49:34 PM PST by devane617 (Discipline Is Reliable, Motivation Is Fleeting..)
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If this is successful the REEEEEing from our Left will be a beautiful thing to watch.


24 posted on 12/21/2023 4:51:46 PM PST by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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What a great Christmas gift that would be!!!


26 posted on 12/21/2023 5:03:38 PM PST by ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton (Dems: We cheated fair and square!!!)
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Here is a second source.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/12/20/jack-smiths-special-counsel-appointment-is-unconstitutional-former-attorney-general-tells-supreme-court/


27 posted on 12/21/2023 5:07:52 PM PST by mountainlion (Live well those that did not make it back.)
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Can you believe all the constitutional FRawyers here!


29 posted on 12/21/2023 5:10:15 PM PST by jacknhoo (Luke 12:51; Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
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Reminds me of...



Dickless.
30 posted on 12/21/2023 5:21:48 PM PST by know.your.why (<>)
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Those filing the case with SCOTUS are certainly bright and knowledgeable of the law, and I would trust what they say to be so.

My only question is, why has it taken this long????


31 posted on 12/21/2023 5:23:17 PM PST by elpadre
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p


46 posted on 12/22/2023 5:24:59 AM PST by wintertime ( Behind every government school teacher stand armed police.( Real bullets in those guns on the hip!))
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