Posted on 04/16/2024 8:46:15 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
On Tuesday, oral arguments commenced in the case of Fischer vs. United States, scrutinizing the legitimacy of felony charges of obstructing an official proceeding against individuals involved in the January 6 United States Capitol riot. The court's ruling will carry significant weight, as it could potentially influence the fate of hundreds of defendants from the January 6 riot and potentially undermine certain federal charges against Donald Trump.
Currently, the conservative wing of the court has expressed doubt regarding the government's case, which U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar is making. Notably, Justice Neil Gorsuch posed a question that was epic, to put it mildly.
Specifically, he inquired whether Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.), who infamously pulled a fire alarm to delay a House vote, could face charges under the same statute.
"What does that mean for the breadth of this statute?" Gorsuch asked. "Would a sit-in that disrupts a trial or access to a federal courthouse qualify? Would a heckler at today's audience qualify, or a heckler at the State of the Union address? Would pulling a fire alarm before a vote qualify for 20 years in federal prison?"
"There are multiple elements of the statute that may not be satisfied by those hypotheticals," insisted Prelogar. "It relates to the point I was going to make to the chief justice about the breadth of the statute. These built-in limitations are things that I think would potentially suggest that many of those things wouldn't be something the government can charge as 1512(c)(2)."
She added, "It would include the fact that the actus reus does require obstruction, which we understand to be meaningful interference. That means if you have some minor disruption or delay or some minimal outburst—"
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I had never seen it or heard it before that.
If the meaning is unclear, just axe.
Language the ghetto junkies can understand
Bfl
If you think this entire site is racist and that racism is wrong (and it is), why be here, no matter what melanin count you have I disagree that the site is racist, but there are racist/bigotted posters here and there, as well as some misogonists. Haven’t seen any misandrists yet.
“Most sites are anti-Semitic. This site is just racist.”
And you are free to find another one more to your liking anytime.
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Good for Gorsuch. But I hope he turned around and fussed at his cohorts for not hearing cases of voter fraud because of “lack of standing “. If SCOTUS had done it’s job then the Jan 6 protest might not have happened to begin with.
Sentences are raciss
Biden is hoping NY gets Trump. Georgia is going to be a lost cause and Jan 6 fell apart at the seams. What the DNC doesn’t understand is the pain NY’ers have felt over the last four years and an actively campaigning Trump in NYC can swing the election by 28 electoral votes. Democrats would not recover from that.
[Bowman said he thought the fire alarm was a door handle.]
Wow, what a liar.
After we “throw shade” can we “clap back”?
How about Barbara Billingsly? She speaks jive.
Oh, don’t sell it short. It hates Jeeews as well. LOL
Believe it or not, British singer Adele can sing some very convincing Rap verses. She says her managers don’t want her to perform in that manner, at least not publicly.
Not toi surprising. Her generation has grown up hearing it.
If you are saying that Black Conservative "Political Activists" now exist in record numbers, I agree with you.
However, if you are saying that the Republican Party is getting more Black votes, that is misleading.
Since 1984, 88%-96% of USA Blacks have voted AGAINST the Republican nominee in every Presidential election.
In 2016, 92% of Blacks voted against Trump.
In 2020, "just" 88% of Blacks voted against Trump.
Before 1984 - every Republican nominee received a LARGER share of the Black vote than Trump received in 2020.
Get lost.
Throw shade:
To say a rude or slick comment towards another person with little or no one else catching the insult except who it was directed towards.
eg: Girl 1: "I've been working a lot, just been making my money."
Girl 2: "Aww, that's cool. I'd be working that hard too if I worked at McDonald's to pay my rent."
Girl 1: "Why you gotta throw shade doe?"
throw shade on you:
As a tree throws shade on the grass under it inhibiting its growth, throwing shade on someone is being negative to their idea or attitude.
eg: "I don't mean to throw shade on you but you do have other choices to consider."
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