Posted on 07/09/2024 3:24:21 PM PDT by Libloather
The Supreme Court’s decision on Friday in Fischer v. U.S. struck down one of the most common charges against January 6 defendants. “Obstruction of an official proceeding” had been used in hundreds of cases, and those convictions are now invalid.
But the biggest impact of the decision may occur elsewhere.
For years, calling January 6 an “insurrection” has been a litmus test for press, pundits and politicians. Members of Congress such as Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) claimed a conspiracy of “armed and organized insurrectionists.” The claim is legally absurd but politically advantageous.
It now seems like the insurrection increasingly looks more like a legal case of mass trespass and unlawful entry.
I have always believed that criminal charges were warranted for the riot of Jan. 6, 2021. But this week’s decision shows how the Justice Department has wrongly prosecuted hundreds of people for the obstruction crime. It was all of what Justice Department official Michael Sherwin proudly declared in a television interview, that “our office wanted to ensure that there was shock and awe…it worked because we saw through media posts that people were afraid to come back to D.C. because they’re, like, ‘If we go there, we’re gonna get charged.’ …We wanted to take out those individuals that essentially were thumbing their noses at the public for what they did.”
The Fischer opinion will bring an end to a minority of cases that were based entirely on the charge under 1512(c)(2). The section had been enacted after the Enron scandal in 2001 with the collapse of an energy company accused of corporate fraud. It was designed to allow criminal charges for the destruction of evidence in the form of documents and records.
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It’s not trespassing if they were invited by the security guards to enter.
everyone unlawfully imprisoned because of this needs to sue Democrats for billions!
Of course the Democrats will immediately claim the IMMUNITY they so disparaged when it applies to others!
Or signs were removed stating "No Entry"
The crystal glass dome under which all this insurrection talk was repeated and turned into an echo chamber has been shattered, and the shards are falling everywhere.
There will be casualties, and there shall also be some amazing rescues.
Jail them FOREVER!!!
I remember the videos of the guards waving people in, but I have tried searching and can’t seem to find them now. Have they been removed from the internet?
“I have always believed that criminal charges were warranted for the riot of Jan. 6, 2021.”
Sorry Turley, you are wrong. In light of a clearly stolen election, the response was right and proper for the people who purportedly are the power in this republic.
The “riot” was as natural as the Boston Tea party, the Battle of Athens Tennessee, or defiantly stopping a carjacker who demands your keys.
So is Ruskin and Co. going to propose a bill to make trespassing a capital crime and punishable by death?
For decades I have watched commies protest in government buildings. Often they would do extensive damage. They would be escorted out by police after they were through screeching their message and taken to the station where, after a couple of hours, charges would be dropped.
On a very rare occasion charges would NOT be be dropped and they would have to pay a small fine.
Either we are equal before the law or we are not.
The consensus currently seems to be on the side of "not".
How do you trespass in the people’s house...?
I saw a protester have the handcuffs removed so he could fistbump security officers on his way out the door.
Free J6 hostages now!
Okay...
Has a single person been released? It’s been more than a week.
What the hell is the delay????
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i think so.
i have looked repeatedly for the 3 hour video by ken paxton ( tx) that documented the hundreds of security vulnerabilities of the dominion voting software and hardware that were uncovered when paxton was looking at certifying them for election use.
gone.
nowhere to be found
maybe on page 1000,000,000,000,91
but who has years to search that many pages back.
google
is
evil
( and mostly worthless nowdays.)
Help is on the way, get those jail cell door keys ready! Then get those lawsuits flying.
If we end up with anything like “history books” - they should record this as one of the biggest failures of justice and violation of constitutional protections in 248 years.
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