What's really unbelievable is this ridiculous press release, which stands as further proof of Mr. Stanley's utter lack of qualification for the office of U.S. Senator.
Just a couple of examples:
Judge Patterson's next move was to order everyone except the defendant and the officers of the court out of the room.... After a few more minutes a compromise was reached and everyone except Mr. Stanley, his lawyer, and the court officials left the courtroom.
IOW, the "compromise" was that the Judge's ruling would stand: the same people would stay in the room as before, since "his lawyer" could not have been sent out in the first place.
And how about this: As observers left the court room they were met by a posse of armed guards from the Sheriff's department who ordered them to move away from the doorway.
Gasp! Armed Sheriff's deputies?!? Shocking. And those statist thugs were moving them "away from the doorway" -- as though to maintain peace and quiet in the courtroom? (A reasonable move, in light the later outburst of one Mr. Joe Johnson.) Shameful!
As to the use of Constitutional arguments in this case concerning violations of Denver Municipal Ordinance 38-117.5(b), the judge is correct. The task facing this county court is to try Stanley on allegations that he violated an existing ordinance. If Stanley wishes to appeal his conviction (if any), or to challenge the consititutionality of the ordinance a different court, he's got a right to do so. The Constitutionality of the ordinance itself is irrelevant to whether Stanley violated it. Nor is it in the jurisdiction of a county criminal court to rule on Constitutional issues.
But, as is typical of Libertarians, Stanley has picked the wrong battle, in the wrong location.
Wake me up if the LP ever becomes a serious player. Up to now, they're just standing around in noble poses.
Exactly the point here. -- The judge has no right or jurisdiction to stop the defendant from raising these 'constitutional issues' to the jury, in his defense.
ALL you who argue the states position on these fundamental issues are arguing AGAINST your own constitutional rights. - In unbelievable displays of statist denial.