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pretty transparent you only post one-liners without facts to show you have no facts and are clearly (that also means transparent) dishonest

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Honestly. It doesn't help that this current Supreme Court overturned Roe. Precedent is a bedrock principle in our system, and when a panel of judges just chooses to ignore it so dramatically, you do wonder whether judges are following the law or their own agenda. I'm not saying all judges or even most (or even many) are like this, but mud splatters and, when the highest court in the land is biased, it undermines faith in the entire system.

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I would like to believe that a judge, any judge, would not play partisan.. but it is obviously not true.

I an not happy with Roe, but more disgusted that the conservative judges clearly lied during their confirmations. kavanaugh especially.. but c thomas has to be added into it.

But appear to be sexual predators, and I can say their actions show they are liars and corrupt. The amount of corruption from the conservative side of the bench is deplorable.

both thomas and kavanaugh (and the other judges appointed by hmpy trmpy) should be recusing themselves. Not just with hmpy cases, but also the cases where they have enjoyed the spoils of their positions and ruled in the favor of those cases (i.e. harlan crow)

the hmpy appointed judge -federal judge aileen cannon - also appears to be acting in a partisan mode.

hmpy tries to say he is persecuted and references 'banana republics'. trmpy and his appoints are making "America become a 'banana repubic' " a fact!

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Certainly easier to draw the political connection in Supreme Court. Not so much in criminal court.

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Is it? Major precedents have been overturned before. Most notably the pro-segregation Plessy v Ferguson was overturned by Brown v Board of Ed. I would hope that, if it ever came to it, Korematsu v US would be overturned. Precedents should not be overturned willy nilly but nothing is written in stone, nor should it.

We risk complacency when we treat precedents as indissoluble. Democrats had a number of opportunity to enact the Freedom of Choice act, putting Roe v Wade into legislation, but they thought it was unnecessary and did not want to "waste" political capital on it. By contrast, anti-abortion zealots passed abortion bans in states that could not take effect immediately knowing that they would if Roe were overturned.

Good needs to be as smart and disciplined as evil.

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I hope, really hope and want to believe we are better people. And that republicans are people. But everything I have seem since 2016 leads me to believe the gQpedos party (with the likes of pos_stfnKKK) are evil, perhaps pure evil.

One of the many reasons I suggest all free-thinking honest people (liberals) maintain a level of anonymity online. The threats AND attacks on people doing their job is disgusting.

The doxxing that hmpy trmpy does, should be reason enough for him to be in jail.

I am for free speech, but the fact that social media is allowing for his hate speech.. is criminal in itself.

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If this was just anyone they would be in jail. It took how many years to finally put Capone away. Your would think today if you continue to break the law your held accountable. But no it’s Trump he can get away with anything really. Our judicial system is truly a mess

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the irony of this is pos_stfnKKK is suggesting hmpy trmpy is being treated differently.

He is. There is only one person who plead (in court) that he doesn' have enough money or wealth to pay his fines, but in public says he has twice the money of the fine.

and then gets it reduced by nearly a third.

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We have seen Trump set up the Supreme Court to do his bidding and this has contributed to many concerns regarding the judicial system. My gosh, RBG wasn’t even cold and Trump had her replaced but the republicans refused to allow Garland an opportunity because it was within an election year. I can’t even begin with Clarence Thomas and his wife. We have Cannon who clearly is assisting Trump and her husband’s association with the party should have disqualified her immediately. Trump threatens( or has his crew threaten) judges when they attempt to hold him accountable. He knows that there is some crazy follower out there that will do his dirty work for him. The thing I don’t understand is why these judges don’t have something that can trace these calls and respond by putting these people in prison. Seems so simple to me but I’m limited technologically. Is this the new freedom? Freedom to threaten the lives of others with no consequences?

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I think you would have made a stronger case if you had included the attack on the judiciary from the left as well. The attack on the US Supreme Court and the demonstrations in front of several justices homes; and the attempted intimidation of Supreme Court Justices not only by citizens but politicians, for example our own Senator Schumer appeared to threaten Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch outside the Supreme Court building. Our legal system is under attack and it is from both the right and the left. And sadly the media has been encouraging this lack of respect by almost always pointing out what party in office appointed them. Not so subtly implying that their decisions are biased and not based on law. Yes our system of justice, the courts, and the judges are under attack by all sides. A sad commentary indeed.

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Donald Trump reposted a video of President Biden bound and being abducted in the back of a pickup truck over the Easter weekend, no less.

Is there something on the left including Sen. Schumer’s “attack” on Justice Kavanaugh that’s comparable?

If someone is threatening Supreme Court justices they should at least be receiving visits from authorities. Trump should be, too.

There are plenty of folks willing to find some false equivalence to excuse his actions, tho.

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would you mind listing some of the threats from the left?

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There was a man who stalked Justice Kavanaugh, but I agree there seems to be far more from the right.

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thanks

1) stalking anyone, should be a crime

2) I am not sure if the guy was a democrat

3) the man seem kind of mentally unstable -- though I think most of the hmpy trmpy supporters fall into that category

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/man-gun-arrested-justice-kavanaughs-residence-rcna32535

1) {again} as a bleeding heart liberal, I have no problem point out this is wrong...

not only do more republicans commit these crimes.. I've never seen a republican say that behavior is wrong

NEVER

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But threats from a former president is unprecedented. I hope you would agree with that.

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Show some links from reputable sites that prove there are threats from the left please, as proof og what you claim.

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Just to share this, the former president’s Easter message which is totally, uh, normal and not deranged, like Jack Smith, in any way. He needs serious psychological help.

@realDonald Trump HAPPY EASTER TO ALL, INCLUDING CROOKED AND CORRUPT PROSECUTORS AND JUDGES THAT ARE DOING EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO INTERFERE WITH THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 2024, AND PUT ME IN PRISON, INCLUDING THOSE MANY PEOPLE THAT I COMPLETELY & TOTALLY DESPISE BECAUSE THEY WANT TO DESTROY AMERICA, A NOW FAILING NATION, LIKE "DERANGED" JACK SMITH, WHO IS EVIL AND "SICK," MRS.

FANI "FAUNI" WADE, WHO SAID SHE HARDLY KNEW THE “SPECIAL" PROSECUTOR, ONLY TO FIND THAT HE SPENT YEARS "LOVING" HER, LONG BEFORE THE GEORGIA PERSECUTION OF PRESIDENT TRUMP BEGAN (AND THEREBY MAKING THE CASE AGAINST ME NULL, VOID, AND ILLEGAL!), AND LAZY ON VIOLENT CRIME ALVIN BRAGG WHO, WITH CROOKED JOE'S DOJ THUGS, UNFAIRLY WORKING IN THE D.A'S OFFICE, ILLEGALLY INDICTED ME ON A CASE HE NEVER WANTED TO BRING AND VIRTUALLY ALL LEGAL SCHOLARS SAY IS A CASE THAT SHOULD NOT BE BROUGHT, IS BREAKING THE LAW IN DOING SO (POMERANTZ!), WAS TURNED DOWN BY ALL OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES, AND IS NOT A CRIME. HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!

Yeah, Happy Easter, haters!

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Yes, people of all political stripes receive threats, but at the moment it’s largely a problem coming from Trump aligned people and suggesting otherwise diminishes the reality of the problem.

Yes women’s rights supporters protested outside SCOTUS Justices homes after the opinion tossing Roe was released. Democrats and those on the left urged protesters to be nonviolent. The protests were not about an ordinary case, but about justices who went through their congressional hearings assuring Senators and the public that they respected precedent and settled law then turned around to take rights away from women. Repeat, take rights away. It was unprecedented in scope in the post Civil War history. The protesters were arguing against an attack by a majority of the Court on our system of government and the rights of the people.

But then so was the attack on Congress on J6 an unprecedented action in our nation since the Civil War. It was an attempt to use violence to prevent the lawful transition of government.

The “both sides” argument misrepresents what is actually going on.

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Again please list

And you clearly must know that the both sides do it fallacy is getting old

Especially when you have no facts to prove that

what I have seen from the dishonest gQpedos party is there is no parity when it comes to evil.

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ahhhh the perfect dishonest gQpedos

post an article you didn't listen to. His 'threat' was to point out that political

Another example where a lie is a lie and those of simply-not is not equal to facts of other posts.

Giving out someone's address on social media, is NOT the same as pointing out an unjust decision will have political ramifications.

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Here is how sad and dishonest

and not to mention clueless (that means ignorant too)

gQpedos are

assuming that a women who want control of their bodies and rights are democrats.

I don't know if that shows you are

• clueless about women's bodies

• clueless about women's minds

but even if you want to set aside 'women'

we are just left with you being clueless

and of course a pos_stfnKKK slappy.. good job aLex deGRASSe

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quick question, if you support a liar and lies

are you a liar?

https://www.currentaffairs.org/2018/09/how-we-know-kavanaugh-is-lying

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You are certainly helping to perpetuate the lie.

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Not QUITE the same. ☹️

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If more do it from one side than the other then that is a false equivalent.

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as he said

"that is a false equivalent."

but then you were smart to obfuscate and pivot away from one dishonest statement to another

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I think most everyone has a tendency to think a judge is fair and unbiased when their rulings coincide with our beliefs. That’s easy. It takes conscious effort to overcome the tendency to think the opposite when the ruling doesn’t go our way. You have to take a step back and try to see the whole picture, think about what evidence was presented and also understand that a good judge is constrained by the law and how it applies to the case. That effort pales in comparison to the effort the judge must put in to ensure their own personal feelings are not guiding their decisions. I imagine even very good and fair judges struggle with that sometimes. The real damage Trump has done with his everlasting whining about his victimhood is to take away the trust that our court system works. Whether you love him or hate him, now most people look at every court decision involving him as somehow suspect if it doesn’t go their way. Judge Cannon is not a Supreme Court judge, and so there is a system in place to keep her honest. She can be overruled and has been. If she continually makes poor decisions that aren’t based in law, there is a process to remove her from the bench. Does it seem to me that she is biased in favor of Trump? Yes, it does, but I am humble enough to consider that some of my own bias might be coloring that perception.

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I don't know if I can agree with this

I know we all want to believe judges are honest. I know my liberal friends do and everything I see in the media liberals do.

gQp? not so much.. no one can look at gym jordan's district and assume that is a fair way to gerrymander a state.

and if you look at the gifts that the conservative judges have received from partisan entities and NOT recuse themselves.. makes it clear they are not fair

I understand there is a difference in what I believe and what a judge believes will differ and lead me to think they are bias... but there are just some obvious things that go past opinion.

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It is the point I was hoping to get across. When regular criminals are prosecuted people seem to respect judges, but now that a politician is being charged, they believe it is political. You can't have it both ways.

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I havent read YOUR article yet because I just had to comment on the current idiocy of OUR Democratic Senators. They are or have been currently holding nomination hearings for Adeel Managi who is being smeared by Repubs (as usual) mainly because hes Muslim!

It seems far too many of the Dem Senators are pretending this isnt happening other than a very small number who have spoken up. My senators are two of the quiet ones! I just sent both an email. which likely wont get a response. Here is Popular Information's post: Worth reading!

https://popular.info/p/update-new-smear-campaign-puts-first?utm_campaign=email-half-post&r=b9ign&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

NOW I'll read your post.

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Thanks for this information.

I think most Americans think Muslims are, for the most part, antisemitic by default. Perhaps that is my own bias, but it is an idea based in hundreds of personal interactions.

If someone thinks Muslims hate Jews they are Islamophobes.

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I have no need to disparage and disrespect you. You do a good job of that all on your own.

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that's gotta hurt

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oooo the poor victim who feels persecuted because people without facts should be able to say: "I'm a cristian"

Hey chum, that doesn't get you out of dishonest

your comment about Muslims is equally bigoted about 'all Muslims' AND 'all Jews'

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So are you saying its perfectly ok for someone to be smeared with that brush simply because of their religion? Sort of like Jews have been treated for too long?

If you read the post from Pop.Info. the "issues" dont seem to have much to do with anti-semitism - only the spins the Repubs are putting on his earlier activities.

My issue is not anti-semitism or islamophobes but with the apparent fear of Democrats of the negative smear campaign. That just ticks me off since we all have watched the other party be afraid of the current "front runner".

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Thanks for addressing a very serious issue, especially in a constitutional democracy in which its founders focused on and took seriously “the separation of powers”—between the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government. In an autocracy (dictatorship) there is no such distinction. The executive (dictator) becomes judge and jury.

Beyond this, rather than being targets of vitriol and violence, responsible judges ought to be respected and commended for their public service.

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Dear Mr. or Ms. Simply Put.

Throughout our history, presidents, congress persons, and others,, including us common folk, have taken issue with decisions of the Supreme Court, as did President Biden in his State of the Union address. I heard his words as tackling an issue rather than attacking their personhood. His words were not a vitriolic (hateful) call to violence against them.

You may disagree, but that is your right. We sometimes hear what we want to hear or do a lot of projecting. Self included.

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The difference being attacking court decisions vs Trumps personal attacks.

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Hardly.

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You should be able to see the difference between attacking a judge’s decision and attacking them personally. The fact that you either can’t or won’t indicates a made up mind that is closed to further input.

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smiplyNot

have you ever thought about being right (correct)

instead of right-wing (a terrorist)

?

asking for democracy

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Aren’t the attacks on the family of judges on Trump cases really the even greater concern? Trump has no boundaries.

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Decent Americans WANT the judicial system (and law enforcement) to be weaponized against criminals. Especially career criminals.

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Excellent point.

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I read this five hours ago, and after reflection, I have additional thoughts.

I have to revert back to my:


• call liars ‘liars’

• call killers ‘killers’

• call terrorists ‘terrorists’

and

• call rapists ‘rapists’

hmpy trmpy is part of all this: From 30,000 lies in office and that many since; to mishandling the pandemic and people dying; to inciting an insurrection; to raping E. Jean Carroll (and surely other women).

And clearly we have republicans like pos_tnfKKK continuing those lies. Saying convicted criminals are ‘hostages’ and rape victims are ‘liars’.

What we are seeing now is a dictator-like attack on - - - any and all - - - people who do not kowtow to hmpy trmpy.

The entire republican party lays down before hmpy. Not because they think he is right.

Part of it is they fear what he would do to them politically.

BUT the fat gQp elephant in the room is they fear for their lives. hmpy will give out their addresses, he will give out their cellphone numbers, he will present murderous images of his ‘enemies’ and he will promise a blood bath.

This promise of revenge is not the future, because his words have lead to violece already.

And it is time to hold hmpy accountable, but also the spineless creatures like pos_tfnkkk accountable.. because more dead people is on her hands.

on her bloody hands

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/01/24/trumps-false-or-misleading-claims-total-30573-over-four-years/

https://www.businessinsider.com/analysis-trump-covid-19-response-40-percent-us-deaths-avoidable-2021-2

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_impeachment_of_Donald_Trump

https://apnews.com/article/trump-rape-carroll-trial-fe68259a4b98bb3947d42af9ec83d7db

https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2023-12-13/donald-trump-dictator-free-press-fake-news-robert-kagan-jd-vance

https://cbsnews.com/news/ohio-campaign-rally-trump-says-there-will-be-bloodbath-if-he-loses-november-election/

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/blame-abc-news-finds-17-cases-invoking-trump/story?id=58912889

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Trump cannot be viewed as a normal candidate in a normal election cycle. When will our major news outlets start covering Trump as the candidate he is — a despot with no respect for the rule of law who is a clear and present danger to our country?

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I am appalled what the diabolical sociopathic narcissist continues to get away with. He continues to spew how unfair and rigged the system is. To the contrary, judges who are assigned to his trails have bent over backwards to persevere his individual rights. He is correct when he says he is being treated differently. Yes he is! No other person in the history of the judicial system has gotten away with such blatant behavior. If anyone else continued to thumb their noses at judges orders, they would be hauled back into court and told to bring their toothbrushes.

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That’s a tragedy!

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