He routinely makes a mockery of his own "faith." He made the sign of the cross at an abortion rally a few days ago. He stands for nothing. He is neither mentally not physically fit to hold office yet the Democrats bolster him up while others run the show. — BitconnectCarlos
non sequiturs — 180 Proof
It bothers me that I don't quite know who runs the show. — BitconnectCarlos
I see NOS has put everyone to sleep on this thread. Nice. — Mikie
The only thing an educated person can do politically is glorify and aggrandize the state, or disguise their statism as social and political philosophy, which is the direct consequence of their state education.
In any case, I’d love to see an educated refutation of any one of the aforementioned political stances, morally and socially, if you care to try. — NOS4A2
I seem to recall you complaining about media propoganda, and yet here you are- regurgitating (right-wing) media propoganda.Bragg’s current prosecutor, Matthew Colangelo, previously served as acting associate attorney general in Biden’s Justice Department and also led New York Attorney General Letitia James’s civil inquiry into Trump. He’s Biden’s hatchet man.
Add this to the fact that the judge’s daughter received millions from the Biden/harris campaign, is it just not possible to find someone in the justice system who is impartial, and not a Biden/obama stooge with a vested interest in Trump’s conviction? — NOS4A2
Thanks NOS, I slept well for four days after that one. Have you ever heard of voting?
I seem to recall you complaining about media propoganda, and yet here you are- regurgitating (right-wing) media propoganda.
I seriously doubt the NY Times called Colangelo Biden's "hatchet man". I read similar claims on the Fox News website.(part of my "bubble", I guess).I learned about Colangelo from the New York Times and Merchan’s daughter from a gagged Donald Trump. One place you won’t hear of it is in your little echo chamber. — NOS4A2
You're deflecting. But thanks for sharing your opinion about the judge. FYI: I disagree.Have you never heard of the phrase "hatchet man"? — NOS4A2
Yes, I’ve heard of voting. Isn’t that what educated people do? — NOS4A2
Oddly enough, voting is not just limited to those who are educated. Now, it has been argued that a certain degree of education ought to be mandatory, but that would be discriminatory. So... we get the problem described by Plato, being a successful candidate is like offering candy to children.
As I've mentioned before, I think the prosecution's legal basis is weak, so there's a good chance of overturning it on appeal. But the coverage of the case provides a good reminder of Trump's sleazy character (irrespective of the legality).
But really the only reason people vote is for astronomical reasons, because the earth has spun on its axis 1460 times. So at least they know how to count. — NOS4A2
The state waited because the feds told them to stand down, because they were investigating. The federal investigation stopped when Biden took office. Many of the investigators were pissed, and pressured Bragg to indict Trump (e.g Mark Pomerantz wrote a book about Trump's financial crimes- and this got the public's attention). DA is an elected position, so this constituted political pressure.That, I think, was the point all along: a campaign favor for Trump's opponents. What else could explain why they waited past the statute of limitations so that it could happen as close to election as possible? — NOS4A2
Assistant District Attorney Joshua Steinglass said in court that one of the crimes Trump intended to commit was a conspiracy to promote or prevent an election. Here's the law:So will you hazard a guess as to what the other crime may have been, federal or otherwise? — NOS4A2
Exercise of prosecutorial discretion does not mean a crime wasn't committed.Both the DOJ and the FEC examined the case and no charges were brought. — NOS4A2
Irrelevant. The charge for falsifying business records rises to a felony because it allegedly entailed intent to commit the conpiracy crime. The statute of limitations explains why he wasn't indicted for that conspiracy crime.Another misdemeanor with a two-year statute of limitations. — NOS4A2
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