Yes, there are racists in America. Always have been and always will be. But William Galston is likely closer to the truth in his analysis that there is something missing in American police organization that will not correctly address the “bad apples”, the bad cops who are the cause of an extremely high percentage of the problems. And if the... Read more
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Judge Sullivan: Beyond the Pale
May 15 | Posted by mrossol | Law, The Left, US Constitution5/15/220 – WSJ. In his zeal to convict Michael Flynn of something, federal Judge Emmet Sullivan is harming his own reputation. He’s also violating the law, as he’d know if he had read Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s opinion last week overturning the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. On Wednesday Judge Sullivan appointed an ex-judge to explore whether former Mr. Flynn... Read more
The Vindication of Michael Flynn
May 12 | Posted by mrossol | Democrat Party, FBI, Law, Losing Freedom, Party Politics, Special Counsel, The Left, US Constitution“If they [bad political, partisan actors] can do it to an honorable Army general, they can do it to you.” I applaud this result, but my paranoia remains. There remains much house cleaning yet to be done in the FBI and Justice Department. mrossol ==== WSJ – 5/12/2020 The Justice Department dropped its case against Michael Flynn on Thursday, “with prejudice,” in... Read more
So You Think You Want To Prosecute?
May 12 | Posted by mrossol | Lawfare, Losing Freedom, US ConstitutionA Primer to entice you to learn more about the law. ===== WSJ 5/12/20 Springtime for overzealous prosecutors looking for a political score is over. The Supreme Court on Thursday in Kelly v. U.S. unanimously reversed public corruption convictions of two aides to former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, reaffirming that not all sleazy, self-serving behavior by public officials is criminal. In 2015... Read more
Lawyers against Free Expression
May 11 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, Law, The Left, US CourtsHow blatant does it need to be?? ==== WSJ 5/6/20 Judicial Code of Misconduct Here’s one for the books: The ethics committee that wants to bar judges from belonging to the Federalist Society because it is supposedly too political is now being used as a political weapon against a judicial nominee. Let’s unspool the political skulduggery. In January we told you about the draft... Read more
At Best, Mr. Obama is Wrong.
May 11 | Posted by mrossol | Democrat Party, Law, ObamaPretty good example of why I believe little that this man says. mrossol. = = = = 5/9/20. WSJ Barack Obama is a lawyer, so it was stunning to read that he ventured into the Michael Flynn case in a way that misstated the supposed crime and ignored the history of his own Administration in targeting Mr. Flynn. Since the former President chose... Read more
