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Lane,
look at the little lefty, getting all judgmental

That's funny.

I don't ID as left.

But today I was thinking about it and realized, suddenly, that all my vehicles pull to the left, especially when applying the brakes.

Now that ought to be a clue.

Yea, so I acknowledge that all my vehicles are leftist, and my dogs too.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news...3ce620dd5cf47b&ei=15

Donald Trump will be forced to face justice before he takes office
Opinion by Austin Sarat • 30m • 5 min read

Last Friday, New York Judge Juan Merchan, who presided over Donald Trump’s hush money trial, refused to quash the indictment and set aside the jury verdict which made the president-elect a convicted felon. He announced he would sentence Trump on January 10 and, on Monday the judge denied Trump’s motion for a stay.

Along the way, he delivered a stern rebuke to our soon-to-be president and an important reminder to the rest of us that in a free country, even the most powerful people cannot erase their past. Merchan’s ruling, as the New York Times reported, denies the president-elect “the opportunity to clear his record before returning to the White House.”

“To dismiss the indictment and set aside the jury verdict,” Merchan wrote, “would not serve the concerns set forth by the Supreme Court in its handful of cases addressing presidential immunity nor would it serve the rule of law.”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news...1353e7c87a27de&ei=15

Supreme Court declines to block Trump's sentencing in New York hush money case
Story by Lawrence Hurley • 43m • 3 min read

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s request to block criminal proceedings in his hush money case in New York, meaning a sentencing hearing scheduled for Friday can go ahead.

The decision on a 5-4 vote with four conservatives dissenting meant the conservative-majority court changed course after having previously handed Trump two big wins last year. Trump is set to return to the presidency on Jan. 20.

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IMO, if the conservative justices has really changed course, there would be no dissent on this one.

. . . surprise, surprise, Alito dissented. Call with Trump was just a coincidence I’m sure. Alito, and Kavanaugh to a lesser extent, seem to just be judicial shills. Barrett appears to be surprisingly (and refreshingly) independent.

https://youtu.be/PWsXI7DQTZc?si=yPvdbaxmhxvpPB4B

Supreme Court DENIES Trump Attempt to STOP SENTENCING

For those who give a shit about details.

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Originally posted by MJines:
. . . surprise, surprise, Alito dissented. Call with Trump was just a coincidence I’m sure. Alito, and Kavanaugh to a lesser extent, seem to just be judicial shills. Barrett appears to be surprisingly (and refreshingly) independent.

Justice Kavanaugh was a federal agency lawyer. He exists the expend the power of the executive branch.

The fact we had folks attempt to justify that Justice Alito should not recover blows my mind.

Does anyone believe Justice Alito wo any professional rules he is beholding to would have recused if the real news had not made this call public knowledge? I do not. Too bad, Musk has not won in making his Twitter swamp the source for serious reporting.

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Originally posted by LHeym500:

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Originally posted by MJines:
. . . surprise, surprise, Alito dissented. Call with Trump was just a coincidence I’m sure. Alito, and Kavanaugh to a lesser extent, seem to just be judicial shills. Barrett appears to be surprisingly (and refreshingly) independent.

Justice Kavanaugh was a federal agency lawyer. He exists the expend to extend the power of the executive branch.

The fact we had folks attempt to justify that Justice Alito should not recover recuse blows my mind.

Does anyone believe Justice Alito wo any professional rules he is beholding to would have recused if the real news had not made this call public knowledge? I do not. Too bad, Musk has not won in making his Twitter swamp the source for serious reporting.

Chit - IMO Alito should have been impeached or just resigned so Biden could appoint. Clarence too.

And Musk IS winning. The twitter swamp is just one thing.

There are 37 Countries it's illegal for Trump to enter, including major allies.

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Originally posted by Magine Enigam:

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Originally posted by LHeym500:

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Originally posted by MJines:
. . . surprise, surprise, Alito dissented. Call with Trump was just a coincidence I’m sure. Alito, and Kavanaugh to a lesser extent, seem to just be judicial shills. Barrett appears to be surprisingly (and refreshingly) independent.

Justice Kavanaugh was a federal agency lawyer. He exists the expend to extend the power of the executive branch.

The fact we had folks attempt to justify that Justice Alito should not recover recuse blows my mind.

Does anyone believe Justice Alito wo any professional rules he is beholding to would have recused if the real news had not made this call public knowledge? I do not. Too bad, Musk has not won in making his Twitter swamp the source for serious reporting.

Chit - IMO Alito should have been impeached or just resigned so Biden could appoint. Clarence too.

And Musk IS winning. The twitter swamp is just one thing.

Think of the money we could save by replacing the Federal Register with twitter and/or truth social.

Heym, you wanted Alito to recuse himself, he dissented. you still complain.
is your entire life about bitching and whining even when you get what you want? That is sure what it seems, a petulant kid.

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Heym, you wanted Alito to recuse himself, he dissented

Participating in the decision by dissenting is not recusing himself.

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Originally posted by RolandtheHeadless:

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Heym, you wanted Alito to recuse himself, he dissented

Participating in the decision by dissenting is not recusing himself.

TB4 thinks it means the same thing, he doesn't realize that 4 Republican Justices wanted to let Trump off scott-free after the entire justice process found him Guilty 34 times.

Trump wanted to be released from his being held responsible for his court actions. If Alito dissented, he did not hold the opinion he should be able to?

"A divided U.S. Supreme Court rejected President-elect Donald Trump's request to stop his sentencing in the New York hush-money case, scheduled for Friday.

The court, in a rationale for its order Thursday, said Trump could address his issues with the verdict through appeals, and that "the burden that sentencing will impose on the President-Elect's responsibilities is relatively insubstantial in light of the trial court's stated intent to impose a sentence of 'unconditional discharge' after a brief virtual hearing."

Conservative Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh would have granted Trump a reprieve."

https://www.npr.org/2025/01/09...rt-appeal-sentencing

If Alito had recused himself, the Court's vote would have been 5-3.

Alito voted for Trump.

reprieve until after his term ends, or from any sentencing at all?
He should face his sentence, when ever it was to be, then appeal if he doesnt agree.
Got to face the music at some point. People voted for him knowing ahead of time. Mights well get it over with in my view.

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Trump wanted to be released from his being held responsible for his court actions. If Alito dissented, he did not hold the opinion he should be able to?

No, you ignorant pustule, Alito agreed with Trump, he "dissented" from the majority opinion that Trump could piss up a rope.

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Originally posted by Jefffive:

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Originally posted by theback40:
Trump wanted to be released from his being held responsible for his court actions. If Alito dissented, he did not hold the opinion he should be able to?

No, you ignorant pustule, Alito agreed with Trump, he "dissented" from the majority opinion that Trump could piss up a rope.

the carbuncle has spoken -- did trump join your club, or is it still just the two of you, being life mates, still? fifi, you can't keep thinking the busboys like you, that's why you RAN from Texas, isn't it?

Hadnt heard any news on it to go by, so was asking.
Just like when I want election predictions, I will ignore yours jeffi.

The MAGA big boy got his spanking from the thing he hates the most - the rule of law.

His destiny is set. He will become the first POTUS who is a convicted felon, upon entering the lofty esteemed office.