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  1. Abhorsen

    Trump Investigations Thread

    If the judge was a coward, then yes. If there was a fix, then no. This tells us that there isn't some deep control of the court systems in Georgia (outside of the Republicans nominating everyone). There is democratic control over the counties where democrats have a majority of, just like...
  2. Abhorsen

    Trump Investigations Thread

    So in good news for Trump, he got the immediate review for appeal in Georgia. This means, to my mind, the Judge was playing politics as he wanted to get elected. He wrote the partial dismissal (of only Nathan Wade, not Fani Willis) in a legally bad way that the partial part really can't survive...
  3. Abhorsen

    Trump Investigations Thread

    He didn't. Look, there's reasons not to like Kemp. There's also reasons to like Kemp (he was better on Covid than Trump, for example, and that's where most of the animosity arose). I wouldn't put Kemp into the uniparty for that exact reason, though mayhaps I'm wrong.
  4. Abhorsen

    Trump Investigations Thread

    Given his nephew isn't even dead, I don't believe that's true. Honestly, googling, I can't even find if a nephew exists. Kemp couldn't pardon Trump if he wanted to. Georgia pardons are only legally available after serving the entirety of the punishment. Kemp doesn't have control over SCoG...
  5. Abhorsen

    Trump Investigations Thread

    I don't know that SCoG will rule against Trump here. The judge found an appearance of impropriety, so hopefully the appeals court can use that to appeal successfully.
  6. Abhorsen

    Trump Investigations Thread

    Wade was disqualified, but Fani Willis was not, in a major victory for Fani Willis. I expect this to be appealed to the State Supreme Court. https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/fani-willis-verdict-decision-trump-georgia-election-case-disqualification-today
  7. Abhorsen

    Trump Investigations Thread

    I wouldn't. This is a complete victory for the motion being issued, which was "This set of charges have a particular problem, and should be dismissed." They were. All it tells us is that there's no dismissal of all charges coming soon (like this week or next). That wasn't how Trump was going to...
  8. Abhorsen

    Trump Investigations Thread

    https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/13/politics/georgia-trump-mcafee-election-interference-case/index.html 6 charges were dismissed. This is separate from the DA dismissal. But the tossing of the charges here likely means that the charges in the Trump case aren't going to be tossed outright because of...
  9. Abhorsen

    Trump Investigations Thread

    Which defense? Trump's team is the defense, or do you mean the state senator's defense of Fani Willis' actions? Because if the second, then definitely.
  10. Abhorsen

    Trump Investigations Thread

    This is a good cover of the chief allegation of kickbacks for Fani Willis. Also, a reminder, the opinion is supposed to come down sometime on or before this Friday.
  11. Abhorsen

    Trump Investigations Thread

    Sure, so? I didn't say they did? What you included in your definition of a state is the issue. Look, your definition is currently both overbroad and too narrow. You need a better definition of what it means to hold land, and to stop attributing it a noble purpose which many (I'd say nearly all...
  12. Abhorsen

    Trump Investigations Thread

    They own it, specifically their headquarters. And since you never defined what you mean by "holding land", who's to say a lease doesn't count? You really need a very good definition on what it means to hold land for any definition of a state. Does it hold a monopoly of force over an area...
  13. Abhorsen

    Trump Investigations Thread

    The Boy Scouts of America hold land. They have offices like the National Headquarters and during the National Jamboree they occupy territory, and their influence on that section of the land has the most influence. You'd need to work on your definition of what it means to hold land, at the very...
  14. Abhorsen

    Trump Investigations Thread

    You seem to have missed the point of 'a systems purpose is what it does'. It's a model, allowing for one to examine the system as it is. It's not an actual statement of fact, many systems end up doing completely contrary things. For example, look at the ACLU. Initially, it's purpose was to...
  15. Abhorsen

    Trump Investigations Thread

    So the first problem with your definition is that Russia's a state. So is China. So is North Korea. Are they really given power by their people? I mean technically, if you count the lack of active successful resistance as giving power. Also, states don't seek to achieve the aims of those that...
  16. Abhorsen

    Trump Investigations Thread

    Can you get a link? I can't find what you are referring to.
  17. Abhorsen

    Trump Investigations Thread

    More like a soldier I'd say. At best, the FBI has no say in how the country is run, but instead just enforces the laws that exist. But it's grown in ambition since. Because we understand that the state hates freedom and free people in particular? I mean, what did you think the state was, other...
  18. Abhorsen

    Trump Investigations Thread

    Yeah, and burn down your house, steal your money, etc. But all of that is exactly how cops are supposed to act. The state is a mafia, and cops are their thugs. The FBI is so bad because they aren't acting like thugs but instead like they are in control of the state.
  19. Abhorsen

    Trump Investigations Thread

    Yes. It stops all of them.
  20. Abhorsen

    Trump Investigations Thread

    Yeah, it's 9-0 that Colorado is dumb, with a 5-4 that's about why. https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/23-719_19m2.pdf
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