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Martyrdom and the need for a conviction.
By: vic-eldred
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Op/Ed
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281 Comments
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one week ago
I assume many of our "colleagues on the left are celebrating "Juneteenth." Here in MA, like most places it is being "observed" today since the 19th fell on a weekend. Yesterday most of us...
Dershowitz: Jan. 6 Panel 'Doctored the Tape,' Edited Out Trump's Words
Via: vic-eldred
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Op/Ed
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326 Comments
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2 weeks ago
Constitutional law expert Alan Dershowitz told Newsmax on Friday that the Jan. 6 committee's public hearing on Thursday night was ''not a fair proceeding'' in that it was ''one-sided'' and...
The horror of the nation's second largest city
By: vic-eldred
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Op/Ed
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63 Comments
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2 weeks ago
In the lawless city of Los Angeles two brave police officers were murdered Tuesday night. They were shot while responding to a possible stabbing at a motel. There won't be many headlines...
Supreme Murder Plot and the reckless rhetoric
By: vic-eldred
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Op/Ed
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48 Comments
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3 weeks ago
"The man arrested for allegedly threatening to kill Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh has been identified as 26-year-old Nicholas John Roske of Simi Valley, California, Fox News...
Woodward and Bernstein thought Nixon defined corruption. Then came Trump.
Via: gulliver
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Op/Ed
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3 weeks ago
President George Washington, in his celebrated 1796 Farewell Address, cautioned that American democracy was fragile. “Cunning, ambitious, and unprincipled men will be enabled to subvert the power...
Jury Nullification and the Spoils System
By: vic-eldred
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Op/Ed
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152 Comments
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3 weeks ago
Jury Nullification: In its strictest sense, jury nullification occurs when a jury returns a Not Guilty verdict even though jurors believe beyond reasonable doubt that the defendant has...