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Well thank you for weighing

Richard Day — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 16:45:36 +0000

Well thank you for weighing in Momoe.

Have a nice Autumn day!!

The new normal becomes to

trkingmomoe — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 04:19:00 +0000

The new normal becomes to much for people to bare they will rebel. We vote for our local judges here. It is going to take a better Congress to appoint good Federal Judges. I just wonder how many bad judges have been appointed because the wrong things like abortion has been the litmuse test.

Thank you for covering this. It has given me something to think about.

Normalization--that has

Richard Day — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 20:58:41 +0000

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Normalization--that has become a process that is very popular nowadays.

Oh beck and rush and hannity...they are just letting off a little steam.

Oh Cheney never really benefited from the fortunes paid to Halliburton.

We downplay and normalize. Great take Sync!!

This reminds me of how

synchronicity — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 20:28:00 +0000

In reply to CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

This reminds me of how frequently Rachel Maddow reports on fraud, lies, and hypocrisy of the republicans etc and points out that they seem to have 'no shame'. And not only that... they try to normalize it or act as if it doesn't matter because they are ' chosen ones'.

Agreed - they are. And

Austin Train — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 20:20:59 +0000

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Agreed - they are. And still, there's far too much happening in backrooms and corridors, in whispers and nods.

Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

Due process is easier with a

Richard Day — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 20:10:00 +0000

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Due process is easier with a train of good attorneys; attorneys with the investigatory tools to examine all of the evidence.

Chapter two gets into this juvenile justice abomination. Three minute hearings after the kid was locked in a room all nite by police interrogators procuring a confession. And from my limited research we are talking about middle class kids.

Austin, Judges and prosecutors should be judged by a high standard. They not only know the system, THEY ARE THE SYSTEM FOR CHRISSAKES!!

I cannot imagine a defense

Austin Train — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 19:57:11 +0000

In reply to CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

I cannot imagine a defense counsel in a gang drug bust standing up in front of this judge contending that the activity from which the charges arose were a result of volkskunde. This is just the normal course of business in our area. This is just part of our local culture.

Though it surely (and sadly) is part of our "local" culture that the law for judges is different - at least in practice - than it is for "common" defendants, is it not?