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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 5 days
People keep referencing guillotines & gallows, but the American response to this situation has tended to range from "mob justice" to "mail bombs" For these reasons, past generations of US elites have sought to preserve at least the *illusion* of a fair system of laws. But the mask is fully off now.
Avatar Joe Dunman @joedunman.bsky.social · 6 days
What happens to societies when all legitimate, peaceful means of political accountability are rendered impotent?
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One Who Walks Among the Dead @anubisthejackal.bsky.social · 5 days
Also, didn't SCOTUS just kind of rule that maybe it's not THAT illegal to invade Congress and shut down the Capitol?
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@kobayashimaroon.bsky.social · 5 days
No.
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One Who Walks Among the Dead @anubisthejackal.bsky.social · 5 days
They tried to strip some of the charges from almost 200 people that have been charged / convicted, something about obstruction. Anyway, mostly a joke.
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@kobayashimaroon.bsky.social · 5 days
It limited the govt's ability to obtain convictions for behavior beyond conduct that impairs the availability/integrity of evidence. I'm OK with limiting the govt's ability to sweep all sorts of activity under "obstruction." So was Justice Jackson, the Court's only former criminal defense attorney.