• @Evotech
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    1001 month ago

    The swamp has never been swampier

    • @JeeBaiChow
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      241 month ago

      ‘drain the swamp’*

      *Terms and conditions apply

      • @Skanky
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        131 month ago

        “Drain the swamp”

        Now, fill it with our swamp

  • @rayyy
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    921 month ago

    So we have reached the stage where criminals appoint their own trial judges, nice. The mob has made great strides.

  • @Jackcooper
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    661 month ago

    Were there not other judges available who didn’t get placed into their office by the defendant?

    • @BertramDitore
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      901 month ago

      My understanding is that the judge is chosen by lottery, out of a certain number of judges in the same district. Since that particular district in FL only has a few judges there was always a pretty solid chance that she could be chosen. It wasn’t a certainty, but definitely a good chance.

      That’s why her actions are such a betrayal of the justice system. It shouldn’t matter which judge was randomly selected. To anyone with eyeballs, she has shown a distressing preference for the person who appointed her, and has shown over and over again that she doesn’t have the relevant experience to oversee a case of this magnitude. If she were a qualified and impartial judge, she would appreciate the fact that she appears to be completely biased, and recuse herself.

      Even if tons of legal experts are wrong about her, which at this point seems pretty unlikely, her duty is to step aside and allow a judge who still has the public’s trust to oversee the case.

      • @[email protected]
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        481 month ago

        Seems pretty obvious to me that presiding over a case that involves the person that gave a judge their job shouldn’t be allowed in the first place…

        • @ripcord
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          Hmmm, what about the opposite - a judge chosen by the opposition?

          Like, what if it was Biden on trial for some reason and it was a judge chosen by Trump. Would you have the same concern?

          I agree it sucks and she clearly sucks, but I’m not sure a simple rule like your saying would definitely make sense.

          • @[email protected]
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            321 month ago

            Unless there’s been a bunch of recent deaths it shouldn’t be too hard to find a judge named by neither Trump nor Biden.

            • CurlyWurlies4All
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              61 month ago

              Why does the executive branch have any say over the judicial branch? Shouldn’t they operate independently of each other?

              • @hydrospanner
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                191 month ago

                Why does the executive branch have any say over the judicial branch?

                That would be the Constitution.

                I believe Article II, Section 2.

              • FenrirIII
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                31 month ago

                We have reached the point where politics has so deeply invaded all levels of government that the system is broken beyond repair. Now, it’s just a battle for the soul of the monster.

    • @[email protected]
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      11 month ago

      There should be laws against ruling over a case when there should be a recusal. Goes back to the 1% funding the scum in office. Billionaires have ruined society and need to disappear worldwide