SavannahMann
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First the link.
Paul Manafort has New York state fraud prosecution DISMISSED because of 'double jeopardy' | Daily Mail Online
Now, my opinion. I think this is absolutely the right thing to do. Not because it is Manafort, or Trump, but because it is a violation of the intent of the Constitution in my opinion. If you are tried once, in Federal Court, and found Not Guilty, giving the State a Do-Over is wrong. You had your turn at bat, and you screwed it up.
Yeah, I have long thought that. I even think that the cops who beat Rodney King should not have been tried in Federal Court after beating the State Charges. What happens if the Feds lose too? Does a Tribal Nation get to try them? Or the International Criminal Court? Or the township for violating a City Ordinance? It could go on and on an on indefinitely which was definitely not the intent of the Founders.
Paul Manafort has New York state fraud prosecution DISMISSED because of 'double jeopardy' | Daily Mail Online
Now, my opinion. I think this is absolutely the right thing to do. Not because it is Manafort, or Trump, but because it is a violation of the intent of the Constitution in my opinion. If you are tried once, in Federal Court, and found Not Guilty, giving the State a Do-Over is wrong. You had your turn at bat, and you screwed it up.
Yeah, I have long thought that. I even think that the cops who beat Rodney King should not have been tried in Federal Court after beating the State Charges. What happens if the Feds lose too? Does a Tribal Nation get to try them? Or the International Criminal Court? Or the township for violating a City Ordinance? It could go on and on an on indefinitely which was definitely not the intent of the Founders.