And again. It does not matter how serious the charges are. The law is supposed to apply to everyone equally. We are at the doorstep to the fall of the Republic because we do not follow the Constitution.
The Republic will be fine. Cops have taken shortcuts around "rights" for years. There's nothing new here. I know of cases of outright ENTRAPMENT, much less "Boo, hoo, they embellished their case for a warrant.".
Flynn sold this country out to Russia and Turkey. He knew he was guilty and plead down. Then he realized that he could get a pass from Trump because Trump is more corrupt than he is.
Part of the evidence the Government had against the Rosenberg's being Soviet Agents was decrypted Soviet Communiques. The Venona Project found mention of the Rosenberg's. The Government could not admit they were decrypting the Soviet Message Traffic, and could not use it against the Rosenberg's even if they would admit it, no warrant. It was an illegal wiretap for all intents and purposes. But we were doing it to foreigners, and so the law did not apply. At least, that was our read.
No, I am not saying we should not try and read the messages of foreign Governments. I am saying that some evidence you just can't use.
It comes down the Constitution, which I know you are one of those folks who detests the Constitution. The Fourth Amendment. That amendment requires the Police to provide the truth to the Judge so S/He can determine if the standard of Probable Cause has been met. If the Feds had presented the truth to the Court, no warrant would have been issued. Now, if you were a defender of the Constitution, or even possessed of any intelligence, you would be outraged. Why?
Ok, let's say that the Supreme Court eventually rules that the Prosecutors must prosecute Flynn. He's a bad guy, and we know he's guilty. The Brady Rule has just gone out the window. Now, the cops do not have to provide any evidence to the Defense they don't want to. Why does that matter? Because let's say that the Republicans take control of the House and Senate during Biden's term. They decide to go after Susan Rice the Vice President. Who can stop them? They find a friendly Prosecutor who gets an indictment on flawed warrants. Brady Rule does not apply anymore. You threw it out to get Flynn.
What it really means is that we have thrown away one of the biggest reasons we broke away from England. Hell we threw away the rights guaranteed by the Magna Carta. All so we can get a political enemy. We know the Brady Rule is regularly abused. We know it isn't followed, and we aren't mad about that. We're mad that from time to time, someone exposes it.
The idea of a fair trail, and restrictions of Government mean that the Government can not arrest you, charge you, convict you, without a trial, or with a show trial with a predetermined outcome. Soviet Trials as one example of this bullshit.
So yes, you have to hate the Constitution, and I understand. You hate the Republicans, and if Trump does win in November, imagine what power you will be giving him. Imagine what he can do with it. Go after political enemies with lies to the Courts? Sure. No problem. We know they're guilty. Go after anyone the Feds want with made up evidence? Absolutely. Perfectly right and proper, we know they're guilty.
You are advocating the Totalitarian State that you claim to oppose so long as Trump is in charge. But you'll never be able to guarantee that the Totalitarian Power will be used as you think it should. And eventually it will be used against you.
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