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2) cases.
Someone like Newsom needs to make passionate, but low key, speech, pointing out that current law needs to change but engaging in illegal acts, as protest to Trump mass-deport program is extremely counterproductive.
Need to focus ...
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He'll soon be free on bail, probably ROR. US attorney will decide if formal charges are warranted. If so, will need to convince grand jury &, eventually, trial jury as well.
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Ds need to explain the complexity of this situation in terms simple enough for even the ill-informed to understand.
Really not that hard ...
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exactly!
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Things like setting carts on fire are, at best, silly, & only tend to encourage crackdowns by Trump, who loves this kinda stuff (because he can site them as justification for his repressive acts) ...
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Govt could still be held in contempt for prior acts even tho A-G is now back in US. Whether court wishes to pursue that now is another matter; court may think it has better ways to spend its time.
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10) or was treated fairly or unfairly during move, is irrelevant to proving crimes. Cf. H. Tubman, who arguably could be described as human trafficker/smuggler
If one moves known 'illegal' eager & willing workers from one job to another, to help them support selves & families, one commits the crimes
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9) Altho some refer to the crimes A-G is charged w/as 'human trafficking' or 'human smuggling,' neither phrase appears in the statute itself. Statute outlaws 'moving or transporting' someone you know is here illegally. Whether person moved desperately wanted you to help them move,
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This is how you provide putative justification for calling in the national guard or other heavy forces. Also, a good way to undermine the public appeal of your political position.
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9) Prep & file pardon applications for especially compelling cases & provide copies to the press. Ask Trump, et al., why they won't give pardons to these people, given the eligibility standards Trump seems to use ...
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8) here. Again, Trump/ICE are acting w/in the law & those who purport to believe in Rule of Law must acknowledge that.
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7) RW PROVOCATUERS (be wary of such).
Protestors should call for pardons of especially sympathetic 'illegals.' Compare to J6 & other pardons Trump has granted. This is the only way to get any immediate relief & is the best way to keep the moral high ground
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6) engage in ANY illegal acts designed to prevent the arrest or detention. This only plays into Trump's hands & insures that, not only will he continue w/these tactics, he'll push even further, trying to provoke violence. IT MUST BE CLEAR THAT ANY VIOLENCE WAS CAUSED BY TRUMP/ICE OR
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5) cases, the only other possible remedy is to push for pardons in immigration cases where enforcement is grossly unfair. I assume immigration violations are 'offenses against US' for pardon purposes.
Protestors should continue showing up & filming ongoing immigration cases. THEY SHOULD NOT
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4) immigration. But this is irrelevant to any of the legal issues discussed above.
Best way to remedy this unfairness is to change applicable immigration law. That won't happen soon.
Given the Trump admin's intent to strictly enforce current immigration law, regardless of any unfairness in specific
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3) subject to arrest/deportation; or b) Trump & cops are 'acting like Nazi thugs' (plain clothes, face masks, etc.). Cops' acts are lawful if they have PC to arrest, period.
The obvious unfairness here is caused by the grossly unfair terms of the applicable substantive law re
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2) If cops have lawful basis to arrest, anyone who interferes w/cop doing that, or tries to prevent it, is committing a crime & can be arrested. Resisting that arrest is a 2d crime. It is no defense to such crimes that a) it is grossly unfair that some 'illegals' are
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8) MS-13, esp. at top, does not mean A-G is 'big-time gangsta'
Indictment also alleges A-G sometimes transported guns & drugs, & sometimes MS-13 members were there as well. Doesn't allege A-G actually knew of any of this (as opposed to it happening during trips he was involved in w/o his knowledge).
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7) who must support his habit by selling on street corners is, strictly speaking, a 'co-conspirator' of the Mexican drug lords who send the huge amounts of cocaine into US that eventually end it on being sold on street corners. Fact that A-G is low-level part of large conspiracy that involves
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6) he was driving van on at least that one occasion on video. This occasion is proof for count 2; fact that there are no other substantive counts may indicate govt has no direct proof of other incidents (& their case here is based on testimony from 'flipping accomplice').
Note here that crack addict
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5) harassment of some female 'illegals.'
We'll see how much of this can be proven but, whatever is proven, it is utterly irrelevant to initial issues of denial of DP & contempt.
We'll see how heavily A-G is involved in all this, altho seems clear
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4) into US, & actually transporting them.
Specific factual allegations against A-G include: he is 'member or associate' of MS-13, who is part of this conspiracy; was involved in over 100 such transports; transports included collecting $ from
'illegals' & making up cover stories; possible sex
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3) ES honors warrant & releases A-G to be sent back.
Fact that A-G is now in US does NOT mean govt didn't deny DP in sending to ES, or didn't contemptuously violate court order to bring him back. It DOES mean these 2 issues are now essentially moot
As to 2 charges: Conspiracy to transport 'illegals'
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2) & ordered govt to 'facilitate' his return. Govt stalled & said it couldn't because ES now had full control. Court initiated proceedings designed to determine if govt should be held in contempt for intentionally disobeying court order.
Govt later files 2 count indictment & gets arrest warrant.
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Nothing says 'I respect military tradition & the solemnity of WP graduation ceremonies' quite like wearing a bright red baseball cap that has your logo on it & that you sell for profit ...
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3) when asked to do so by litigants filing suits. If you don't know that, if you don't know how the system works, perhaps you should learn. But voicing such criticisms only exposes your profound ignorance.
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2) contracts, & you really thought that the fact that you voted for that would give Trump the power to do it, then you are a fool. The legality of any POTUS action is determined by existing law, not what some people thought they were voting for.
It is judges' job to apply that existing law
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4) new book).
Those of truly paranoid mind might note how VERY GOOD Comey is at all this, which in turn would be compelling circumstantial evidence to support & confirm the 1st paranoid theory.
Not being of paranoid mind, I refuse to engage in such shenanigans ...
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3) how utterly absurd & silly the Trump/MAGA reaction is; B) summarizes the Trump chaos he was part of during Trump I; C) boldly professes no fear of Trump & even dares him to 'bring it on, let's see what ya got,' thus challenging the cowardly bully; & D) generate much publicity for his
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2) rounds to explain his 86-47 intent (&, conveniently, also talk about his new book).
This in turn would allow him to fully display his calm & measured gravitas (& draw comparisons to Trump/MAGAs) as he simultaneously A) explains his true intent &
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7) In sum, under the constitution, no US 'official' can accept this gift. A gift is not, legally, a gift unless & until some person w/authority to accept the gift actually accepts it. It is this official acceptance that is illegal, regardless of on whose behalf the gift is accepted.
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Court should stop this; easy case ...
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6) he leaves office. In property terms, Trump is the 'remainderman' to a 'POTUS-term life estate' in the plane that US people have. But his interest becomes legally binding when present is given & accepted, i.e., in accepting this present, he is accepting a present to himself.
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5) Since 'no person holding office' can accept present, Trump can't avoid this result by saying some lesser official (e.g., SecDef) is donee/recipient.
Also, even if present must be directly to POTUS himself, Trump has a direct interest here, albeit one that doesn't become fully effective until
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