Doc7505
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What has been portrayed in the press and by our politicians, Kavanaughs legal presumption of innocence has been challenged.Advice and Consent is based on FACTS... Credible and Corroborated FACTS.. Not fantasy allegations with no basis.. Again, your point fails..Whether or not something is a legal process does not decide whether the presumption of innocence applies. Many legal processes have nothing whatsoever to do with guilt or innocence. Unless you can show where the presumption of innocence applies to a confirmation vote, legally, it does not apply here.
A marriage is a legal process, but there is no presumption of innocence, because there is no innocence or guilt involved.
I don't know what you think my point is, but you are clearly misapprehending it.
I don't think even you could "apprehend" your own point..... You seem to be running in circles looking for it...
My point, which others have also brought up, is that a vote on a Supreme Court nominee is not a trial and the legal concept of innocent until proven guilty does not apply. Legally Kavanaugh remains innocent of any crime, but there is no requirement for the representatives to vote based on his legal innocence, nor even to take his innocence or guilt into consideration.
Not every legal process involves the concept of innocent until proven guilty.
Whether the accusations are fantasy allegations or based on facts, the representatives who are voting are not legally required to assume Kavanaugh's innocence so far as I am aware. They are not even required to take his innocence or guilt into account in their voting.
The idea that the legal system is being changed by these accusations is ridiculous. The legal system has not presumed that Kavanaugh is guilty. What public opinion or the personal opinion of the representatives might be does not change Kavanaugh's legal presumption of innocence.
Still too unclear for you?
Kav has been convicted in the court of public opinion. I know this wasn't a criminal case. The optics I have witnessed made me wonder if liberals think its time to change the rule of law? You are one of the few from the left that gave a thought provoking answer to the question. Most gave responses which was why the question seemed relevant.
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So what is being touted by the DSA is that "Mob Justice" without any evidence is more than enough to lynch a person? I guess that the DSA has never stopped the use of lynching for more than 150 years. It will always e their modus operandi. The only difference today is they don't wear hoods and robes. Well...., except for their terrorist arm. the black clothes and masks worn by #Antifa.