Michigan 'fake electors' will not face criminal trial, judge rules
"These cases will not be bound over to the circuit court," Simmons, a state district court judge, said. "Each case will be dismissed."
Simmons said the Michigan Republicans involved in the effort were trying to seek redress after Trump’s loss and attempted to perform their civic duties.
"The prosecution would like the court to believe that these named defendants were savvy or sophisticated enough to understand fully the electoral process, which the court does disagree because the document that was presented doesn't even align with the level of sophistication that they want me to believe," she said before announcing her decision.
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She literally said they were too ignorant of election law to be held accountable for signing and filing false documents.
That usually doesn't fly https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignorantia_juris_non_excusat
Ignorantia juris non excusat.
Judge is a scumbag.
Judge is complicit.
This is MAGA America, where corruption goes all the way up, where actual criminals are let off the hook by other criminals, and where people who follow the law while living here are deported to other countries.
Treason is legal then?
As long as you show ignorance and stupidity. Wearing a maga hat, eg.
Usually is if the people committing the treason aren't held fully accountable, and then take power again at a later date.
See: bayonet constitution;, beer hall putsch
Why it's as American as apple pie! Apparently.
Attempted treason is OK if you're an imbecil? BRB gonna crime stupidly and see how that goes
Remember when it was determined that Don Jr didn't try to collude with Russia because he was too stupid? Yeah, this has been going on for a while.
Not understanding the law does not make you immune to it. This judge should be disbarred but will not see any action against her at all, because America is no longer a nation of laws. Unless you're opposed to the fascism.
Also that quote is simply repulsive. Because the defendants were stupider than the prosecution made them out to be, they didn't commit the crime? What the actual fuck. The prosecution needs to appeal. But... they probably won't. The courts are so stacked at this point, why even bother.
She seems to have quite the, um, persona on YouTube
She doesn't have hardly any views or comments. Time to make the traitor famous.
Did my part 👍
Cool, then vigilante action is fair game right. The legal system is in dereliction of its duties and thusly it falls to the common folks to deal with it themselves.
Would love to, I just love my wife and daughter to much. And would not tolerate prison well
I mean, no (yes) that would be illegal (right) and no one would tolerate it (everyone would call them a hero).
Another symptom in a long line of symptoms that indicate total breakdown of the justice system and general decline of the American way of life, such as it was.
I don't understand. Maybe I'm the unsophisticated one.
What does this mean: "Michigan Republicans involved in the effort were trying to seek redress after Trump’s loss and attempted to perform their civic duties"?
What is appropriate redress for your candidate losing an election?
Which legal duty were they exercising while falsifying documents and swearing to falsehoods?
I find the following list of appropriate redress. Which one of these did they do, again?
Oh don't worry. We're way past making fun of you for electing him. Now we're making fun of the overwhelming majority of you who think you can defeat fascism by voting.
Ok.
Now liberals get to do it too.
No no, you see, just MAGA. Rules for the, not for me, and such.
But they won't.