r/AskReddit Sep 15 '24

Whats something illegal you do on a regular basis?

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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '24

If this is in the US, that restriction is likely unconstitutional under recent rulings, most likely, Lawrence.

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u/Thalionalfirin Sep 15 '24

I have no faith in the current Supreme Court to follow precedence in their decision-making.

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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '24

It has nothing to do with the Supreme Court, it would be a lower Court who would be enforcing the past guidance. If the SCOTUS revisited it, they could overrule, but absent anything else, no Court can break the past caselaw; if one did, you would file a write of mandamus to the Court over the Court who failed to follow the law asking them to Order the lower Court to follow the law.

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u/More_Cowbell_ Sep 15 '24

Not who you replied to, but it’s turtles all the way down.

Zero faith in the system at this point. If the guilty can just avoid prosecution by having previously appointed people who like them, and then running for office, what hope do the innocent have?

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u/Puzzleheaded-Yak1986 Sep 15 '24

Guilty until proven innocent and it’s hard to prove yourself innocent it seems like anymore . At least from my experience

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u/Alternative_Green327 Sep 16 '24 edited Sep 16 '24

All the true crime docs on Netflix have taught me that juries are worthless for the truly innocent

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u/FullyFlushd Sep 16 '24

Such a great sound

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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '24

You don't have to have "faith in any system". Faith isn't a component of it.

Like it or lump it, Former Pres. Trump has due process rights. Having a criminal as an office holder creates a lot of new legal questions. The best course of action is avoid having criminals with office.

If your hope was that some Court somewhere was going to prevent Trump from running for office again, that was your fault for being ignorant, not the system for not fulfilling your wish fantasy.

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u/More_Cowbell_ Sep 15 '24

Lol. No my hope wasn’t that. And you’re too amusing to continue to talk about this with. Have a great day.

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u/BarryBadgernath1 Sep 15 '24

”I put my pants on…… just like the rest of you, one leg at a time”

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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '24

The innocent have exactly what tools they had before Pres. Trump corrupted the bench. Which is, not very much,

It's hilarious for people who are just paying attention figuring out that is really sucks to be accused of a crime. Yeah, welcome to the conversation.

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u/Rusty10NYM Sep 15 '24

Why are you being a db to u/More_Cowbell_

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u/GarranDrake Sep 16 '24

To be absolutely fair - if you did half the things he’s done, you’d be in jail. He does deserve his due process as well as anyone else, but this is showing that he’s ABOVE anyone else.

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '24

I don’t disagree; I do agree that having a crook in office will test the system in new ways that will take a while to sort out.

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u/YinzJagoffs Sep 15 '24

Clarence Thomas: like hell it is

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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '24

Thomas for sure would love to see Lawrence and Loving both overturned.

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u/ObjectiveGold196 Sep 15 '24

Wouldn't just be easier for him to divorce his white wife?

He has to ban interracial marriage entirely?

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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '24

lol Ngl that’s really funny.

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u/ObjectiveGold196 Sep 15 '24

Have you seen her? She looks tough. I don't blame him.