Posted on 04/16/2024 12:40:54 PM PDT by CFW
Conservative justices seem skeptical Tuesday about Justice Department arguments before the high court on the agency having used felony obstruction charges on over 300 people involved in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.
The case is titled Fischer v. United States.
The plaintiff is Joseph Fischer who has been charged with "obstructing" an official proceeding – Congress' certification of the 2020 election results.
Justice Clarence Thomas questioned the department attorney on whether the use of such charges have been applied in other protests, according to CNN.
"There have been many violent protests that have interfered with proceedings," Thomas reportedly said. "Has the government applied this provision to other protests in the past?"
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🤣🤣. Can you imagine what Jackson would be doing to all the many traitors right now?
Usually RATS leave town to avoid having to vote for Bills they don't like.
These kinds of article bug me. I listened to most of the arguments and the justices gave both sides a hard time.
The first lawyer for J6 Defendants did a terrible job. Missing many opportunities to make good points. The lady for the government was like an AI bot. Alito did a better job of pointing out the problems by giving examples of where the law could go after anyone if it was interpenetrated as the government has done. But ACB was almost hostile in defending the broad reading of the law by the government. Once again she is not on the side of what is right.
Anyone who wants to hear the arguments should look up the video from Viva today on Rumble.
Wow. Good analogy that shows the unequal treatment.
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