tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9615048.post8578333319066385623..comments2024-03-28T22:42:40.503-04:00Comments on Southern District of Florida Blog: "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen." --Ralph Waldo Emerson.David Oscar Markushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18386723948607633980noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9615048.post-86209664020983664702017-05-16T16:10:14.858-04:002017-05-16T16:10:14.858-04:002.45 - Separation of powers, and the Lawyer-Judge ...2.45 - Separation of powers, and the Lawyer-Judge Bias in the American Legal System, are inconvenient truths, blind spots for the legal profession, especially poignant between the DOJ and the judiciary, see Professor Ben Barton, <br /><br />https://youtu.be/Hbs_3lePAjE<br /><br />In the meantime, people will suffer greatly under this misguided policy to "throw the book" at the accused, to punish as severely as possible.<br /><br />In the April 2017 Florida Bar Journal, William J. Schifino, Jr. wrote, "This separation of powers is the basis for our system of government." See, The Judicial Branch: Co-Equal and Independent, <br /><br />http://www.dipetrillo.com/DIVCOM/JN/JNJournal01.nsf/8c9f13012b96736985256aa900624829/7141bc249f43b197852580f00069cca5!OpenDocumentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9615048.post-64753609884616970072017-05-16T14:45:36.613-04:002017-05-16T14:45:36.613-04:0012:02 - Bernie, please, we heard all this already....12:02 - Bernie, please, we heard all this already. It didn't make sense then either. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9615048.post-65044694467083000932017-05-16T12:02:25.080-04:002017-05-16T12:02:25.080-04:00This is not surprising. Currently the US DOJ is ex...This is not surprising. Currently the US DOJ is executive in name only. "As a lawyer admitted to a regulatory bar, AG Sessions is an "officer of the court" and part of the judicial branch of government." Ex parte Garland, 71 U.S. 333 (1866).<br /><br />http://sdfla.blogspot.com/2017/04/how-many-innocent-people-are-in-federal.html<br /><br />So much lip service to separation of powers, but little actual separation of the judicial branch from the executive branch and the legislative branch.<br /><br />For example, "Solicitor general nominee emphasizes separation of powers during confirmation hearing", ABA Journal, May 11, 2017, by Debra Cassens Weiss<br /><br />"Solicitor general nominee Noel Francisco told senators at his confirmation hearing Wednesday that the office "plays a special role" at the intersection of three branches of government."<br /><br />"Francisco said the solicitor general serves as attorney for the president, and also defends laws passed by Congress when they are challenged in court, the National Law Journal (sub. req.) reports. The separation of powers, he said, was understood by the framers to be "the surest bulwark of liberty.""<br /><br />http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/solicitor_general_nominee_emphasizes_separation_of_powers_in_confirmation_h/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9615048.post-76865425802090116592017-05-16T10:59:04.177-04:002017-05-16T10:59:04.177-04:006:52- why don't you try being an American firs...6:52- why don't you try being an American first instead of a partisan hack.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9615048.post-75357305873915478582017-05-16T06:52:08.965-04:002017-05-16T06:52:08.965-04:007:44 really? Maybe we should also ask them to pled...7:44 really? Maybe we should also ask them to pledge they are not Russian spies... enough alreadyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9615048.post-76095883044704091222017-05-16T06:42:09.311-04:002017-05-16T06:42:09.311-04:00Interesting article. Case ends in a debriefing is ...Interesting article. Case ends in a debriefing is my guess. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9615048.post-50913264331025026642017-05-15T19:44:00.364-04:002017-05-15T19:44:00.364-04:00Memo to US Attorney candidates: Will you each stat...Memo to US Attorney candidates: Will you each state publicly on this blog whether you were asked to pledge loyalty to President Trump? And if you were asked, what was your answer? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9615048.post-80154055766054291742017-05-15T16:26:09.513-04:002017-05-15T16:26:09.513-04:00There are consequences to elections. We get what ...There are consequences to elections. We get what we deserve. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com