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  • I’m glad you cleared up being against his tariffs. What about his sexism?

    So much going on in this comment. What does being a “real man” or a “menstruating woman” have to do with having courage in your convictions?

    Maybe I’m missing subtle irony? I get it that this is traditional republican language. But this reads like an affirmation of these gender stereotypes.

    I think there are better ways of illustrating republican cognitive dissonance than parroting it in your critique of them.















  • It’s there for you to read. The article never said jury nullification needs 12 jurors to vote not guilty.

    Nullification is when one or more jurors disregard the law or facts or both and vote for whatever outcome they want. That can end in an acquittal, a hung jury, or even a guilty.

    For example, in a criminal case of involving an individual named Carlos Poree in NOLA, the trial defense was insanity. The jury voted guilty. When individually polled the jury admitted they thought he was insane at the time of the offense but would get out early if they voted that way. That case was sent back for the jury to either vote in favor of insanity or acquit.

    Here is the NYT Link to get you started if you want to learn more.

    The original post said nullification wouldn’t happen bc they would never get all the jurors to vote that way. Thats for acquittal by nullification. For a hung jury they don’t need all the jurors. Sure the DA could try again. This happened with Curtis Flowers in Mississippi