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Ijon Tichy

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Wednesday, January 17, 2007 10:29 AM
Original article: A jury of his peers?

Not as big a deal as it sounds

People seem to think that only ignorance qualifies a juror. In all fifty states the rule is whether a juror can be fair and impartial. Each attorney gets a certain number of peremptory strikes in which they can strike a juror for no good cause other than they don't think the juror will favor their case. My guess is, unless there are worse jurors, this one's going to get struck. But unless he stated that his knowledge, his work, or his associations with potential witnesses makes it impossible to weigh all evidence and witnesses equally, fairly, and impartially, he can't be struck for cause.

Wednesday, January 17, 2007 09:40 AM

My god, he's insane.

I used to wonder why Bush wasn't in jail for all his crimes. Now I wonder why he isn't committed to an asylum. I swear, if you look at all his interviews and speeches, he'd never face a jury. Any good defense attorney would get him off for lack of mental competency. He thinks he's God. He has the power to see what people are thinking and how bad they feel at what their watching on Fox news. He even imagines he lives in a world where all Americans are living the great American dream with well paying jobs (except those who won't get a minimum wage increase due to his expected veto) and can afford to send their children to college. In Bushworld ninety percent of the population does not exist. The only person harmed by Katrina was Trent Lott who lost his second home and the only people suffering from the war are those who make so much money they can't afford a second leer jet unless they get more tax cuts. He's frickin insane and needs to be removed as soon as possible.

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