I have so many reservations about her her ambush of former supporter, Joe Biden is just another example of her traitor behavior for personal political gains all her actions are for personal self- amplification --- her behavior as a prosecutor seem way more problematic than what she accused Biden of -
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Kamala Harris so many conflicts
In reply to birdseye
Come on Birdy, get with the program, all is fair in politics. Joe Biden is not entitled to the Presidency, if anything it will make him stronger against Trump.
But, I don't think so, I told you all it was just name recognition this early in the game.
May the best man/woman win
In reply to black
just a little snippet of kamala doing her apprenticeship in deceit
I use to wonder how people would sit out an election because their favorite candidate was not on the ballot ..now I know..
In reply to birdseye
We all knew she threw a few low blows but that is what you have to do against the favorite candidate. All the other candidates knew this but she took a chance and it's paying off big time.
Lara Bazelon (@larabazelon), an associate professor at the University of San Francisco School of Law, is the author of, most recently, Rectify: The Power of Restorative Justice After Wrongful Conviction.
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Albert Edmud commented January 17
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Chomp! Chomp! Chomp! That's the sound of the Progressive Left eating its own. Will there be any skeletons left in the closet by the time the Democratic primaries officially begin next year? Kapow! Kapow! Kapow! That's the sound of the Progressive Left's circular firing squad assassinating itself...Y'all are incredible. Trump thanks you from the bottom of his rancid little heart.
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njglea commented January 17
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njglea
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Thank you, Ms. Bazelon, for this interesting article.
The sad fact is that females have been forced to act like the most brutal males if they wanted to get ahead. It sounds like Ms. Harris did what her job, and the system, required to "survive".
I seriously doubt Ms. Harris has changed enough to bring real social change but I still want to hear what she has to say. It's important to have information like this before any "debates" or cabinet placements.
Thanks, again, for speaking up. I believe that WE THE PEOPLE will have a formidable, honest, democracy-loving, socially conscious , morally/ethically straight person to elect as OUR President of the United States of America.
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Lathe of Heaven commented January 17
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Lathe of Heaven
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Wow, this woman is SO toast! I had no idea that she had this kind of history. I already didn't like Gillibrand for her inexcusable self-serving treatment of Franken. But, if ANY of this stuff is true (and a BIG 'Thank You' to the author for bringing these things to light!) then in this new strongly progressive environment, she doesn't have a ghost of a chance... Let's whittle down this massive field ASAP and get rid of the posers!
Well done!
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Grace Wells commented January 17
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Grace Wells
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As a non-resident of California, this report is shocking. But then, rather the truth be out and exposed now instead of a repeat of 2016.
The progressive base needs someone with their passion and the left/center left needs someone with a reasonable conscious to win 2020, with the will to translate ideas into policy.
This report and further findings, if there are more, do not bode well of Ms. Harris.
The Democrats need someone that will win. For the sake of your country and the rest of the world. Let there not be a repeat 2016 with silly follies. The cost was dear, look at the White House for proof.
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Bhj commented January 17
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At this point in our history, there can be only one measure for a Dem nominee - electability.
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Matt commented January 17
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Matt
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I like Liz for the DNC and I think some of these criticisms are spot on, especially lagging on marijuana, and "sprinting to the left" for political gain. I buy those.
But, as an attorney, it bothers me when cases are summed up in 3 sentences and then anyone involved gets condemned or lionized. Cases are complex. Maybe this author did their research, I can't tell. Sometimes you can have a lousy prosecutorial effort and it's still worth defending the conviction on appeal because there's strong evidence the person is guilty. The real decision from the prosecutor's perspective is "okay, my predecessor messed up. Do I still think this guy is definitely guilty? Am I willing to let the victims suffer because of my predecessor's mistake?"
Also, even though prosecutors have discretion to argue something at all, once you've chosen to "go for" it, you essentially become an attack dog. It becomes your due diligence to make every argument you can, as well as you can, for your side. That can lead to things like "winning on technicalities." If you can win on a technicality before it reaches the substance of your argument, you're not doing your job if you don't.
The Gage case sounds bad at first but take into account;
Time limits on post-conviction appeals are careful to allow for constitutional protections, including broad "prosecutorial misconduct" and "ineffective assistance of counsel" claims; and, we don't know details like what the substantive arguments would have been.
The above is what I was thinking when I read that one sided piece that gave synopsis with no detail of any cases.
Matt from Pennsylvania put it alot better than I would.
Funny a man who worships Trump had an issue with this.
In reply to birdseye
Well, last I checked she didnt grabbed him by the balls nor didnt she accused him of having small hands!
Then the next question is...how is that a conflict?
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