Now, normally I wouldn't do this, bringing over a thread I started on another message board, but I'm particularly concerned about the last two paragraphs of this post--readers may ignore all that precedes it.
Of course the title is tongue-in-cheek, in case one's a Democrat or primitive with no sense of humor or irony or nuance.
I'm very concerned that an attorney would insist it's up to the charged to prove himself innocent.
As much money as attorneys make, it seems reasonable to expect them to be more knowledgeable than this.
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https://dailycaller.com/2019/05/31/meghan-mccain-warns-impeachment-democrats/ Meghan McCain Warns On Impeachment: ‘If You Take This Kill Shot, Democrats, You Better Not Miss’
Meghan McCain issued a stark warning Friday to House Democrats who were pushing for the impeachment of President Donald Trump. “If you take this kill shot, Democrats, you better not miss,” she said during the opening segment of ABC’s “The View.”
…..“Oh, my God. I mean metaphorical,” she said. “I’m a hunter and shooter and I talk like a redneck, sorry, but I will say you have to successfully do this if you’re going to impeach him. It can’t be proceedings that don’t end up successful. Don’t take that the wrong way. I feel bad now.”.....
“If you’re going to swing you better hit the ball,” Joy Behar summarized.
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Actually, the exact precise quote is "if you dare strike against the prince (king), you must kill him."
Okay now, ignore all that and notice this instead:
…..Cohost Sunny Hostin claimed that, at this point, failing to at least start impeachment proceedings against Trump set a dangerous precedent “because no one is above the law.” The former federal prosecutor then went on to argue that impeachment was just a criminal investigation and that
the burden was on Trump to “prove to us he’s not a criminal.” The "former federal prosecutor," one assumes an attorney well-versed in the Constitution and in law, surely would understand how wrong that is; it's up to Trump to prove nothing, it's up to the other side to prove him criminal.