The rules of evidence are waived, there is no ban on hearsay, etc. etc.
It's to access whether or not there is sufficient probable cause for the case to be brought to court. It's the bare minimum of requirements.
can stuff you say to a grand jury be used against you at trial and is a prosecutor required to bring a case to trial if the jury returns an indictment?
Depends on state to state, but I think that
A: No, it can't, unless you sign a waiver.
B: No, they aren't.
that's also what i thought but fear of those things seems to be what that article was all about
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(CBS News) GOP nominee Mitt Romney found himself on the defensive at a Wednesday forum with Latino voters, fielding sharp questions about his comments at a closed-door fundraiser, immigration reform and Arizona's controversial immigration law before the event shifted to his preferred subject of the economy.
The very first question the former Massachusetts governor received during the forum, which was broadcast live online by the Spanish-language network Univision, put Romney in the position of again explaining comments from a secretly recorded video at a fundraiser that 47 percent of the country wouldn't vote for him because they depend on government assistance.
"My campaign is about the 100 percent of Americans," Romney said, arguing that his record of accomplishments in Massachusetts - raising the unemployment rate and helping improve schools - proves his commitment to the whole nation.
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To bad I'm in the 110% git er dun *spits*
Humor can be dissected as a frog can, but dies in the process.
is it bad that I am finding myself kind of encouraging right wingers who are disappointed with Romney to vote for Gary Johnson
no that's honestly a good thing
at the very least it opens them up to parties beyond the two we have
also from what i know johnson seems alright
Johnson's an idiot. The only good he serves is as a spoiler for people who don't dislike Romney enough to vote for Obama.
gary johnson is a child, like most libertarians
he's somewhat leftist though and deffo way, way better then ron paul. his policies are still destructive and awful but he's somewhat more sensible then most radical libertarians
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is it bad that I am finding myself kind of encouraging right wingers who are disappointed with Romney to vote for Gary Johnson
no that's honestly a good thing
at the very least it opens them up to parties beyond the two we have
also from what i know johnson seems alright
Johnson's an idiot. The only good he serves is as a spoiler for people who don't dislike Romney enough to vote for Obama.
gary johnson is a child, like most libertarians
he's somewhat leftist though and deffo way, way better then ron paul. his policies are still destructive and awful but he's somewhat more sensible then most radical libertarians
seems like he's actually consistent with his ideology (unlike Ron Paul who just claims to be consistent)
Yeah and if you are the type of person who likes what could be called social libertarianism, then Johnson is by far the most logical man for the job, especially if you don't think about it too hard. He appeals to redditors for a reason.
Although there are exceptions on either side, like the Gallup national tracking poll, for the most part Mr. Obama seems to be getting stronger results in polls that use live interviewers and that include cellphones in their samples — enough to suggest that he has a clear advantage in the race.
In the polls that use an automated dialing method (“robopolls”) or which exclude cellphones, Mr. Obama’s bounce has been much harder to discern, and the race looks considerably closer.
The difference seems especially pronounced at the state level. Mr. Obama got very strong results in a series of NBC News/Marist College polls last week in Ohio, Florida and Virginia, which included cellphones and used live interviewers. Likewise, Tuesday morning’s series of New York Times / CBS News / Quinnipiac polls had reasonably good news for Mr. Obama in Virginia and Wisconsin.
By contrast, the automated polling firm Rasmussen Reports has recently released polls showing Mr. Obama two points behind Mitt Romney in New Hampshire and three points behind in Colorado — the worst results that it has shown for him in those states all year. Another automated polling firm, Gravis Marketing, recently put Mr. Obama at a five-point deficit in Virginia, in contrast to three traditional polls that put him ahead by margins ranging from four to eight points there. A third automated polling firm, Public Policy Polling, has shown stronger results for Mr. Obama, but they also had him with good results before the conventions, and so haven’t shown him gaining much ground.
I have a land line because it came free with internet.
Occasionally it rings but nobody answers it, because we don't know what the number is and haven't given it to anyone so it will only be wrong numbers and telemarketers.
Maybe I should do reverse prank calls on them.
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Hey! I have a land line because I live in a place without cell reception. Which blows goats, let me tell you. How am I posting this you might ask? Satellite internet. Oh yea baby, 1600ms ping. So its not just old republicans who have land lines. :P
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I am wondering if we will see any movement on the drug legalization/decriminilization fronts in Obama's next term. "lol metzger is a stoner" and all that, but it's a real issue and deserves to be addressed, especially if you consider that according to some polls over 50% of Americans are supportive of the legalization of marijuana. That makes it seem like it's not nearly the kind of political suicide that it used to be to even suggest it.
I am wondering if we will see any movement on the drug legalization/decriminilization fronts in Obama's next term. "lol metzger is a stoner" and all that, but it's a real issue and deserves to be addressed, especially if you consider that according to some polls over 50% of Americans are supportive of the legalization of marijuana. That makes it seem like it's not nearly the kind of political suicide that it used to be to even suggest it.
i would be stunned by that, it would be too easy to attack
nobody would take that risk on a federal level. we can dream though
I am wondering if we will see any movement on the drug legalization/decriminilization fronts in Obama's next term. "lol metzger is a stoner" and all that, but it's a real issue and deserves to be addressed, especially if you consider that according to some polls over 50% of Americans are supportive of the legalization of marijuana. That makes it seem like it's not nearly the kind of political suicide that it used to be to even suggest it.
The only problem is that once your opponent starts airing ads that "imply" that you're a pothead, that basically tanks any chance you ever had of winning.
Marijuana legislation's probably not going to see any sort of forward motion until people stop treating mild recreational drugs like hard narcotics, and even once that happens, it's going to be a gradual, slow process for any legislation.
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Metzger MeisterIt Gets Worsebefore it gets any better.Registered Userregular
I am wondering if we will see any movement on the drug legalization/decriminilization fronts in Obama's next term. "lol metzger is a stoner" and all that, but it's a real issue and deserves to be addressed, especially if you consider that according to some polls over 50% of Americans are supportive of the legalization of marijuana. That makes it seem like it's not nearly the kind of political suicide that it used to be to even suggest it.
i would be stunned by that, it would be too easy to attack
nobody would take that risk on a federal level. we can dream though
if it were framed as an economic issue, or a personal freedoms issue (both of which would be extremely good arguments to make) I think you could probably get it to fly.
I don't think that has much to do with Obama honestly. Romney is the type of candidate who could get away with getting a bigger bombing budget from congress.
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that's also what i thought but fear of those things seems to be what that article was all about
Johnson's an idiot. The only good he serves is as a spoiler for people who don't dislike Romney enough to vote for Obama.
then i guess he serves a purpose at least!
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the "Imagine you're [poor/middle class/rich]..." question should be much more troubling to Romney than that question.
gary johnson is a child, like most libertarians
he's somewhat leftist though and deffo way, way better then ron paul. his policies are still destructive and awful but he's somewhat more sensible then most radical libertarians
seems like he's actually consistent with his ideology (unlike Ron Paul who just claims to be consistent)
and he's probably not racist
whereas Paul really does seem like just a great big asshole
The rise and sustained presence of libertarianism in american politics is kinda interesting
i'm pretty sure facebook is actually just a cia program to collect info on people with minimal effort
(not really)
aka the republican base
Only old republicans.
Occasionally it rings but nobody answers it, because we don't know what the number is and haven't given it to anyone so it will only be wrong numbers and telemarketers.
Maybe I should do reverse prank calls on them.
Old people vote more than any other demographic. They're the base of both major parties.
Hey! I have a land line because I live in a place without cell reception. Which blows goats, let me tell you. How am I posting this you might ask? Satellite internet. Oh yea baby, 1600ms ping. So its not just old republicans who have land lines. :P
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Yeah, but it's not exactly promising for your campaign when the majority of Americans say that they really can't empathize with you.
Obama's kills their #2 like every other Tuesday.
i would be stunned by that, it would be too easy to attack
nobody would take that risk on a federal level. we can dream though
"how much do you have in common" is a very different question from "how much can you empathize with"
So did Bush. The correct answer to that question is "Neither"
The only problem is that once your opponent starts airing ads that "imply" that you're a pothead, that basically tanks any chance you ever had of winning.
Marijuana legislation's probably not going to see any sort of forward motion until people stop treating mild recreational drugs like hard narcotics, and even once that happens, it's going to be a gradual, slow process for any legislation.
if it were framed as an economic issue, or a personal freedoms issue (both of which would be extremely good arguments to make) I think you could probably get it to fly.