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Chief Justice On Trial: Conviction or Acquittal?
One of the comments from GRP post:
"I don't know why some see an acquittal as the obvious result. The legal war was won by the defense, but the glitz competition may have been won by the prosecution.
The “walk out”, the very nature of the defense’s matter-of-fact just-the-facts-ma’am style, the lack of show biz pizzazz…a bit drab, entertainment-wise. The defense won’t win any cash prizes for their (tip of hat to Benign0) ocho-ocho dancing…or lack thereof.
Meanwhile, the prosecution owned the airwaves during this whole production.
I don’t trust the senators. Mass appeal over legal rigor may well be the yardstick for their measurements.
For me, the wild card is the reaction of each senator to the idea of “voluntary” opening of all financial info. If one is hiding stuff, do they think acquittal will somehow get them off the hook or that conviction will bury the topic?
The biggest political threat out there right now is that the general public might start demanding “open books” from public officials. Those presently in office are the most exposed. Re-electionists are in the worst position.
So the question may be: Which verdict is more likely to deflect further pressure on financial transparency? That may be the winner right there…..
Ladies and Gentlemen, please place your bets….. "
"I don't know why some see an acquittal as the obvious result. The legal war was won by the defense, but the glitz competition may have been won by the prosecution.
The “walk out”, the very nature of the defense’s matter-of-fact just-the-facts-ma’am style, the lack of show biz pizzazz…a bit drab, entertainment-wise. The defense won’t win any cash prizes for their (tip of hat to Benign0) ocho-ocho dancing…or lack thereof.
Meanwhile, the prosecution owned the airwaves during this whole production.
I don’t trust the senators. Mass appeal over legal rigor may well be the yardstick for their measurements.
For me, the wild card is the reaction of each senator to the idea of “voluntary” opening of all financial info. If one is hiding stuff, do they think acquittal will somehow get them off the hook or that conviction will bury the topic?
The biggest political threat out there right now is that the general public might start demanding “open books” from public officials. Those presently in office are the most exposed. Re-electionists are in the worst position.
So the question may be: Which verdict is more likely to deflect further pressure on financial transparency? That may be the winner right there…..
Ladies and Gentlemen, please place your bets….. "
-For Real?