▲ 47 ▼ Mike Lindell offers to fund recount in Minnesota Republican primary for governor (www.theguardian.com) submitted 1 day ago by Chocolaat@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world 14 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] BuckFutter@timeyak.com 41 points 1 day ago (1 child) How does this guy still have any money left to do this nonsense? I guess he made it to the big club George Carlin was talking about. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TranscendentalEmpire@lemmy.today 15 points 1 day ago (2 children) Apparently if you have enough money for a decent lawyer you can just refuse a court order to pay people. It's the inherent problem with the American judicial system, judges only utilize the full power of the court against defenseless poor people. When dealing with anyone who they see as belonging to their own class suddenly they have an infinite amount of patience and empathy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] DandomRude@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 child) This is by no means a problem with the U.S. legal system—it is its very purpose. It is the instrument of power that enables a tiny minority to rule over the majority. The law has very little to do with justice, as is evident from the fact that Clarence Thomas is not in prison but is a Supreme Court "justice." permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TranscendentalEmpire@lemmy.today 2 points 1 day ago (1 child) Yeah.... I would still classify the scenario as problematic? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DandomRude@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago* That's true, but only for ordinary people like us... permalink fedilink source parent [–] BuckFutter@timeyak.com 1 point 1 day ago Yah refusing a court order seems to be the MO for these people now, it’s just ridiculous. Truly a society with a privileged class along with the executive privileges it comes with. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TranscendentalEmpire@lemmy.today 15 points 1 day ago (2 children) Apparently if you have enough money for a decent lawyer you can just refuse a court order to pay people. It's the inherent problem with the American judicial system, judges only utilize the full power of the court against defenseless poor people. When dealing with anyone who they see as belonging to their own class suddenly they have an infinite amount of patience and empathy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] DandomRude@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 child) This is by no means a problem with the U.S. legal system—it is its very purpose. It is the instrument of power that enables a tiny minority to rule over the majority. The law has very little to do with justice, as is evident from the fact that Clarence Thomas is not in prison but is a Supreme Court "justice." permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TranscendentalEmpire@lemmy.today 2 points 1 day ago (1 child) Yeah.... I would still classify the scenario as problematic? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DandomRude@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago* That's true, but only for ordinary people like us... permalink fedilink source parent [–] BuckFutter@timeyak.com 1 point 1 day ago Yah refusing a court order seems to be the MO for these people now, it’s just ridiculous. Truly a society with a privileged class along with the executive privileges it comes with. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DandomRude@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 child) This is by no means a problem with the U.S. legal system—it is its very purpose. It is the instrument of power that enables a tiny minority to rule over the majority. The law has very little to do with justice, as is evident from the fact that Clarence Thomas is not in prison but is a Supreme Court "justice." permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TranscendentalEmpire@lemmy.today 2 points 1 day ago (1 child) Yeah.... I would still classify the scenario as problematic? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DandomRude@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago* That's true, but only for ordinary people like us... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TranscendentalEmpire@lemmy.today 2 points 1 day ago (1 child) Yeah.... I would still classify the scenario as problematic? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DandomRude@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago* That's true, but only for ordinary people like us... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DandomRude@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago* That's true, but only for ordinary people like us... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BuckFutter@timeyak.com 1 point 1 day ago Yah refusing a court order seems to be the MO for these people now, it’s just ridiculous. Truly a society with a privileged class along with the executive privileges it comes with. permalink fedilink source parent