[Breitbart] A federal judge is facing a public outcry after he threw out federal charges against several Muslims who are suspected of cutting girls’ genitals to minimize future sexual desires.
"Outrageous," said a tweet from Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a U.S.-based advocate, who was born in Somalia and underwent Somalia’s severe form of the Islamic practice, dubbed FGM for Female Genital Mutilation. "Cutting girls genitals is a crime and must be prosecuted," she added.
"Wait! What? Judge dismisses key charges in genital mutilation case," said a tweet from Trump supporter Katrina Pierson: "I had no idea that we needed laws against #FGM in the United States."
"Congress can regulate every aspect of your life but it can’t regulate FGM," commented Dan Horowitz, the editor of Conservative Review and a determined critic of over-powerful courts. "Folks, we are done."
The judge’s decision may end the Detroit trial unless it is reversed on appeal. The Muslim defendants cannot be charged in the state because the state’s anti-FGM law was passed after their arrest. State officials may charge the defendants with other crimes, such as sexual assault.
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Next Constitution, please add the requirement to remove 5 federal judges from the bench every year. I suspect it will have a remarkable ability to focus their work on the law and not on displays of social virtue.
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And this:Friedman delivered a significant, but not fatal, blow to a novel criminal prosecution because the judge left intact conspiracy and obstruction charges that could send Nagarwala and three others to federal prison for decades.
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considering that SCOTUS decided unanimously in 2005 (gonzales v raich) that home grown marijuana could be banned by virtue of the commerce clause, this judge's decision is an outlier
however, it would be good to have the fgm debate in every statehouse in the country
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The Muslim defendants cannot be charged in the state because the state’s anti-FGM law was passed after their arrest. State officials may charge the defendants with other crimes, such as sexual assault.
Now wait a minute. I'm no lawyer but it seems I remember something from my high school days about the Constitution prohibiting ex post facto laws. That means you can't prosecute people for doing something that was not against the law when they did it.
Posted by: Abu Uluque ||
11/21/2018 12:12 Comments ||
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That has been broadened and abused by prior courts so badly that it means the Feds can do whatever they want, 10th and 9th amendments be damned
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11/21/2018 14:56 Comments ||
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"That means you can't prosecute people for doing something that was not against the law when they did it."
Maybe the specific genital mutilation didn't have a specific law but it's still a crime. You can't say there's no specific law against cutting off someone's finger but of course you go to prison if you do it.
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11/21/2018 17:06 Comments ||
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E.C. If the story quoted the judge correctly, he called it a criminal assault.
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11/21/2018 21:36 Comments ||
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They need no additional training in the art of war, they've been at it for many, many years. Other than air support, you take a sector, they take a sector. Do not mingle.
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The article's analysis is very well thought out, complete with really awesome charts. Nevertheless the answer to the title is very simple: we can get out of that god forsaken territory, preferably before my great-grandchildren learn how to spell Afganistan.
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SACRAMENTO, CA ‐ As California authorities scramble to deal with the unprecedented destruction wrought by the 2018 rash of wildfires across the state, the legislature has announced a foolproof plan to get rid of the devastating fires. The legislature will sharply increase taxes on the fires each and every year until they finally have had enough and agree to move to a more fire-friendly state.
Governor Jerry Brown announced the plan at a special press conference, vowing to nickel and dime the wildfires to the point where they just can't take it anymore. Initial fees will include a 10% tax on flames, a 25% "luxury" tax on smoke and ashes, and a 40 cent per square foot tax on acreage burned.
"Just as we've done with various businesses and private individuals, we will levy ever-increasing taxes on the fires," he said proudly. "Once they realize they're being taxed to death, they'll move on to greener pastures like Texas or Arizona." Brown said the taxes will be earmarked for public funding and pensions, but quickly added the state will likely "blow through the cash" on crazy pet projects faster than they could bring it in.
More conservative states immediately criticized Brown's plan, complaining that the fires will simply come over to their states and ruin things.
"We don't want 'em," said Texas governor Greg Abbott. "Stay over there, and stay out of our state. We have our own fires to deal with, not to mention all the crazy progressives you keep sending our way."
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In fairness, it's not the worst idea to come out of California. I mean, you do get less of what you tax, right?
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[Breitbart] A federal judge is facing a public outcry after he threw out federal charges against several Muslims who are suspected of cutting girls’ genitals to minimize future sexual desires.
