I wish that were true. When I did criminal defense I saw some shocking unwinnable stinkers filed, to the great distress and expense of innocents. And when my clients reported well-documented crimes prosecutors' position was, ultimately, that nobody could force them to take a case. Harris County, TX.

Imagine you're a juror in a case involving a different political opponent, and you learn what was done to several other political opponents. Modus operendi is admissible other-acts evidence, and it paints an interesting picture to the jury.

Your account's set so I can't messenger you, unfortunately

There's a structural reason US elections keep offering voters choices between losers. Specific reforms are required to make possible representative governance in the US, currently undermined by US law. Most required reform is state-level law. Your account is set not to receive messages.

My experience calling Cornyn's office is that they have some phone-answering dufus who can answer no questions about his position or reasoning and will not convey details of any underlying complaint uphill within the office, she's just there to halt communication from voters.

That sounds inconvenient. It wasn’t a luxury accommodation to begin with!

Is this the CR that was offered the Republicans in order to prove to Americans the House is closed solely to protect rapists from exposure in the Epstein files? If Dems wanted to fold they'd adopt the House bill. A new Senate bill is dead unless GOP opens House. This something different?

Why is a mandamus not resolving Johnson's refusal to seat an elected Representative? Any ideas?

After practicing law for over 20 years I am in a graduate program in which some of the people imagine they are clear when they are not, and they really aren't prepared to understand when I tell them their instructions didn't say what they imagine that it's a professional conclusion. One copes.

The problem is that courts tolerate attorneys who are lying bags of shit so often that Trump's own lawyers don't blink at all, they just spout his line. The only lawyers who confess the truth in Trump's cases are career Justice counsel, which is why they must be replaced.