Civil rights offenses resulting in death. (18 U.S.C. 241, 242, 245, 247) - Gitmo - Imprisoning people without the possibility of a trial is a violation of their civil rights.
IANAL - but I believe American civil law does not have jurisdiction (to foreigners) in GITMO. It is even arguable that they don't fall under civilian Criminal law, either. This was the whole reason that the prison was set up overseas. They are under Military Law, and any law enacted through treaty (e.g. Geneva Conventions).
Genocide. (18 U.S.C. 1091) - Afghanistan, Iraq - What would YOU call it?
From the statue itself, Genocide must involve
"the specific intent to destroy, in whole or in substantial part, a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group". While I agree entirely that our ill-advised campaign in Iraq has cost hundreds of thousands of lives, I don't see how it matches this strict definition.
Murder involving torture. (18 U.S.C. 2340) - Gitmo - If you torture someone for 5 years and they kill themselves, they haven't committed suicide, you've murdered them.
And the big one:
Treason. (18 U.S.C. 2381) - Multiple counts.
The trouble with accusing modern presidents of treason is that it's hard to find one who doesn't qualify if the words are interpreted in a manner encouraging the charge.
I can see some truth to that.
Clinton is the only one guilty beyond any possible doubt.
And, given your context above, what is your justification for this?
Glancing at the statute itself, if there are extreme aggravating factors; yes. This looks like it would be reserved for heads of crime syndicates and drug cartels, not street pushers.
Someone explain to me again why impeachment is "off the table"? Why, when Republicans have clearly gone nuts, do the Democrats not have any?
I would gather that it is because it takes a 2/3 Senate majority to remove a President from office. I'm willing to bet that Bush could be caught masturbating over the corpse of a cocaine-overdosed Cub Scout and *still* not get enough Republican Senators to cross the line.
Ummmm. No... Unless if by "no federal capital crimes", you *really* mean "no federal capital crimes aside from the 43 crimes listed below"... And yes, one of them is "Treason".
Murder related to the smuggling of aliens. (8 U.S.C. 1342)
Destruction of aircraft, motor vehicles, or related facilities resulting in death. (18 U.S.C. 32-34)
Murder committed during a drug-related drive-by shooting. (18 U.S.C. 36)
Murder committed at an airport serving international civil aviation. (18 U.S.C. 37)
Retaliatory murder of a member of the immediate family of law enforcement officials. (18 U.S.C. 115(b)(3)[by cross-reference to 18 U.S.C. 1111] )
Civil rights offenses resulting in death. (18 U.S.C. 241, 242, 245, 247)
Murder of a member of Congress, an important executive official, or a Supreme Court Justice. (18 U.S.C. 351 [by cross-reference to 18 U.S.C. 1111] )
Death resulting from offenses involving transportation of explosives, destruction of government property, or destruction of property related to foreign or interstate commerce. (18 U.S.C. 844(d), (f), (i))
Murder committed by the use of a firearm during a crime of violence or a drug trafficking crime. (18 U.S.C 930)
Murder committed in a Federal Government facility. (18 U.S.C. 924(i))
Genocide. (18 U.S.C. 1091)
First-degree murder. (18 U.S.C. 1111)
Murder of a Federal judge or law enforcement official. (18 U.S.C. 1114)
Murder of a foreign official. (18 U.S.C. 1116)
Murder by a Federal prisoner. (18 U.S.C. 1118)
Murder of a U.S. national in a foreign country. (18 U.S.C. 1119)
Murder by an escaped Federal prisoner already sentenced to life imprisonment. (18 U.S.C. 1120)
Murder of a State or local law enforcement official or other person aiding in a Federal investigation; murder of a State correctional officer. (18 U.S.C. 1121)
Murder during a kidnaping. (18 U.S.C. 1201)
Murder during a hostage-taking. (18 U.S.C. 1203)
Murder of a court officer or juror. (18 U.S.C. 1503)
Murder with the intent of preventing testimony by a witness, victim, or informant. (18 U.S.C. 1512)
Retaliatory murder of a witness, victim or informant. (18 U.S.C. 1513)
Mailing of injurious articles with intent to kill or resulting in death. (18 U.S.C. 1716)
Assassination or kidnaping resulting in the death of the President or Vice President. (18 U.S.C. 1751 [by cross-reference to 18 U.S.C. 1111])
Murder for hire. (18 U.S.C. 1958)
Murder involved in a racketeering offense. (18 U.S.C. 1959)
Willful wrecking of a train resulting in death. (18 U.S.C. 1992)
Bank-robbery-related murder or kidnaping. (18 U.S.C. 2113)
Murder related to a carjacking. (18 U.S.C. 2119)
Murder related to rape or child molestation. (18 U.S.C. 2245)
Murder related to sexual exploitation of children. (18 U.S.C. 2251)
Murder committed during an offense against maritime navigation. (18 U.S.C. 2280)
Murder committed during an offense against a maritime fixed platform. (18 U.S.C. 2281)
Terrorist murder of a U.S. national in another country. (18 U.S.C. 2332)
Murder by the use of a weapon of mass destruction. (18 U.S.C. 2332a)
Murder involving torture. (18 U.S.C. 2340)
Murder related to a continuing criminal enterprise or related murder of a Federal, State, or local law enforcement officer. (21 U.S.C. 848(e))
Death resulting from aircraft hijacking. (49 U.S.C. 1472-1473)
Espionage (18 U.S.C. 794)
Treason. (18 U.S.C. 2381)
Trafficking in large quantities of drugs (18 U.S.C. 3591(b))
Attempting, authorizing or advising the killing of any officer, juror,or witness in cases involving a Continuing Criminal Enterprise, regardless of whether such killing actually occurs. (18 U.S.C. 3591(b)(2))
It may appeal to the 30% base, but what happens in '08 when the remaining 70% of the electorate associate Bush's failings with the Republican party itself? If enough congressional Republicans continue to distance themselves from the President, we might start to see fewer filibustered bills, and more overridden vetos. I have to assume that this was a payout to buy Scooter's silence. Imagine the book deal he could make by opening the doors on Bush's and Cheney's inner circle.
Note: Nixon. Pres. Ford pardoned him, but could not return him to office. So, yes, the impeachment cannot be removed by pardon, but there really is no point to that... save political and social "saving-face." From a legal point of view, it would be a needless power and politically, would be unconscionable.
Wrong. Nixon was never impeached. He resigned from office before the House voted on impeachment. Had he been impeached (removed for office or not), Ford would have been constitutionally prohibited from pardoning him.
Your knowledge of the application of the 5th amendment is woefully shortsighted. The Constitution protects you from self-incrimination, but it does not protect you from circumstantial evidence presented against you.Certainly, Reiser could plead the 5th. However, if he does, his defense will have a hell of a time trying to explain away certain aspects of his behavior. If he has a logical explanation for the missing car seat, the vanishing CRX, the large amount of cash, the passport, and the allegedly "scrubbed" crime scene, it may be in his best interest to let the jury hear his side of the story.
And to put the evidence against him in perspective: One-hundred percent of the evidence presented at Scott Peterson's trial was circumstantial. He's now on death row. Circumstantial evidence is just as admissable and can be just as damning as direct evidence. The only thing Reiser has going for him right now is that there is no body - nor is there any evidence of a life-or-death struggle. It is very hard (but not impossible) to convince a Judge and Jury that a murder has occurred without a body.
Viewing child porn is not the same as taking advantage of small children. I've unintentionally run across cp sometimes while viewing/b/ on 4chan or when downloading mislabeled stuff on freenet, and you know what? It didn't make me rape any children or hurt anyone.
Depending on where you live, however, that 'unintentional' act may still open you up to criminal liability. There is a "Witch hunt" mentality in the US (especially in states like Arizona) when it comes to KP.
so all this bull about a cartridge lasting 50 pages is just pulled out of someones ass.
I have a (cheap) Lexmark. I changed the cartridge right before I started doing my taxes. By the time I was finished (about 50-75 pages of forms and receipts), my Lexmark monitor was showing that I needed a new cartridge...
So you believe a 17 year old can't make a decision about sex, but an 18 year old can? You honestly believe there's some switch that kicks in on someone's 18th birthday? You must, that's the only reason you'd bring up such a law.
No. No. And drop the friggin strawman.
Physically and emotionally, there is little (if any) difference between a 17 and 18 year old. Legally, the difference can be between night and day.
Humans are one of the few (if not only) species whose ultimate goal is NOT to maximize their progeny (and henceforth spread their genes). Compare that to our near ape/chimps whose reflection on status is affected by how many children they have.
You only need to go back a few hundred years to find humans behaving quite similar to our other primate cousins.
I'm a level 5 vegan - I won't eat anything that casts a shadow.
Ha! I'm a level 7 mage. I cast "remove shadow" on the cow, and "doogie's irresistable hunger" on truthsearch. Save vs. spell or eat the yummy bovine!!!
It's actually pretty boring. At least it is short...I supposed they could have just panned out for another 15 minutes.
Bethesda doesn't have to prove it can make Fallout with exciting graphics. Bethesda has to prove that it can match the atmosphere and mood of its predecessors. The trailer was very reminiscent of the original Fallout opening: A TV showing post-modern 1950's commercials. Boring, yeah. Until the camera pans out to show that the TV is sitting in a bombed out building in the middle of a ruined city. Simple, not exiting, but very, very effective. This trailer proved to me that Bethesda realizes what it was that made the Fallout franchise so unique and enthralling. Now they just have to deliver the goods.
If you're into Fallout 3, don't miss the original Fallout 3 Van Buren design documents. Cool stuff. Going to be interesting to see if anything survives from there.
Mod -1 "Dumbass". Pick up an Econ 101 book, and read the chapter entitled "Supply, Demand and Market Price". Then you should be able to see the idiocy of your comment.
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Glancing at the statute itself, if there are extreme aggravating factors; yes. This looks like it would be reserved for heads of crime syndicates and drug cartels, not street pushers.
Murder related to the smuggling of aliens. (8 U.S.C. 1342)
Destruction of aircraft, motor vehicles, or related facilities resulting in death. (18 U.S.C. 32-34)
Murder committed during a drug-related drive-by shooting. (18 U.S.C. 36)
Murder committed at an airport serving international civil aviation. (18 U.S.C. 37)
Retaliatory murder of a member of the immediate family of law enforcement officials. (18 U.S.C. 115(b)(3)[by cross-reference to 18 U.S.C. 1111] )
Civil rights offenses resulting in death. (18 U.S.C. 241, 242, 245, 247)
Murder of a member of Congress, an important executive official, or a Supreme Court Justice. (18 U.S.C. 351 [by cross-reference to 18 U.S.C. 1111] )
Death resulting from offenses involving transportation of explosives, destruction of government property, or destruction of property related to foreign or interstate commerce. (18 U.S.C. 844(d), (f), (i))
Murder committed by the use of a firearm during a crime of violence or a drug trafficking crime. (18 U.S.C 930)
Murder committed in a Federal Government facility. (18 U.S.C. 924(i))
Genocide. (18 U.S.C. 1091)
First-degree murder. (18 U.S.C. 1111)
Murder of a Federal judge or law enforcement official. (18 U.S.C. 1114)
Murder of a foreign official. (18 U.S.C. 1116)
Murder by a Federal prisoner. (18 U.S.C. 1118)
Murder of a U.S. national in a foreign country. (18 U.S.C. 1119)
Murder by an escaped Federal prisoner already sentenced to life imprisonment. (18 U.S.C. 1120)
Murder of a State or local law enforcement official or other person aiding in a Federal investigation; murder of a State correctional officer. (18 U.S.C. 1121)
Murder during a kidnaping. (18 U.S.C. 1201)
Murder during a hostage-taking. (18 U.S.C. 1203)
Murder of a court officer or juror. (18 U.S.C. 1503)
Murder with the intent of preventing testimony by a witness, victim, or informant. (18 U.S.C. 1512)
Retaliatory murder of a witness, victim or informant. (18 U.S.C. 1513)
Mailing of injurious articles with intent to kill or resulting in death. (18 U.S.C. 1716)
Assassination or kidnaping resulting in the death of the President or Vice President. (18 U.S.C. 1751 [by cross-reference to 18 U.S.C. 1111])
Murder for hire. (18 U.S.C. 1958)
Murder involved in a racketeering offense. (18 U.S.C. 1959)
Willful wrecking of a train resulting in death. (18 U.S.C. 1992)
Bank-robbery-related murder or kidnaping. (18 U.S.C. 2113)
Murder related to a carjacking. (18 U.S.C. 2119)
Murder related to rape or child molestation. (18 U.S.C. 2245)
Murder related to sexual exploitation of children. (18 U.S.C. 2251)
Murder committed during an offense against maritime navigation. (18 U.S.C. 2280)
Murder committed during an offense against a maritime fixed platform. (18 U.S.C. 2281)
Terrorist murder of a U.S. national in another country. (18 U.S.C. 2332)
Murder by the use of a weapon of mass destruction. (18 U.S.C. 2332a)
Murder involving torture. (18 U.S.C. 2340)
Murder related to a continuing criminal enterprise or related murder of a Federal, State, or local law enforcement officer. (21 U.S.C. 848(e))
Death resulting from aircraft hijacking. (49 U.S.C. 1472-1473)
Espionage (18 U.S.C. 794)
Treason. (18 U.S.C. 2381)
Trafficking in large quantities of drugs (18 U.S.C. 3591(b))
Attempting, authorizing or advising the killing of any officer, juror,or witness in cases involving a Continuing Criminal Enterprise, regardless of whether such killing actually occurs. (18 U.S.C. 3591(b)(2))
It may appeal to the 30% base, but what happens in '08 when the remaining 70% of the electorate associate Bush's failings with the Republican party itself? If enough congressional Republicans continue to distance themselves from the President, we might start to see fewer filibustered bills, and more overridden vetos. I have to assume that this was a payout to buy Scooter's silence. Imagine the book deal he could make by opening the doors on Bush's and Cheney's inner circle.
Your knowledge of the application of the 5th amendment is woefully shortsighted. The Constitution protects you from self-incrimination, but it does not protect you from circumstantial evidence presented against you.Certainly, Reiser could plead the 5th. However, if he does, his defense will have a hell of a time trying to explain away certain aspects of his behavior. If he has a logical explanation for the missing car seat, the vanishing CRX, the large amount of cash, the passport, and the allegedly "scrubbed" crime scene, it may be in his best interest to let the jury hear his side of the story.
And to put the evidence against him in perspective: One-hundred percent of the evidence presented at Scott Peterson's trial was circumstantial. He's now on death row. Circumstantial evidence is just as admissable and can be just as damning as direct evidence. The only thing Reiser has going for him right now is that there is no body - nor is there any evidence of a life-or-death struggle. It is very hard (but not impossible) to convince a Judge and Jury that a murder has occurred without a body.
Care to drop a brandname? I've had nothing but miserable experiences with inkjets for the past 10 years. (Canon, Epson, and Lexmark)
Physically and emotionally, there is little (if any) difference between a 17 and 18 year old. Legally, the difference can be between night and day.
For the sake of all decent people, your mother should have used the coat hanger when she had the chance.
*snicker*
Wewease Woger!!
*snicker*
Shame on you for being ashamed for knowing your Megadeth history!!
Emacs vs. vi?? They both suck!!
Mod -1 "Dumbass".
Pick up an Econ 101 book, and read the chapter entitled "Supply, Demand and Market Price". Then you should be able to see the idiocy of your comment.