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Regarding the Ukrainian prosecutor, that's been widely debunked and also, making aid contingent is not illegal in any way; the vast majority of the aid we offer is contingent. The guy in question, Viktor Shokin, was widely seen as corrupt throughout Ukraine. As to things Hunter says, you can't have him be both an unreliable ***duck duck goose** up criminal AND the fulcrum of the case. It's also not direct evidence, you would need bank records actually showing the things you're claiming (or something equivalent). I'm not saying Biden never benefitted or took improper benefits. You would never lose money if you bet on politicians partaking in corrupt behavior. I'm saying there's no sort of convincing evidence thusfar presented. If something comes out in the future, which it very well might, I'll review it. Meanwhile the Republicans keep putting on these hearings, blowing all kinds of smoke about the evidence they're going to have, and so far it's all nothingburgers. Again, I will not be surprised in the least if something comes out at some point: I think of politicians and corruption the same way I do of high-level athletes and PEDs. I would guess the vast, vast, vast majority partake.

We do? You may believe he did, but there isn't any evidence of it...so far, at least.

Go on....

The testimony is supposedly being transcribed. So far we have one Democrat on the record describing fairly banal things, but obviously a biased source. If the testimony is as described, then there is still no evidence of anything other than Hunter being failson trading on his father's name which...yeah, they do that. This must be why Big Joe didn't have him gunned down in the streets.

it's not his fault he was in a band with Glenn Frey and all-time talent Don Henley. But this song is possibly my favorite Eagles song, and it's his vocal that really brings it to another level.

Having not seen the segment you're talking about, it sounds like what he's describing as rare (and he's right) is both sides showing up and saying they have an agreement when they really didn't, not the judge interjecting. In that situation where that occurs (I've had it happen to me once) it's typically either a result of sloppy lawyering or one side trying to bully the other at the last second for more favorable terms.

The answer is yes, but it depends on the judge (also I supposed it would depend on what you qualify as a lot). Also, given this is a federal case, plea deals are a little different than what most people think of; in state level court, where I work, the sentence is agreed upon, and while judges can interject, they typically won't. In federal court, where Hunter Biden's case is, they're really more of "joint sentencing recommendations" with prosecutors typically dropping charges (a practice sometimes referred to as charge-bargaining) to create a joint recommendation of a sentence and a sentencing range. The judge still has to choose to impose the recommended sentence, and they often interject themselves. As to this particular situation, I didn't watch the hearing myself obviously, but most of the reporting seems to indicate that when it was presented to the judge, the attorneys for both sides disagreed on aspects of it, which means there wasn't actually an agreement at all (for a plea agreement to be final, both parties have to agree to all aspects), and this was essentially delayed for now while the two sides try to reach a final, full agreement. In the end, it will still be up to the judge to accept the recommendation, though.

Willie, the feelings are entirely mutual. You're good people.

Ok, so in this thread Biden is a cunning criminal mastermind running everything and avoiding leaving any semblance of credible evidence. In other threads he's a senile bumbling fool who can't stay awake and shits himself. It's so hard to keep up!

This is of course wildly overgeneralizing BS. Firstly, you have Willie and I in this thread, two people who you can plainly see have different political ideologies, and we've gotten along famously, including a couple of spirited craps runs. Then you have the OP in this thread who dropped this doozy: "Too many tranny loving, bathroom choosing pedo apologists that find him evil." This 'it's not us, it's the other guys' mentality is part of the big problem with any sort of discussion: it ignores reality. LOL. Again, you're just divorcing yourself from reality. He's wildly polarizing WITHIN HIS OWN PARTY. He's a polarizing figure. That's simply true. It's like the biggest part of his political schtick.

He is lying. Trump at 77 years old is not driving the ball that far or that straight as the literal best golfers on the planet. It's ok that he's lying, but it's clearly a lie. And your first statement is just an outright lie, we as a society are constantly construing public appearances as statements, especially within the political sphere. I'm not even criticizing Bo for being conservative politically in these posts, but to just deny the reality, especially with as highly polarized a figure as Trump, is ridiculous. Appearing w/ a high-profile political figure is a political statement. If he was taking pictures at an autograph signing with a low-level state congressperson, then maybe not.

....well he very famously has had his wives sign nondisclosure/non-disparagement agreements, inlcuding suing his first wife, Ivana. Like, she literally could not discuss their marriage without his permission. You know, very normal stuff. Yeah, just like the people who golf with Kim Jong Un. Bo is on that video telling us that Trump is driving the ball dead straight 280-290 every hole. At 77 years old. That would be top 20 on the PGA Champions Tour (the senior tour) and closing in on top 100 on the actual PGA tour. However, pretending this isn't "politicking" just ignores reality. Being seen publicly with a political figure is an inherently political statement, regardless of political party affiliation. And the OP in this thread used Bo's....exaggerations about Trump to make a political point about Biden, which is hilarious when you consider who the healthier of the two men is.

It's pretty obvious that Trump is well liked by some people that vote for him. That's about it. We don't have to rewrite reality and pretend he's universally liked even within his own party, more like tolerated.

Lol. This is just not true. Also I love the "if honest" remark as if you have any personal knowledge. He's renowned for being a tight-fisted bastard who doesn't pay people who do work for him, he's been sued for it numerous times. Prior to him becoming a political figure, everybody thought he was a buffoon who somehow managed to bankrupt a casino. He's got a niece constantly telling people what a piece of crap he is. A huge swath of the people that voted for him acknowledge He's a terrible person, but either they like that he's an asshole or excuse it because they like his policies. Now, it's quite the grouping that Bo has found himself in with, presuming LT is Lawrence Taylor from my beloved New York Giants, two people found legally liable in some way for sex crimes, but sure, a fine group. I do enjoy how the political side constantly screaming about how they don't want their sports figures or celebrities to involve themselves in politics change their tune so quickly when the celebrity/athlete seems to agree with their politics. Weird how that happens. Anyway, on with the weird "Trump is actually very well-liked" fantasy.

Yes, Mr. Black had a bit of a rap sheet prior to those charges. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodak_Black Here's a fun nugget that doesn't even touch on his prior record, just the stuff he had going on at the.time of those federal charges: " On May 11, 2019, while preparing to perform at Rolling Loud Miami, Kodak Black was arrested on firearm charges before he could perform. He was arrested by Miami PD and Federal Officers, and faced state and federal charges. This was nearly a month after he was arrested while entering the United States from Canada.[111][112] Kodak Black was charged with two counts of making a false statement on a governmental form, this stemmed from January 2019, where he lied on the form while attempting to purchase firearms. He filed to use his $600,000 home as collateral for his $500,000 bond for the indictments and was granted the bond, being released. He reportedly faced up to 10 years in prison on the charges and pleaded not guilty on May 15. Federal prosecutors, however, attempted to revoke Kodak Black's bail, pointing to past violent crimes, such as a 2012 carjacking incident, and his possible connections to a shooting in March 2019. The arrest had the potential to cause his bond in the 2016 South Carolina rape case to be revoked. Federal prosecutors stated that he posed a danger to society due to his long history of criminal acts as well as his repeated violation of past probation rules. Kodak Black's lawyer stated that he voluntarily turned himself in upon hearing of a warrant and that he was not a danger to society due to the crime being non-violent.[113][114][115] It was reported by TMZ on November 13, 2019, that Kodak Black had taken a plea bargain and had been sentenced to 46 months in prison, a drastically shorter sentence than the 96 months that the courts had been considering as the rapper had been involved in a fight while incarcerated that involved injury to a prison guard.[116] On March 11, 2020, Kodak Black pleaded guilty to a firearms possession case he was charged with after being detained at the Canadian-American border with a Glock. With the sentencing set for March 24, the court considered between 2 and 7 years in prison, which would run concurrently with his 46-month sentencing for lying on federal paperwork.[117] In June 2020, Kodak Black was serving his federal sentence at United States Penitentiary, Big Sandy, a high-security prison in Inez, Kentucky. In October 2020, Kodak Black was transferred to United States Penitentiary, Thomson.[118] On January 19, 2021, President Donald Trump commuted Kodak Black's sentence for his 2020 conviction.[119] Kodak Black still faced charges of criminal sexual assault in Florence, South Carolina,[120] which prosecutors were looking to "aggressively" pursue."

Far more than the people who are released on their own recognizance (cashless bail), but to be fair, it's such a small number of people who are released on their own recognizance that it's not statistically significant. What's odd is that Florida statutes actually use language in favor of non-monetary release, but in practice, it doesn't happen.

Primarily each circuit w/in Florida seems to have a "bail/bond schedule" that gives suggested amounts for each charge, but the judge is allowed to alter it as they see fit. My personal experience arguing bond motions is that every judge I have been in front of has told me that a person is entitled to a reasonable bond, not an affordable bond (or some variation of that argument). When the judges are doing their analysis of the bond amount to be set, I've not one time heard them take into account an individual's financial resources. It's only enhanced by various GPS monitor programs which the individual is required to pay for themselves, and they have to pay an upfront fee. Typically it's $100 up front and then something like $12 per day. Within my circuit, the way it works is this, except for certain charges (domestic violence charges, DUI, or any arrest pursuant to a warrant that has no bond) a person has a bond as soon as they're arrested in most cases pursuant to the schedule. Then, at first appearances (typically the first morning after an arrest) a judge sees everybody and bond can be altered. We (defense attorneys) can file bond motions to have it heard, but at least in front of my current judge (I'm a Public Defender, so I'm in front of the same judge all the time right now), the bond is rarely ever modified unless it's being revoked totally.

I can only comment on Florida, but that is not how the Florida system works at all.

Because rich people can afford to pay bail and poor people can't. And when people can't bail out, they take plea deals to get out of jail, even on weak cases, because they can't afford to wait the minimum of 6 months in jail to get to a trial to defend themselves.

Cash bail system is a scam designed to force poor people to take plea deals. It's inherently biased against poor people. It should be cashless bail for people accused of almost any misdemeanor or low level non-violent felonies.

His posts today make it seem to my uneducated opinion that he's less likely to transfer to Iowa, but what do I know?

There are plenty of great movies coming out, most of them just aren't making it to theaters because the only thing people pay to see are tent pole IP projects. Which I watch but have to admit have largely dropped in quality.

...are there not numerous things the penis is referred to other than a penis?

I told you, I found the bonus hole language silly. That ends my interest, though. I didn't "intimate" anything, I just commented directly on the "bonus hole" thing you posted being a nothing-burger (IMO). There has definitely been a push to shift some language, and I see that as a natural thing with how we interact with language. Like my predecessors, some of it I listen to and think "sure that makes sense" and sometimes we have things like my kids calling a hot dog a "glizzy" and I think "man, that's stupid."

Language has changed throughout the history of the world. We use different language now than we used when I was born in 1983, which was different than language we used when my father was born in 1954, which is different from when his father was born, and so on and so forth. I'm not being disingenuous. I don't care. You might care, and that's fine. Different strokes. I'm far more concerned with other things in the world.