(11-20-2021, 04:27 PM)mikesez Wrote:

(11-20-2021, 03:10 PM)The Real Marty Wrote: No, no no.   Our judicial system should not be making decisions based "a large section" of the community's opinion.  Think it through.  

Here's an example.  A large section of the community thinks voter fraud has occurred.  Should there be a trial, regardless of whether there is any actual evidence?  Or should the judge follow the law and the (lack of) evidence and throw the case out of court?

There were hearings on election fraud. Many hearings.

Preliminary hearings, no trials, cases thrown out.  Here's another hypothetical.  Suppose a "large section" of this community, the duvalpride message board community, think what you write is obscene and you should be banned.  Should you be banned, or should the moderators say, no, he hasn't broken any rules, so we will defy this "large section" of this community and let Mikesez stick around.  

Should we go by the rules or should we bend with the wind, and every time a "large section of the community" thinks a crime has occurred, bring the case to trial, as you have advocated?  Do we have mob rule or do we have the rule of law in this country?

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