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Re:Assange Indicted Under Espionage Act, Raising First Amend... by coldtea on Thursday May 23, 2019 @07:02PM (#19996894)
>And that's probably something that needs to be argued in front of the Supreme Court. It is vital in a democracy that a government can be held accountable.

And why wouldn't the government be in bed with the Supreme Court?

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Re:Assange Indicted Under Espionage Act, Raising First Amend... by danso on Thursday May 23, 2019 @07:07PM (#19996925)
The Supreme Court is part of the government — you mean the executive? Of course that could be a situation, that’s ostensibly why the founders separated the 3 branches, including giving SCOTUS life terms to increase their independence.
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