Ian David
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Fri Dec-23-05 12:29 PM
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DU This Poll: Should The Poop be immune from prosecution for cover-ups? |
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Should the Pope be immune from a trial alleging sex-abuse and a subsequent cover-up? No 64% Yes 28% Unsure 8% Total Votes: 30,250 http://articles.news.aol.com/news/article.adp?id=20051222163709990016&ncid=NWS0010000000001
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Fri Dec-23-05 12:32 PM
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1. If it's a lawsuit, thewn yes, he should be immune... |
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As should any head of state.
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Fri Dec-23-05 12:33 PM
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2. Hell no! NOBODY should be. |
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Edited on Fri Dec-23-05 12:56 PM by Benhurst
Clinton was head of state when the Supremes forced him to testify in a matter before a civil court.
Covering up child molestation is a crime. Of course the pope should be required to testify. He probably can't be forced to do so; but his failure to abide by the law would bar him from entering this country and would be a major embarrassment.
I hope he wasn't involved, but if he was, he should be exposed.
Voted. Recommended.
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Fri Dec-23-05 12:33 PM
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Fri Dec-23-05 12:36 PM
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I love good freudian slips like that.
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Fri Dec-23-05 12:34 PM
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4. If, as a head of state he is immune... |
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Fri Dec-23-05 12:38 PM
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7. That's actually a major international law issue |
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Generally speaking, no one has any legal authority over foreign leaders, period. There simply is no jurisdiction, according to international law.
And this has been one of the major objections to war crimes tribunals, due to their whole "well, if it's bad enough, someone has to try you, so long as you lose the war" nature.
That's been Milosovic's defense for years - he was conducting internal Yugoslav affairs, we can piss off.
And I believe Saddam is actually being tried by the Iraqis, puppet nature of the Iraqis aside. That's probably because we don't have much legal ground to stand on versus him as our invasion was also illegal under international law.
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Fri Dec-23-05 12:35 PM
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there should be a showing that he took part in the coverups.
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Fri Dec-23-05 12:49 PM
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Should the Pope be immune from a trial alleging sex-abuse and a subsequent cover-up? No 64% Yes 28% Unsure 8% Total Votes: 30,486
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Should the Pope be immune from a trial alleging sex-abuse and a subsequent cover-up? No 64% Yes 28% Unsure 8% Total Votes: 30,486
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Should the Pope be immune from a trial alleging sex-abuse and a subsequent cover-up? No 64% Yes 28% Unsure 8% Total Votes: 30,486
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