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Read 9 Is Not 11 (And November isn't September)

The Washington Post has a story about the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, in Cincinnati. Seems that pretty much every case that questions use of power by the state gets special treatment by the court's Republicans, mainly the Bush appointees.When a small panel, the usual venue, makes a ruling that overturns an excess or an unjustified exercise of power, if it goes against the state the Republican majority invokes rules to re-hear the case with the full 16-member bench.

As a result, it can enforce a state-friendly stance that denies retrials, allows questionable evidence, and generally supports those in power at state level. This reflexive support for authority is a smoking gun indicating authoritarian mindset, and not rational jurisprudence.

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