Monkeyboy wrote:

Doll Is Mine wrote:

guess we know which one will fight for the little guy.

If the bill passes, local authorities would essentially have greater leeway in seeking restitution fees from convicted protesters for costs incurred during a protest. That means protesters convicted of a misdemeanor or felony could be on the hook for not just individual damages directly related to them but other damages related to the event and more nebulous costs like police overtime.

Elizabeth Randol, legislative director for the ACLU of Pennsylvania, said the bill infringes upon people’s constitutional rights of assembly and due process and could have a negative effect on protester turnout. The bill reads, in part:

“A person is responsible for public safety response costs incurred by a State agency or political subdivision as a result of the State agency’s or political subdivision’s response to a demonstration if, in connection with the demonstration, the person is convicted of a felony or misdemeanor offense. In addition to any other right of action and any other remedy provided by law, a State agency or political subdivision that incurs costs in responding to a demonstration may bring an action against a person described in section 4 to recover the response costs and related legal, administrative and court expenses. All costs owed may be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction.”

Arrests, much less convictions, have been minimal during major rallies in Philadelphia. When the DNC was in town last year, the Secret Service made 11 arrests. Though the Philadelphia Police Department could not immediately provide data on total protest arrests made this year, news reports indicate several people have been arrested for minor injuries caused against police officers in various other protests.

pacino wrote:djt is somehow becoming more unhinged on twitter.com

lots of misspellings, too

jerseyhoya wrote:

pacino wrote:djt is somehow becoming more unhinged on twitter.com

lots of misspellings, too

He's like half a step away from a full on meltdown

Grotewold wrote:

jerseyhoya wrote:

pacino wrote:djt is somehow becoming more unhinged on twitter.com

lots of misspellings, too

He's like half a step away from a full on meltdown

it's Mueller time?

Grotewold wrote:

jerseyhoya wrote:

pacino wrote:djt is somehow becoming more unhinged on twitter.com

lots of misspellings, too

He's like half a step away from a full on meltdown

it's Mueller time?

thephan wrote:where did that report of the deputy CoS for the campaign working on arranging contact come from? Is that a leak or independent reporting? I saw something else from a supposed "document dump" with blackmail tones, but it seemed to not pass the legitimacy test of credible channel or sourcing.

The Crimson Cyclone wrote:

Grotewold wrote:

jerseyhoya wrote:

pacino wrote:djt is somehow becoming more unhinged on twitter.com

lots of misspellings, too

He's like half a step away from a full on meltdown

it's Mueller time?

doubtful, seen "experts" say that it won't be concluded til at least 2018, but you may start seeing some indictments in the fall for others

the way he goes on about fake news, I'd speculate he's either been asked about something that the press has for comment and is about to print or some sort of activity has occurred (another raid) that will hit the news shortly