September 21, 2018
J'accuse as the New Legal Standard
By Brian C. Joondeph
Two and a half centuries of legal precedent in the United States is based on the assumption of "innocent until proven guilty." The law provides for due process, protection against unreasonable search and seizure, trial by a jury of one's peers, and other measures preventing conviction based solely on an accusation.
"J'accuse" was the title of an editorial published in France in 1898 exposing a military cover-up of a French army captain falsely accused of espionage, later exonerated, but with the army suppressing the new evidence, concealing the army's erroneous conviction. Eerie parallels can be drawn from this story to current events involving President Trump and the Deep State.
J'accuse, meaning "I accuse," has become the new legal standard in America, at least for Supreme Court nominees. Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination is in jeopardy based on the accusation of one woman, claiming sexual misconduct over thirty years ago when both were in high school.
She doesn't remember when the alleged assault occurred, or where it took place, who else was present, or any other information that would support her accusation. She doesn't want to publicly state her case to the Senate Judiciary Committee and the nation. Instead, she hides behind her desire for privacy and anonymity, despite this entire stunt being planned, including the accuser hiring an attorney and taking a polygraph test at least a month before she "reluctantly" went public with her accusations.
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https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/09/jaccuse_as_the_new_legal_standard.html
