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Why do Republicans keep pleading the 5th?
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@IwantRooseveltagain
"No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual service in time of war or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation."

No, to avoid sham trials and coerced confessions. This is based on the idea that if someone is coerced to confess, their confession isn't reliable. At its core, it's an amendment designed to protect the innocent who otherwise might be ensnared by ambiguous circumstances (see Ohio v. Reiner).
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@IwantRooseveltagain
For the exact reason the Fifth Amendment exists.
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If You Have a Random Thought, Post it Here.
So is 4.
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3 on the other hand, is a great number.
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See Elo Rating Changes Over Time
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@BearMan
@Public-Choice
Internet Archive's Wayback Machine might be of help here. Lemme know if it works on DART.
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The number 34 is mid-tier.
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@Vader
Shouldn't 3RU7AL be at 10?
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@Greyparrot
^Funny Weird Al song
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@Earth
@Barney
@whiteflame
@ILikePie5
@That2User
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Hello, and welcome to DP2!

Announcement:

Barney has replaced in for RationalMadman.

Silenced by the Secret Service:

Lynched DP1 - Supa - You are the Sandy Hook Crisis Actors conspiracy theory. Proponents of this theory believe that no one died at Sandy Hook and that the whole incident was made up to promote gun control.

“It’s synthetic, completely fake with actors.”

Because of this, you are a Vanilla. You have no powers. 

You win with the Town.

Targeted Individuals:

1. Pie
2. Whiteflame
3. That2
4. Earth
5. Barney (formerly RationalMadman)
6. Greyparrot

With 6 alive, it takes 4 votes to lynch. The Day Phase ends Saturday, October 29, @ 2:00 PM EST.

GLHF!
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There is no compromising with MAGA Republicans. They are today’s slave holders
Certified "This is how we get a civil war" Moment
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I like this thread.
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@Barney
@Vader
@whiteflame
May one of you lock this thread, please? Thank you in advance.
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Supa (4/4) - Whiteflame, Greyparrot, That2, Pie
Pie (1/4) - RM
VTNL (1/4) - Supa

Supa was lynched! He was innocent! Submit your night actions!

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@Greyparrot
@ILikePie5
STOP POSTING.
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STOP POSTING. 
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@That2User
On it.
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I am the best debater on DART
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@SirAnonymous
I wanna see a full parity circle of every major debater on DART.
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@Vader
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Debates:
THBT: On balance, the US ought to make abortion illegal.
The majority of animal agriculture in the United States is slavery
Resolved: On balance, the Christian doctrine of Penal Substitutionary Atonement is ethically tenable.

Forum Threads:
DDO is Shutting Down
I do not believe Shila is a bot
What has Airmax done to deliver on campaign promises?

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There are 20 hours left in the DP.
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Pie (1/4) - RM
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It's been a while since I updated this, so let me know if you see any mistakes.
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Western Ukraine Nazis sing while state media covers it up.
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@Greyparrot
Mind you, Elon Musk stopped providing Starlink services when it became clear that Zelensky wanted to continue the same military operations that were waged on ethnic Russians in 2014. 
Citation needed. Last I saw, it was because Congress wasn't paying SpaceX back.

Retaking the Donbas should be completely off the table in light of Ukraine's actions in 2014.
And reward Russia's invasion? Absolutely not.
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@Greyparrot
Sure, but one side is clearly better than the other as a whole. In fact, I would say that Ukraine's side in this current war is mostly good. The behavior of some of the volunteer battalions in 2014 does not change that.

Two things about your Wikipedia pages:

1. There is a whole section here that is dedicated to more modern-day Ukrainian events, and shows an overall decrease in antisemitism in Ukraine recently. While there is some fluctuation (with occasional flare-ups), it seems to be trending downward as a whole.

2. The other article attributes the majority of war crimes in 2014 to Russian-backed groups operating in Ukraine.

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@Greyparrot
Again, that terribly misrepresents the majority of Ukraine, and what this war is about, as a whole.
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@Greyparrot
What is your exact point here? What is your broader point here?

Ukraine is more accepting of Jews than any other country in the region, according to a 2015-16 Pew Research Center poll that was released in 2018. Interestingly enough, Russians were almost three times more likely to say they "would not accept Jews as fellow citizens" according to the poll.

So no, Ukraine hasn't become one giant Azov Movement. Those fringe movements are being used as an excuse for the invasion. It's quite easy for Russian citizens to fall for it because their view of Naziism is deeply rooted in Soviet-era propaganda that defines Naziism as basically anything anti-Russia.

I'm more shocked and saddened that so many in the American right-wing are falling for it. To me, it seems like they just saw the Democrats' virtue signaling on the issue and decided to be more contrarian than rational. What these people don't seem to realize is that it's perfectly reasonable to cheer for Ukraine while, at the same time, believing we're spending too much money on them. Personally, I think we should've sold them weapons before the war started, and that we should make Europe take a significantly larger portion of the budget now. 

The worst part about this is that the American right-wing should know about this kind of ad Hitlerum attack and its uses. The Democratic Party is constantly using it against them, and yet some of them fail to see it when the same tactic is being used elsewhere. Instead, they'll just play right into the hand of the whole "conservatives are Russian sympathizers" deck the Democrats like to use. At that point, the left-wing media has the easiest time of their lives running a smear campaign against all conservatives.
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Again, easier for me to follow the vote counts throughout the DP later.
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Pie (2/4) - RM, Grey

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Polarization is the ultimate enemy in politics.
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ILikePie5 (1/4) - RationalMadman 

No change, but repeated because it makes things easier for me.
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Hall of Fame IV - Nominations
one constant of my time on this website has been a continual cycle of quitting and rejoining
Join the club lol. It's pretty standard for long-time members to cycle between lurking and active phases.
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@ILikePie5
I cannot confirm or deny whether scum was given a fake claim (or claims).
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Will Novice Pass Oromagi?
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@oromagi
@SirAnonymous
@Novice_II
Maybe. He's pulled within 100 elo.

I hope they have a championship debate when Novice gets close enough. It would be sick if they got within 10 elo of each other and then duked it out for the #1 spot.
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@whiteflame
I will confirm there is a themesplit.
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@RationalMadman
I can answer the first question only. There is no third party.
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@RationalMadman
@Greyparrot
... Or is it?
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