Matthew Yglesias

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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

If you think people charged with misdemeanors should get jury trials, the way to achieve that is to write a bill providing the resources — more judges, more courtrooms, more prosecutors, more jurors — to stage more trials. But @charlesallen hasn’t done that. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Oct. 25, 2022 Deleted after 18 days Hibernated

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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

All of @MurielBowser's concerns here seem valid but I especially want to talk about the jury trials for all misdemeanors idea because it feels like dirty pool to me that hasn't been covered properly. — PolitiTweet.org

Bowser outlines three main issues. First, she objects to expanding jury trials to all misdemeanors. "This change wi… https://t.co/ccxwcA6Xz6

Posted Oct. 25, 2022 Deleted after 18 days Hibernated

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Instead he put forth a proposal to just make it very unlikely that people arrested for misdemeanors will in fact be charged at all. That seems like a bad idea on the merits, and certainly not one that should be implemented under guise of a technical change. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Oct. 25, 2022 Deleted after 18 days Hibernated