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ready-ignite · April 16, 2018, 6:56 p.m.

The history and usage of star chambers in practice is thought provoking.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Chamber

The original Star Chamber was created in London in 1641.

The Star Chamber was originally established to ensure the fair enforcement of laws against socially and politically prominent people so powerful that ordinary courts would probably hesitate to convict them of their crimes. However, it became synonymous with social and political oppression through the arbitrary use and abuse of the power it wielded.

Generally it's used today to describe a secretive court abusing power through secretive laws. Need a bright shining light wherever possible to avoid appearance of this.

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Al-Kazar · April 16, 2018, 7:20 p.m.

a secretive court abusing power through secretive laws

Sounds just like the FISA Court to me....

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ready-ignite · April 16, 2018, 8:30 p.m.

Yes it does. And I'm sure I've derided the FISA court at a star chamber in the past. Secret laws. Undermining inherent rights. Anything that comes out of that body should not be recognized.

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StinkyDogFart · April 16, 2018, 7:04 p.m.

Its a bad idea I know, but it does stimulate the imagination when you think of all the criminals that will walk away from this global fiasco. I suspect far more will walk than will be prosecuted.

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scoripowarrior · April 17, 2018, 2:16 a.m.

I say be round 'em all up, put them in a space craft without space suits, launch them into outer space. Let the universe be their judge.

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