from oath keepers
Relevance?
Whether it is a criminal or a civil proceeding, the political affiliations of the accused are both irrelevant and prejudicial. For example, if I had a criminal defense client accused of beating his wife, what relevance would his NRA membership have to the question of whether he beat his wife? And what relevance would there be if he were a Tea Party member, or belonged to a 912 group, or was a member of Rush Limbaugh fan club, or a member of Glen Beck’s “Insider Extreme” which includes a message board? Or what if he were a member of the ACLU, or Answer, or ACORN, or Code Pink, etc.? What relevance would any such associations have to the question of whether he assaulted his wife? The political associations of the accused in a child endangerment case are no less irrelevant to the question of whether he or the mother are guilty or whether the child is endangered.
why hes mistaken
if your affiliations have a bearing on your likely hood to flee its relevant. i worked for a guy whose conversion to orthodox jew was used in court to structure his visitation rights. there was a fear he was gonna grab the kids and head to Israel with the kids. mr irish's associations here are a similar concern. and his past history of responsible gun ownership makes his guns and purchases a real issue. its funny when you are a moron doing stupid human tricks they can haunt you in years to come. things like statutory rape multiple shootings some in your house and all the usual detritus of better living through modern chemistry
