Show-Me Hawley Connection To Fed Judge Advocating Death To Creepers

Admittedly, right now it might not meet legal standards but most people wouldn't shed any tears if someone convicted for hurting youngsters subsequently earned capital punishment. 

HOWEVER . . . Think about the how quickly tech is moving, how quickly the Internets can move terabytes of data and how ONE MISTAKEN CLICK CAN PUT ALMOST ANYBODY IN DANGER OF FEDERAL ENTANGLEMENTS.

So many digital risks should give reasonable people a moment of doubt when it comes to limits on law enforcement power. 

Either way . . .

This note offers a bit of important perspective on how the politics of the day continues to exert influence over the judicial branch . . . Check-it . . .  

U.S. District Judge Joshua Divine, a 2025 Trump appointee, recently issued what lawyers say is an extremely unusual sentencing order suggesting that people found guilty of possessing child pornography could be given the death penalty . . . Divine is widely considered a protege of U.S. Senator Josh Hawley, under whom he served as chief counsel before being named Missouri’s solicitor general. Hawley also helped clear the way for his appointment to a federal judgeship, albeit indirectly: Hawley reportedly refused to cooperate with President Joe Biden on any judicial nominees for Missouri in hopes of getting more conservative judges through under a subsequent Republican president—intransigence that led to four open judgeships in the state, swelling dockets and leading the federal courts to declare a “judicial emergency” for Missouri in 2024. In a statement last summer, Hawley said, “My state has waited four long years for these judges, and I look forward to them serving Missouri with the highest distinction.”

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Federal judge says people with child porn could get the death penalty

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