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BARR: New York Is Changing The Law To Go After Trump dailycaller.com/2019/05/28/bar… via @dailycaller
You can’t be tried twice for the same offense. The concept of being free from “double jeopardy” is a right recognized in law for thousands of years. The ancient Greek, Roman and Jewish legal systems incorporated the principle of double jeopardy in their judicial codes.
So fundamental has this right been viewed, that it survived even the ravages visited upon the rule of law during the Dark Ages. The right of a person to be free from being “twice put in jeopardy of life or limb” found its way into the core of our Bill of Rights.
Now, in the latest example of a liberal state government placing its hatred of President Trump above respect for long-standing legal tradition, the NY General Assembly has decided to weaken the protection against double jeopardy heretofore enjoyed by those within its borders.
