Thread by @GREENESJ333

@CollinRugg Tucker Carlson is out of his depth when it comes to where the principles of Western civilization are found as well as American history. How he and others get so much wrong? Tucker Carlson graduated from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1991 with a B.A. in history.
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@CollinRugg Did he attend class or was he still using back then? Idk. I'm just asking the question.

Our criminal justice system is based upon Jewish Biblical law. Further, this is not an exhaustive list of principles we take for granted that come from the G-d of the Jewish people.
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@CollinRugg Here’s a list of key rights in American criminal law that trace intellectual or ethical roots to the Torah, what the Christian world calls the "Old Testament":

⚖️ 1. Presumption of Innocence / Proof Before Punishment
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@CollinRugg Biblical Root: Deuteronomy 19:15 — “One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin... at the mouth of two or three witnesses shall the matter be established.”
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@CollinRugg Influence: The idea that accusations require proof and multiple witnesses reflects the principle that guilt must be established by evidence — foundational to due process and the presumption of innocence.

⚖️ 2. Requirement of Witnesses and Cross-Examination
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@CollinRugg Biblical Root: Deuteronomy 17:6–7; 19:16–19 — False witnesses are condemned; testimony must be verified.

Influence: These texts inform the U.S. Constitution’s Sixth Amendment right to confront witnesses and to compel truthful testimony.
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@CollinRugg ⚖️ 3. Prohibition of Cruel or Disproportionate Punishment

Biblical Root: Deuteronomy 25:1–3 — Limits on flogging: punishment must be proportionate, not degrading.

Influence: Moral foundation for the Eighth Amendment prohibition of “cruel and unusual punishment.”
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@CollinRugg ⚖️ 4. Equality Before the Law

Biblical Root: Leviticus 19:15 — “You shall do no injustice in judgment; you shall not be partial to the poor or defer to the great.”
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@CollinRugg Influence: The ideal that justice applies equally to all people influenced American commitments to equal protection and impartial trial.
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@CollinRugg ⚖️ 5. Right Against Self-Incrimination

Biblical Root: While not explicit, Jewish law discouraged forced confessions; guilt required external proof (witnesses or evidence).
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@CollinRugg Influence: This underlies the American Fifth Amendment principle that no one should be compelled to testify against themselves.
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@CollinRugg ⚖️ 6. Right to Fair and Impartial Judgment

Biblical Root: Exodus 23:2–3, 6–8 — Commands not to favor the majority or the rich in judgment; prohibits bribery.

Influence: These ideas inform the American concept of impartial juries and unbiased judges.
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@CollinRugg ⚖️ 7. Proportional Justice (“Eye for an Eye”)

Biblical Root: Exodus 21:23–25 — “Life for life, eye for eye...”

Influence: Often misunderstood as harsh retribution; in context, it was meant to limit punishment — foundational to the modern concept of proportional sentencing.
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@CollinRugg ⚖️ 8. Cities of Refuge / Protection from Mob Justice

Biblical Root: Numbers 35:9–34; Deuteronomy 19:1–13 — Designation of “cities of refuge” for those accused of manslaughter until fair trial.
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@CollinRugg Influence: Conceptual ancestor of due process, bail, and protection from summary or mob justice.

⚖️ 9. Judges Bound by Law, Not Rulers’ Whim

Biblical Root: Deuteronomy 16:18–20 — Judges commanded to “judge the people with righteous judgment.”
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@CollinRugg Influence: Reflected in the American ideal of judicial independence and the rule of law over monarchic or political power.

⚖️ 10. Obligation to Hear Both Sides

Biblical Root: Proverbs 18:13 — “He that answers a matter before he hears it, it is folly and shame unto him.”
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@CollinRugg Influence: Basis for adversarial trial systems where both prosecution and defense are heard.
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