{"id":2116845,"date":"2023-12-05T19:23:20","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T00:23:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/appeals-court-hands-win-to-man-sent-to-jail-over-hillary-clinton-meme\/"},"modified":"2023-12-05T19:26:26","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T00:26:26","slug":"appeals-court-hands-win-to-man-sent-to-jail-over-hillary-clinton-meme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/appeals-court-hands-win-to-man-sent-to-jail-over-hillary-clinton-meme\/","title":{"rendered":"Man jailed over Hillary Clinton meme wins appeal"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Joke\u2063 around about\u2062 Hillary, go to\u2064 jail.<\/h2>\n
Indeed, \u2062it\u2019s gotten \u2064that bad.<\/p>\n
Except maybe when an adult steps in and rules Douglass Mackey \u200bcan remain free while he appeals his case.<\/p>\n
You may recall Mackey, also known as Ricky Vaughn, was \u200cconvicted earlier this year for\u2063 posting a \u2064comic meme in 2016 that told voters for Hillary Clinton\u200c to avoid lines and \u201cText \u2018Hillary\u2019 to \u200b59925 Vote for Hillary and \u2064be a\u200b part of history,\u201d according to the U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office\u200c for the Eastern District of New York<\/a>.<\/p>\n
It was, of course, a joke.<\/p>\n
But Democrats were not \u2063amused, and their\u200b Justice Department said with a straight face that \u2064Mackey was involved in \u201celection\u2063 interference,\u201d and Mackey \u200cwas \u200clooking at 10 years in prison \u200dafter a Brooklyn, New York, jury convicted \u2063him<\/a> of \u201cconspiracy against rights.\u201d<\/p>\n
These are the same Democrats who weren\u2019t\u2062 joking when they used their, um, creative efforts to suppress the\u2063 Hunter Biden story during the 2020 election.<\/p>\n
In October, Mackey received a seven-month sentence<\/a> in federal prison. But Monday, the U.S. Second Court of Appeals stayed his surrender date and ruled he could remain free \u2063while appealing his conviction, Just \u200dthe \u2062News \u200d <\/a>reported.<\/p>\n
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There\u2019s a lot riding on\u200d the case,\u200c as defined by Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor\u2064 Greene <\/p>\n
What does the case of Douglass Mackey reveal about the selective application of justice based on political\u200b beliefs?<\/h2>\n
\u2062 Title: Joking about \u2064Hillary \u200cClinton:\u2063 Is It a Crime?<\/p>\n
Introduction:<\/p>\n
In a\u200c bizarre turn of\u200c events, a man named Douglass Mackey, also known as Ricky Vaughn, found himself \u200d facing criminal charges<\/a> for \u200cposting a comic meme \u200dabout Hillary Clinton\u200c during\u2062 the 2016 election. This peculiar case raises \u2063questions about the limits of \u200c free speech<\/a> and the politicization of \u2064the justice system. While Mackey has recently been granted the right to appeal his conviction and remain free, it brings \u200dattention \u200cto the concerning trend of weaponizing the federal government \u200bagainst\u200d conservatives. This article delves into \u200dthe details\u2063 of\u200b the case and\u200d the broader implications it carries.<\/p>\n
The Story Behind the Conviction:<\/p>\n
In 2016, Douglass Mackey made a jesting post on social media,\u200d advising Clinton voters to avoid lines by \u200btexting a number to vote for\u2062 her. However, Democrats did not see the humor in this comic meme. \u200cThe Justice Department, with a straight face, took the matter seriously, labeling \u200bMackey’s actions as “election interference.” A jury in Brooklyn, New \u2063York, convicted him\u2064 of\u200b “conspiracy against rights,” which could\u200c lead to a 10-year prison sentence<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Selective Application of\u2064 Justice:<\/p>\n
It is ironic that the same Democrats who did\u200b not \u200dhesitate to suppress the\u2064 Hunter Biden story during the 2020 election took \u2062offense\u2063 to a joke made by a conservative. This double standard in applying justice raises concerns\u2062 about\u2062 the fairness and impartiality of our legal system.\u200b Is it acceptable to penalize individuals for their political beliefs and sense\u200b of humor?<\/p>\n
The Weaponization of the Federal \u200bGovernment:<\/p>\n
The\u200d case of Douglass Mackey highlights a broader \u200dissue regarding the weaponization\u2064 of the federal government against conservatives. It\u2064 appears that there is a pattern of targeting \u2063individuals with opposing views, stifling their freedom\u200c of expression through legal means. This trend is not only \u2064detrimental to political discourse but also \u2062undermines the principle\u2064 of equality before the law.<\/p>\n
A Glimmer of Hope:<\/p>\n
Fortunately\u2064 for \u200cMackey, the U.S. Second \u200dCourt of Appeals decided to stay his \u2062surrender date and\u200d allow him to remain free while\u200c he appeals his conviction. This decision provides a \u200bglimmer of hope for those concerned \u200babout the infringement of free speech rights<\/a> and the increasingly partisan\u2062 nature of our justice system. It remains to\u200c be seen whether justice \u200bwill \u2062prevail in this case, setting a precedent for future similar situations.<\/p>\n
Conclusion:<\/p>\n
The bizarre case of Douglass Mackey, also known \u200cas \u2063Ricky Vaughn, and his conviction for\u2063 posting a joke\u200d about Hillary Clinton in 2016 shed light on the alarming weaponization\u200d of the federal \u2062government against \u200bconservatives. This selective application of justice and infringement on free speech rights raise serious questions about\u2062 the \u200cfairness\u2062 and objectivity of our legal system. As the\u200d appeals process unfolds, it is crucial \u2062to reflect on the broader implications and\u200c strive for a more equitable and impartial \u2062administration of justice, irrespective of political affiliation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Joking about Hillary can land you in jail. It’s reached that point, except when an adult intervenes. Douglass Mackey, aka Ricky Vaughn, can stay free during his appeal. Mackey was convicted for sharing a comic meme in 2016 that influenced voters<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2018,"featured_media":2116846,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2116845","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2116845","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2018"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2116845"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2116845\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2116846"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2116845"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2116845"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2116845"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}