Rudy Giuliani, speaking at the Save America march going on right now in D.C., said that it’s time for “trial by combat” to resolve the 2020 election with the combat actually being the 10-day audit he’s requested for a final audit of the votes:
"Over the next 10 days, we get to see the machines that are crooked, the ballots that are fraudulent. And if we're wrong, we will be made fools of. But if we're right, and lot of them will go to jail. So — let's have trial by combat" — Giuliani pic.twitter.com/QAYvnplCj7
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) January 6, 2021
But it’s funnier to think of actual trial by combat. When the courts are stacked against you, there’s really no other choice, right?
"And I know I'll get no justice here, so I will let the gods decide my fate. I demand a trial by combat!" #FreeTyrion #TheLawsofGodsAndMen
— Game of Thrones (@GameOfThrones) May 13, 2014
Maybe this was always inevitable:
Political trial by combat (with each side picking a second if so desired).
How far away?— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahDispatch) September 17, 2018
Reminder: It’s OK when THEY make this analogy:
To end this gun sit-in standoff, Pelosi and Ryan should just go with the Trial by Combat option. But who do they chose?
— Sam Stein (@samstein) June 23, 2016
As for precedent in the real world, however, this has been tried but, sadly, denied:
Game of Thrones Superfan Demands Trial by Combat in New York Supreme Court Case http://t.co/ZAXjaD8hrh #GoT pic.twitter.com/mf38GOUtsA
— TheWrap (@TheWrap) August 8, 2015
What a buzzkill as this would make for good TV. Maybe let litigants resolve their differences in a non-lethal fight based on the “People’s Court” model?
Arya kidding? Kansas Man asks judge for permission to battle his ex-wife and her lawyer in a trial by combat. He also asked for 12 weeks to procure samurai swords. https://t.co/CTpVca1wpq #odd
— AP Oddities (@AP_Oddities) January 14, 2020
As for what’s going on in D.C., President Trump is up soon:
President Trump departing shortly! pic.twitter.com/sU7od2axPw
— Dan Scavino??? (@DanScavino) January 6, 2021
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