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I have to admit that I'm kind of a "law and order" guy. If there is evidence of a crime comitted by an individual, that individual should be charged. If the evidence convinces a jury beyond resonable doubt that that the individual charged was responsible for the crime, that individual should be going down.
We are living in a time where this view is not universely considered uncontroversial. This morning, I woke up to the sound of Republicans crying that this is all unfair and outrageous. The charges and its evidence have not yet been made public, but their validity has already been trashed on Fox and affiliated networks. There have been politicians stating that, without having examined any of the evidence and without any self-awareness, the indictment is "political". That alone broke my irony-meter so I'll have to go to the shop later and get myself a new one.
So they are literally advocating for a carve-out for Rebupubican politicians. Hey, there is evidence that busness records have been falsified. A lawyer has already gone to prison for this. The DA is now suggesting to a grand jury that the co-conspirator should be charged with the same crime and presented evidece to the fact that 1. DJT is the co-conspirator and 2. His actions as a co-conspirator were criminal. The grand jury agreed with the DA. But some Republicans like McCarthy, Scalise, Jordan,Cruz and Graham insist on an exception for Republican politicians.
No one should be above the law. No one. Fullstop. If you don't prosecute powerful people simply because they are powerful, then you are a banana-republic.
I'm condering flying to NYC on Tuesday so I can stand in front of the court house to shout "Lock Him Up!"
We are living in a time where this view is not universely considered uncontroversial. This morning, I woke up to the sound of Republicans crying that this is all unfair and outrageous. The charges and its evidence have not yet been made public, but their validity has already been trashed on Fox and affiliated networks. There have been politicians stating that, without having examined any of the evidence and without any self-awareness, the indictment is "political". That alone broke my irony-meter so I'll have to go to the shop later and get myself a new one.
So they are literally advocating for a carve-out for Rebupubican politicians. Hey, there is evidence that busness records have been falsified. A lawyer has already gone to prison for this. The DA is now suggesting to a grand jury that the co-conspirator should be charged with the same crime and presented evidece to the fact that 1. DJT is the co-conspirator and 2. His actions as a co-conspirator were criminal. The grand jury agreed with the DA. But some Republicans like McCarthy, Scalise, Jordan,Cruz and Graham insist on an exception for Republican politicians.
No one should be above the law. No one. Fullstop. If you don't prosecute powerful people simply because they are powerful, then you are a banana-republic.
I'm condering flying to NYC on Tuesday so I can stand in front of the court house to shout "Lock Him Up!"
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