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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJust askin'---if Trump and Meadows and Bannon and Eastman and company are not indicted, convicted
and sentenced to prison why should a working man who grows a little good weed to help make ends meet give a damn about what "the law" says?
Asking for lots of friends.
PJMcK
(22,047 posts)... there is no longer a rule of law in the United States.
It would be quite a disastrous change.
lame54
(35,317 posts)Whether he does real time - we'll see
onecaliberal
(32,888 posts)Chainfire
(17,613 posts)that is certainly not justice. Laws are either just or oppressive. It would be a grave injustice to send the privates to prison for their actions while the generals were given a pass.
As far as the pot thing specifically, an international company, three miles down the road from me grows, processes and distributes it by the ton, daily. You can just about get a buzz driving by the facility. I would never, sitting on a jury, vote to convict anyone who was growing pot, in any quantities, for any reasons, on the theory that what is good for the goose is good for the other goose.
2naSalit
(86,771 posts)Because whatever the whomever says, goes.
FoxNewsSucks
(10,434 posts)and they will be jailed while the real criminals keep committing crimes.
kairos12
(12,869 posts)You are innocent, until proven broke.