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19. The problem...

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Sun Nov 8, 2020, 12:31 PM

Nov 2020

The problem with trumpism is that it was all noxious, inflammatory rhetoric meant to get a rise from MAGAs.

If we investigate and find ACTUAL crimes that have been committed, how would that be about political enemies? It would be in service of justice and the truth would be determined in a court of law.

The repugs have acclimatized us to blur the difference. Threats about enemies are a tactic they use. Investigations into malfeasance and criminality will play itself out as a necessary means to rectify corruption and that's a necessity for the sake of justice, not revenge.

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Some thoughts about charging and jailing political enemies. [View all] Stinky The Clown Nov 2020 OP

Trump's slogan was "law and order". NotAPuppet Nov 2020 #1

Healing DEMANDS not letting criminals off the hook. nt FoxNewsSucks Nov 2020 #7

again like with bush. prosecute the crimes or have the criminals come back and try again. bullimiami Nov 2020 #2

Like with Reagan-Bush too JHB Nov 2020 #26

at least Bush 1 there were some prosecutions. bullimiami Nov 2020 #28

If you don't prosecute them this will keep happening. PTWB Nov 2020 #3

That's my concern. When sociopaths think they can act with impunity spooky3 Nov 2020 #11

Let the states go after Trump soothsayer Nov 2020 #4

Hold them accountable. FoxNewsSucks Nov 2020 #5

Isn't not prosecuting licensing crime and giving people temporary power to be criminals at rzemanfl Nov 2020 #6

I say we need to follow through with investigations, prosecution, etc. woodsprite Nov 2020 #8

IMO it is not "bomb throwing" to prosecute criminal activity Yonnie3 Nov 2020 #9

He should also advise IRS that he wants all audits thoroughly investigated spooky3 Nov 2020 #12

NO. KentuckyWoman Nov 2020 #10

Picking a notoriously tough law & order California AG Eliot Rosewater Nov 2020 #13

How about splitting the difference DLCWIdem Nov 2020 #14

We all hoped our institutions would hold eleny Nov 2020 #15

I've said this multiple times elsewhere, so I'll paraphrase... better Nov 2020 #16

This is not forgivable. Progressive dog Nov 2020 #17

We didn't prosecute torture and other war crimes from the Bush administration gratuitous Nov 2020 #18

The problem... Newest Reality Nov 2020 #19

If the investigations are handled totally fairly, where there are obvious crimes panader0 Nov 2020 #20

What about criminals? GeorgeGist Nov 2020 #21

A big part of it is how it's done JHB Nov 2020 #22

Without justice, kiss it goodbye, no hope beyond 2024 Ponietz Nov 2020 #23

Not prosecuting them for their crimes KatyMan Nov 2020 #24

I lean on the side getting rid of the MFers and moving on. First, no jury will convict the top dogs Hoyt Nov 2020 #25

This is one i keep going back and forth on. logosoco Nov 2020 #27

There's crime and there's political persecution treestar Nov 2020 #29