• Captain Howdy
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      719 hours ago

      I don’t think we can, honestly.

      Like I want Trump locked up, along with any politician who claimed the election was stolen.

      But the fact is, the orange shit won 2024 and in 9 days (uuuugh) will fully pardon himself making any punishment nullified.

      If the various governments actually wanted to punish Trump (they don’t, unfortunately) they would have actually done something and took advantage of the FOUR FUCKING YEARS that there was a possibility of their cases making any impact at all.

      Our broken justice system is slower than our corrupt political cycle, which lets those in power do whatever they want.

    • @[email protected]
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      221 hours ago

      Yeah, but you can see why people who don’t want to see the US federal government potentially collapse into chaos wouldn’t want to try it, right?

      • @[email protected]
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        1119 hours ago

        The social contract is in pieces on the ground. If those in power no longer provide justice the people will create their own justice.

        • @[email protected]
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          218 hours ago

          I think the political establishment is more concerned with maintaining stability than pursuing justice. They’re desperately trying to hold together a system that, as you point out, is falling apart. It may very well be a futile effort, but I understand why they’re doing it. Especially since our system was never really set up to prioritize justice in the first place.

          I get that a lot of people are ready for the whole thing to just burn to the ground, and that might have always been inevitable, but if/when it does happen, it’s going to suck. A collapse of the United States wouldn’t be pleasant.

          • Laurel Raven
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            310 hours ago

            At this point, they’re attempting to hold together a system that’s hurtling headlong into fascist authoritarianism. Unpleasant it might be but at this point where we’re headed is likely far worse.

      • @[email protected]
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        520 hours ago

        I would. Even if it was “sentence is delayed 4years and 12 days.” Try to be fair and serve justice and let the bad guys be the ones to work on how to disrupt the rule of law further.

        • @[email protected]
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          120 hours ago

          I would.

          I know, but clearly not everyone would, and those are the people making the decision.

      • @[email protected]
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        217 hours ago

        It would not collapse. If prison made being president impossible then we would just use his Vice President. Being the replacement is 90 percent of their job.

        • @[email protected]
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          216 hours ago

          It would not collapse.

          I don’t know how you can be so certain, but you could be right. It doesn’t make any difference, though, because that’s not what’s happening. Trump isn’t going to prison. If there’s something you think you can do to change that, go for it.

          • @[email protected]
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            214 hours ago

            Oh I know what’s actually happening. I also know all of the justifications they’re using to defend this example of sheer corruption are themselves utterly morally bankrupt. You cannot have a democracy without accountability.

            • @[email protected]
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              214 hours ago

              I don’t know why you think they give a rats ass about morality or democracy. I suppose because they say they value those things? I guess you’ve never heard of this thing people do called lying.