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cgod  ·  1201 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: This Is a Coup

I'd gladly sacrifice the prosecution of Trump and his toadies for a real and comprehensive fight against global warming. Statehood for DC and Porto Rico are two other things that I think would be worth not pershing Trump. A national health garantee is a third thing I'd trade for letting Trump slide.

If the Biden administration goes after Trump it will be consumed and defined by that action. I don't like Donald Trump but exacting vengeance on him isn't all that important in the scene of things.

I'd like to see him impeached so he can't hold office again. I wouldn't be upset if he prosecuted by one or many of the states. I look forward to seeing many of those who breached the capital building doing real time in federal prison.

I hope the things that happened this week leave Trumpism a marginalized political movement going forward.





goobster  ·  1201 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Trump's own Executive Order mandates a 10-year sentence for defacing or vandalizing government property: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-protecting-american-monuments-memorials-statues-combating-recent-criminal-violence/

It'd be nice to see all the low-level possession offenders serving time getting clemency and having their sentences commuted, while the Trumpistani terrorists rot in jail for a decade each...

b_b  ·  1201 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I hear you, but the more I learn about this the more I think it needs to be dealt with severely. My feelings might fade in a few days. Who knows.