Marc Elias: They should be charged with the greatest offense possible & judges should sentence them

[soothsayer]

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Marc E. Elias
@marceelias
"The first order of business is for law enforcement to complete the task of identifying and arresting all of those who were involved. They should be charged with the greatest offense possible & judges should sentence them to the maximum sentences allowed."

The Day Democracy Was Attacked
democracydocket.com

https://t.co/vFwGcPYnSp?amp=1

[Ferrets are Cool]

1. Here, Here

[usaf-vet]

42. EXACTLY!

[superpatriotman]

2. Second

No hiding behind job titles.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

3. Agreed, else it was just a practice run to iron out the bugs for the next one.

[malaise]

4. Apparently ReTHUGs don't agree

Just imagine if the Trump terrorists were Muslims - how many countries would have been bombed by now?

[triron]

19. The puke outrage would be neverending.

[malaise]

31. It would be way more than outrage

Trust me on that

[liberalhistorian]

24. Or if it had happened under a Democratic

president and half of the Dem house members took part. Impeachment, expulsion, conviction and never-ending talk would have been more than immediate.

[malaise]

29. Their response is seriously shocking

Their silence about their own Evangelical VP needs to be exposed big time although his own silence defies both common sense, logic or sanity. No sane person could be that power hungry.

Now we know all this crap they've been spewing for decades has no meaning - they don't give a flying fuck about democracy or violence against the police.

[dchill]

5. This in unquestionable.

[SheltieLover]

6. +1,000!

Must happen! Every single one!!!

[MagickMuffin]

7. EXACTLY, WE CAN NOT AFFORD THEM ANYMORE EXCUSES

They will try this again if EVERYONE isn't punished. Again and again. We came this close to losing everything.

WE CANNOT ALLOW ANYONE TO GO UNPUNISHED! THEY TRIED TO OVERTHROW OUR GOVERNMENT, EVEN THOSE SERVING WITHIN!

[LazySusanNot]

16. "Even those serving within"...

My hubby was in the Army back in the late 70's. He witnessed racist tendencies in a lot of the new recruits as well as the enlisted command structure. There was also rampant sexual harassment of the new female trainees from the same. Years of lip service and 40+ years later, we still have the same problems. Both the country and the world needs to see that we live by our laws. Following them to their logical and necessary conclusions is the only way that we move forward.

Great response MM. Love your work!!!

[ShazzieB]

17. ESPECIALLY those serving within.

They are the worst traitors of all, afaic!

[LazySusanNot]

18. Agreed and maybe ad the Oath Taking Traitor politicians in for good measure

Last edited Sat Jan 23, 2021, 10:49 PM - Edit history (1)

The Oath they all take is not ambiguous. Problems occur when they either forget about the oath or try to equivocate on its' meaning.

[ShazzieB]

22. Oh, I was including the politicians, at least in my mind.

Sorry if I didn't make that clear. That crowd is the absolute worst of the worst, imo.

[LazySusanNot]

26. Of course. I assumed you included them

Oops. No need for apology. My response may have sounded critical - unintentionally. Just taking an opportunity to be redundant. Like yourself, my thinking right now is to keep pointing fingers at EVERYONE involved - anytime possible.

Thanks for responding. Nice to be part of the back-and-forth.....

[ananda]

8. Agree! Best comment:

The prosecutors should re-categorize them as domestic terrorists that stormed & illegally trespassed on Federal grounds & the broke through the Capitol Police & doors

[czarjak]

9. "Kicking and screaming"

[ad121rome]

10. Sounds like white privilege

[brush]

32. It's white privilege if they aren't dealt with harshly. Trying to overthrow...

the democracy can't be taken lightly.

Enjoy your stay.

[NoMoreRepugs]

11. I second that - enthusiastically.

[GulfCoast66]

12. Absolutely. Because we got all the hard core. The truly committed.

Yeah, thousands may think like them. But the ones willing to risk it all we all there.

Jail all them for 20 years and lots of steam goes out of the boiler.

And make sure it is publicized that they lose the right to own guns. That’s a gut punch for this crowd.

[JudyM]

48. This.

Small population, identified in the act; visible enforcement response could have outsized preventive repercussions. Conversely, a weak enforcement response will also speak volumes to their followers.

[DENVERPOPS]

50. Hey GC66

How about this: Round up all 5K+, Issue them military gear, and drop them all in the middle of Afghanistan, and tell them all go for it!
If they want to play tough guys and play military, give them their wish.........

[GulfCoast66]

56. Could not risk it. They would make alliance with the taliban if they thought it helped trump

Besides, we’ve done enough damage there. No need to send them more religious fundamentalists. They’ve got plenty of their own.

[Tommymac]

13. Well, this here IS Concerning...DOJ/FBI wants to let some off...

I say FUCK THAT! A return to Jim Crow is NOT allowed!!!!!!!!

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100214993371#post36

Link to tweet

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Damn, maybe this is buried Trumpsters talking, if so they must be rooted out.

[Salviati]

28. If there is room for leniency for the non-violent insurrectionists...

it should only be in the sentencing. Let them all live with federal felonies on their record.

[Tommymac]

33. Agreed.

I am not saying they all need to serve jail time - but 100's of hours of community service, a hefty fine, perhaps a 30-90 day stint on house arrest, and a felony on their records.

I'd be happy with that.

[soldierant]

43. I'd be concerned.

Community service is fine for some offenses.

I do not like the idea of violent seditionists (even ones who committed no actual violence at the Capitol) "serving" in my community. I want them kept away from me. Prison would accomplish that.

[stopwastingmymoney]

47. What is going on with the woman at the upper left (and the man behind her)

At first I thought she was police, but no

Do I see guns?

[LazySusanNot]

14. Doing anything less will return us to the same spot in the future.

Without exception, justice must prevail for every one of them. Same answer to unity. Same answer to "how do we build support for the Democratic Agenda? Same answer to "what should we do first"?

Thank you for posting!

[calimary]

15. Throw the freakin' BOOK at 'em.

Lock ‘em Up! ASAP!

And throw away the key (into the sea, while aboard ship cruising through the waters above the Marianas Trench).

[ffr]

20. A bit over the top. I mean, they only wanted to execute people on TV and gas them to death!

[Dream Girl]

21. Hey, we're just weeding out the "bad apples".

Right? Isn’t that what they always say. It’s just a few bad apples who brutalize and kill black people? Get rid of the white spremists. Root them out of law enforcement and the military.

[thinkingagain]

23. Agreed

Charge them all.

[mahina]

25. Thank you. This is excellent.

Sharing widely.

[sarchasm]

27. Here, here

[catrose]

30. YAAAAAAAAAAASSSS

[bottomofthehill]

34. Charge them all, every single one

Try them, convict them and lock them up. This can not pass, this was an armed insurrection against the government of the United States. They tried to take down our democracy, fuck them all, every one of them.

[Duppers]

35. There would be no question about this

From any Republicans if the people involved wear black!

"And justice for all" means just that - justice must be enforced against these insurrectionists.

[bringthePaine]

36. these betrayals cannot be countenanced - deterrence demands maximum penalties

[ailsagirl]

37. HEAR, HEAR!!

[EnterwebsJohn]

38. LOL Those Trumpers will really be angry whenLiberal Hollywood

makes a movie about January 6 2021 and profits from doing so.

I would hope that they will tag the actors portraying the Terrorists with their real names on screen.

[CaptainTruth]

39. Someone once said LAW AND ORDER!

[NBachers]

40. You know, charging them all is pretty reasonable- I was for shooting every one who crossed inside.

[Silent3]

41. Who knows, maybe they'll really crack down and give them 10 years...

...in the custody of their mommies.

[AlexSFCA]

44. many of them are dangerous and radicalized

and will continue to get radicalized, they need to be charged with felony and some jail time, probation or fine.

[black-bear]

45. Privilege

They'll use privilege for a defense.

[N_E_1 for Tennis]

46. They are already talking about...

Not charging some of them. If not involved in any violence or vandalism, if they were just there in the Capitol wandering around, may be no charges. Courts would be tied up fo years, costs would be too high, blah, blah, blah.

Fucking bull... get them all.

[VA_Jill]

49. Absolutely

I am tired of white people not being charged because of their white faces. You know damn well if these were black people they'd ALL be locked up. Aso any people within a hundred feet of the Capitol police officer who was murdered should be charged with felony murder. People who have done less have be charged with that.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

51. + about a million.

The "law & order party" needs to be held responsible for their lawlessness & disorder.

[theneworiginal]

52. The focus on Impeachment has marginalized the crime.

The Impeachment is about factoids, myths, opinions and politics. The criminal trial will be about facts, evidence and ultimately, justice.

Arresting the morons and haters storming the Capital is like firing the secretary at a firm that bilked shareholders of billion$. It's just for show. Absent the successful prosecution of the pols, Pentagoners and money movers that cultivated, emboldened, coordinated, funded, transported, directly addressed and incited unrelated groups to attempt the hostile overtaking of our sovereign government, it is certain to happen again. And the next Treasonous leader will surely learn from tRump's mistakes.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100214997395

[BobTheSubgenius]

53. No argument here.

Those POSes were damned lucky that the response was so late and non-aggressive. It was not beyond the realm of possibility that overwhelming force might have been deployed, on a "one warning, then start shooting" basis. Or is it just Republicans who get to threaten mayhem and death?

[soothsayer]

55. Well they did shoot and kill that ashli person

But yeah

[NoRoadUntravelled]

54. Better to stop the take over of our government now than to have to try to

win it back later. If all those involved don't have to face the full weight of Justice then we risk losing Liberty for all of us along with the Rule of Law.