The failure of justice will lead to the fall of democracy.

[kentuck]

When common folks see politicians and people of high status escape punishment for their crimes, they lose faith in the system.

Justice is the glue that holds our democracy together.

Marjorie Taylor Greene says that the insurrectionists that attacked our Capitol are being abused by the system. They are nothing more than patriotic Americans, according to Greene and others in her camp.

This is dangerous ground on which we tread. These are the criminals that deserve special attention. They should not escape justice. They should be made examples of our justice system.

The damage that will be done if there is no justice is not known? But, it cannot be good.

[Mister Ed]

1. Aye. And we have whole classes of Americans...

...who know all too well what "no justice" looks like. And feels like.

[ananda]

2. Yes, our whole system of justice is caste based.

...

[colsohlibgal]

3. Certainly A Possibility

MTG and her fellow crazies are startling in their right wing insanity.

We are at a crossroad. Do rational people win the day? It’s no certainty. I am encouraged by some sane republicans in Arizona saying enough is enough....finally.

You know how crazy they are by the large number of older republican politicians and pundits who have no use for them.....like Bill Kristol for example.

[kentuck]

4. Arizona does give us hope.

They decided they did not want to be the scapegoats for a "fraudulent" election, which they were in charge of counting the votes.

[c-rational]

5. Well said kentuck. On the courthouse in downtown NYC, there is a saying written in stone,

which reads...The bedrock of society is the true administration of justice. I agree, these cretins cannot escape justice if we are to survive as a viable republic. Further, our democracy has always worked because of our sacrosanct judicial system. Do not fail us now.

[jalan48]

6. We've been heading in this direction for awhile. Iran-Contra and Ollie North avoiding jail time

and the Patriot Act and state sanctioned torture under Bush/Cheney come to mind. Our democracy has been eroding right before our eyes for at least the past 40 years.

[ProudProgressiveNow]

7. KR NT

[BobTheSubgenius]

8. Obviously, I am not equating the two things in their size and scope, but..

...the damage to the Republic could be very similar to the Civil War. And that is the kind of rhetoric we see from vile and deranged harridan, MTG. The phrase "Patriotic Americans" being applied to the insurrectionists? How is this significantly different to "War of Northern Aggression" or "The Confederacy was fighting for states' rights?"

I see little, if any, difference, especially in the detachment from reality.