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Atticus

(15,124 posts)
Mon Jul 11, 2022, 10:25 PM Jul 2022

I think there is an apt medical analogy to allowing those who voted to overturn the election on

January 6th, 2021 to remain part of the body politic.

When an injured limb becomes so gangrenous and necrotic that the stench of it is overpowering, one does not try to "get used to it" or ignore it or even "heal" it; one amputates the rotting flesh in order to allow the body to survive.

Those who tried to help Trump succeed in his coup attempt continue to spew their poison into our democracy. They must be separated from government and discarded.

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I think there is an apt medical analogy to allowing those who voted to overturn the election on (Original Post) Atticus Jul 2022 OP
Hear, hear!! AmBlue Jul 2022 #1
Sometimes I find myself singing a Gilbert and Sullivan number. ChazInAz Jul 2022 #2
Indeed AmBlue Jul 2022 #8
All the Congress Critters late night Jan 6th KS Toronado Jul 2022 #3
No SickOfTheOnePct Jul 2022 #10
Thanks for the education, was unaware it was a 2 way street. KS Toronado Jul 2022 #11
What About John Dean's Famous Metaphor of a Cancer on the Presidency? panfluteman Jul 2022 #4
Most definitely!!! calimary Jul 2022 #5
Amputation is a necessity at times. n/t TeamProg Jul 2022 #6
Resignation reQuired. czarjak Jul 2022 #7
Let us reach across the aisle with handcuffs and muzzles. Hermit-The-Prog Jul 2022 #9

AmBlue

(3,079 posts)
1. Hear, hear!!
Mon Jul 11, 2022, 11:10 PM
Jul 2022

I'd also say the same for the "necrotic three" that were appointed to SCOTUS by that orange pustule. Even better if the horrific and unqualified hundreds of judicial appointments by TFG could be amputated as well, and reappointed by Biden. This would go a long way toward healing the damage done by TFG.

Seriously, I cannot comprehend why ANY judicial appointments by a twice-impeached con artist that tried to steal power by overthrowing the U.S. Government, and that had no business being anywhere near The Oval, can be allowed to stand.

Oh, and let's kick out of Congress every R congress critter that enabled TFG and his despicable coup. While we're at it, make sure that NONE of them can EVER run for office again. Not even dogcatcher.

There's more on my wish list, but this would be a good start.

ChazInAz

(2,534 posts)
2. Sometimes I find myself singing a Gilbert and Sullivan number.
Mon Jul 11, 2022, 11:59 PM
Jul 2022

It's from early in The Mikado. One lyric goes "My intention, Most Sublime,/ Is to make the punishment fit the crime."
It makes me smile.

AmBlue

(3,079 posts)
8. Indeed
Tue Jul 12, 2022, 01:43 AM
Jul 2022

And I didn't even get to the part about frog-marches and the orange pustule actually wearing orange...

KS Toronado

(16,900 posts)
3. All the Congress Critters late night Jan 6th
Tue Jul 12, 2022, 12:00 AM
Jul 2022

who voted against certifying Electoral College votes, can we charge them with
aiding and abetting FailedCoupGuy in his attempt to overthrow our government?

SickOfTheOnePct

(7,290 posts)
10. No
Tue Jul 12, 2022, 09:08 AM
Jul 2022

The Constitution calls for that certification vote to take place; if "No" wasn't a valid option, then there's no need for a vote.

Not to mention that some Dems voted against certification after the 2016 election, and we wouldn't want them charged for doing so.

Charge any House members who may have helped the rioters or helped plan the insurrection? Absolutely.

Charge House members for not voting the way we liked during a Constitutionally mandated vote? No thanks.

panfluteman

(2,054 posts)
4. What About John Dean's Famous Metaphor of a Cancer on the Presidency?
Tue Jul 12, 2022, 12:10 AM
Jul 2022

Very close to your gangrene analogy. And the remedy is essentially the same.

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