Qutzupalotl
Qutzupalotl's JournalThere is something we can do.
Talk to your fellow citizens in person more than you do online. Oppose the other side without hating them. Counter BS with facts rather than more vitriol. Don’t take the bait. Don’t respond in kind.
This may seem pointless at first. The temptation is to justify your own bad behavior by citing theirs. But that just perpetuates the vicious cycle.
Responding calmly will seem insignificant in the onslaught of lies. Individually, it is. Collectively, it can lift the country. Whether it will be enough to stop a fascist takeover remains to be seen.
We can bemoan the fact that we have to be the reasonable ones. That’s understandable. But the other side is a brainwashed cult. We have no choice.
Sometimes no news is good news.
@robreiner: It has been 17 days since Steve Bannon openly broke the law when he was held in Contempt of Congress for defying a duly authorized subpoena. And Merrick Garland has done nothing. No Rule of Law. No Democracy.
https://twitter.com/joycewhitevance/status/1457702408419778561
@JoyceWhiteVance: I don’t have any knowledge about what’s going on inside of DOJ, but it does take some time to issue & return grand jury subpoenas to get all the evidence you need in admissible form. Discovery needs to be prepared for turnover to the defendant. These aren’t insignificant tasks.
https://twitter.com/barbmcquade/status/1457706535652663300
@BarbMcQuade: The longer DOJ spends reviewing Bannon subpoena matter, the more likely it is they will charge. As @JoyceWhiteVance points out, it takes time to get your ducks in a row to file an indictment, which means producing discovery, anticipating motions, and preparing for a speedy trial.
https://twitter.com/joycewhitevance/status/1457731913142112259
@k9luna: It just looks like NOTHING is being done inside DOJ.
@JoyceWhiteVance: This is how it looks when prosecutors are working according to the rules. It might be that we should update how the process works but that would likely require action from Congress & I’d argue change should be based on typical cases, not exceptional ones FWIW.
https://twitter.com/joycewhitevance/status/1457704917133668364
@KAFearless: Joyce, what exactly is the process? Can't DOJ simply state that a GJ has been convened to address the criminal referral? Isn't that something the American people should be made of aware of?
@JoyceWhiteVance: Actually no. You can be prosecuted for disclosing federal grand jury proceedings.
Think of the starting amount as 100%.
10% more would be 110%.
100% more would be twice as much, or 200%.
When you say “more,” you’re adding to the initial 100%.
When you say “as much,” you’re multiplying or dividing.
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