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Atticus

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17. We disagree on the meaning of "the greater good". Our democracy has already been "damaged"

Reply to Cicada (Reply #13)

Thu Jun 18, 2020, 11:24 AM

Jun 2020

by the psychopath Putin helped "elect". Civil unrest instigated by the "militias", if it occurs, is the additional price we may have to pay for our apathy and ignorance in allowing him to seize power.

It boils down to "Do we mean it when we say no man is above the law?" If the answer is anything but yes, our hypocrisy will stand naked before the world.

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Any effort to restore this nation's reputation which does not feature Trump's imprisonment [View all] Atticus Jun 2020 OP

Yep! Alliepoo Jun 2020 #1

Along with a National Trump Holocaust Museum. Hugin Jun 2020 #2

How will Trump supporters react? Cicada Jun 2020 #3

When he is out of office they will be hard to find. Hugin Jun 2020 #7

IMHO, if all you're going to do is fine the sonofabitch, you may as well kiss his ass, Atticus Jun 2020 #10

We pass on prosecutions for the greater good every day Cicada Jun 2020 #13

Yeah. Fuck the tree of liberty. not_the_one Jun 2020 #15

Brave people sometimes do dumb things Cicada Jun 2020 #19

+1000 smirkymonkey Jun 2020 #20

We disagree on the meaning of "the greater good". Our democracy has already been "damaged" Atticus Jun 2020 #17

No man is above the law. But what is the law? Cicada Jun 2020 #22

And you have forgotten that a system of laws perceived to be unjust will breed contempt and Atticus Jun 2020 #23

That is a valid consideration I did not forget Cicada Jun 2020 #24

Thank you for the civil exchange. nt Atticus Jun 2020 #25

And should also round up some of the Russiapublican ringleaders (Ryan, McConnell, Devil Nunes, ...) lagomorph777 Jun 2020 #4

All of them!!! SheltieLover Jun 2020 #6

Absolutely! There is a much longer list and they should be publicly frog-marched to prison. Frustratedlady Jun 2020 #14

Love to see that happen... N_E_1 for Tennis Jun 2020 #5

The ideal way to handle it is to keep the investigation at a distance. kentuck Jun 2020 #8

Chump is an international disgrace SheltieLover Jun 2020 #9

Prison is too easy.. agingdem Jun 2020 #11

What agingdem said! not_the_one Jun 2020 #16

K&R 2naSalit Jun 2020 #12

Yes lock him up scarytomcat Jun 2020 #18

I hate Trump...and would like to see him punished, but we have more important things to do... my Demsrule86 Jun 2020 #21