The one question that can no longer be ignored:

[Mr. Ected]

14. The answer is, the rich and powerful have always been above the law

The rest of us accept the justice that we are delivered and moan and groan that it doesn't apply to the upper strata of our society. We observe the inequity, but shrug our shoulders and go back to work.

Does this give rise to a slowly deteriorating system wherein the powerful break the law wilfully and without fear of retribution? Yes. Will that embolden them to be even more brash with each passing unpunished crime? Yes. Will they then take away our democracy and substitute a system that essentially codifies this entire arrangement? Yes.

If we don't or can't stop the deterioration of equal justice under the law, it will all come crashing down on us eventually. I believe we stand at the precipice and have been given one last opportunity to prove that justice matters. If J6 and the 4 years that preceded it don't give rise to an ex-President behind bars, we will look back and say that we sacrificed democracy by applying democracy without common sense.