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Solly Mack

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12. The committee is doing what it can do. It's not up to them to arrest and indict.

Reply to liberal N proud (Original post)

Sun Jun 26, 2022, 09:54 PM

Jun 2022

Getting the facts out is exactly what they should be doing and that's what they are doing.

Understanding through the facts of what took place and spelling out what happened to the people, as well as implementing legislative roadblocks to it happening again are things Congress can do, but criminal charges are the purview of the DOJ.

Now, if anyone thinks that is enough, that that's all that needs to be done - understanding and laying all the facts out - to stop it from happening again, then they are wrong. Utterly wrong. Naively wrong. Shockingly wrong.

But arrest and indictments are still up to others.

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Charges for Trump, others not a 'principal interest': Jan. 6 committee's Jamie Raskin [View all] liberal N proud Jun 2022 OP

Raskin is right. Criminal prosecution is neither the goal nor the function of the 1/6 committee. Ocelot II Jun 2022 #1

DU needs to have a basic FAQ on Civics. emulatorloo Jun 2022 #3

I've been griping about that problem for a long time. Ocelot II Jun 2022 #5

Any excuse to vilify Democrats. I like your idea a lot. 3 recs for the OP already emulatorloo Jun 2022 #7

Sure does. elleng Jun 2022 #8

K&R MerryHolidays Jun 2022 #4

Thank you. GoCubsGo Jun 2022 #17

Here's "the fuck" right here - Congressional committees don't have the power to press charges emulatorloo Jun 2022 #2

We all understand it MOMFUDSKI Jun 2022 #6

OP made a big deal out of posting 'what the fuck'. I corrected their misunderstanding emulatorloo Jun 2022 #10

You corrected "their misunderstanding?" EndlessWire Jun 2022 #20

The "wtf" was clearly aimed at Raskin. emulatorloo Jun 2022 #23

I understand that Congress cannot charge him liberal N proud Jun 2022 #11

You're moving the goalposts. Not interested. Self-delete please. It will be better for yr credibil emulatorloo Jun 2022 #13

No, poster is entitled to his opinion. n/t EndlessWire Jun 2022 #14

Of course they are entitled to their opinion. But not their own set of 'facts' emulatorloo Jun 2022 #15

Fact free?? EndlessWire Jun 2022 #26

OP is mad Commitee isnt going to press charges. committee doesn't have the power to press charges. emulatorloo Jun 2022 #30

Who are you to tell people to self delete? sop Jun 2022 #16

Lol. It's a suggestion for how the OP might save face. emulatorloo Jun 2022 #18

This isn't some peer-reviewed journal, it's a political comment site. sop Jun 2022 #19

Too bad. I care about facts. I'm especially am not of fond fact-free shitting on good Democrats emulatorloo Jun 2022 #21

Oh, I see. You're on a one-man crusade to battle the wet blanket brigade. sop Jun 2022 #22

Lol you're hilarious. I'm just another DU'er like any other. Plus you probably have noticed I emulatorloo Jun 2022 #25

"Demonize"?? What's wrong with you? EndlessWire Jun 2022 #27

Yelling WTF at Raskin for a statement of fact he made is what exactly? emulatorloo Jun 2022 #28

Unfortunately, Raskin is wasting his time. The christofascists already "know" the only reason.... Thomas Hurt Jun 2022 #9

The committee is doing what it can do. It's not up to them to arrest and indict. Solly Mack Jun 2022 #12

You want to know how to avoid it in the future? gratuitous Jun 2022 #24

+1 sop Jun 2022 #29