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In reply to the discussion: Holy shit could it have been Trump? [View all]brakester
(517 posts)...in my soul when he stepped across the White House threshold in 2017.
And it has only metastasized since.
If ordinary citizens like us were panicked about this mango malignancy, where were our government officials who were/are supposed to protect us all this time? He should be treated as a spy, not free to roam the world.
I am tired of reading about the pussyfooting excuses about why...
1. we can't jail our dear ex-president!
2. Section 3 of the 14th amendment just couldn't apply! (Read it. It is plain as the nose on your face!) In layman terms it, "forbids holding office by former office holders who then participate in insurrection or rebellion."
3. Oh, but, but, but, if we arrested him, some nutcases will get real mad!
4. And, NO, the exceptions to the protections of the first amendment concerning incitement to violence could not possibly apply to our dear leader.
This will turn out to be the biggest mistake our country has ever made. And all because of craven officials and an over-deification of the First Amendment.