Trump is hardly the first person to get away with his crimes. The people who actually pay attention to this stuff instead of whacking a strawman see it happen all the time. Most of them are even poor. Law bros and their sympathizers like me are mostly fine with it not because we expect it to always put guilty people away, but because the hurdles in place have a reason for existing. Itâs ok if guilty people get away with it so rights can be upheld, even if he and Biden are the only two people who have this particular right.
The problem comes in with the authoritarian instinct to denigrate the legal system. Those hurdles are in place partially to maintain trust in the system. The legal system puts a lot of effort to maintaining fairness, but it can be undone by edgelords telling everyone that might makes right. I hope that doesnât happen.
The absolute worst are the Robert Muellers and Merrick Garlands. Biggest failures ever.
Just do the job you were assigned you cowards!!!
Itâs not Garlandâs job to put Trump in prison.
Huh?
Bluesky experiences some kind of surge in popularity. First time I saw an AOC post there. Few german politicians coming around to it now as well.
Thatâs why we had a special prosecutor, because the political sensitivity of the case meant that every effort must be made to avoid the appearance of impropriety.
And he appointed that special prosecutor at the WARP SPEED date ofâŚNovember 2022.
The lawbros did their job: they convicted Trump. Itâs not their fault the American people donât care. Rather, its the fault of the people undermining faith in the legal system. Most of them are Republicans, but there are a few @clovis8âs out there.
too soon for your sarcasm.
The riverman, watevs, Ikes coalition is building
https://x.com/mattyglesias/status/1856293919916531743?t=oL9aFp8Fc1dUYdfQLMfHVw&s=19
Most of these I can guess what theyâre about, except for #8. I think itâs about Yglesiasâs beef with activists but I canât suss it out from the text
I think 8 is anti-union.
Maybe anti-union, but I think itâs specifically about teachers and elevating the preferences of the teachers over the interests of the students.
Edit: This might be a reach, but I think a salient example would be keeping schools online during COVID based on teachersâ health concerns, without considering the educational interests of the students.
When will someone FINALLY take those fat cat teachers down a peg.
I want some people to read them and think, âFuck this, I donât agree.â
Fuck this, I donât agree.
Opps sorry I meant #6. #8 is about teacher and COVID, hard to see how itâs relevant outside of that though
Could not disagree with this take more. If democracy falls and whatever other distasterous shit happens, the blame falls directly on this manâs shoulders. Entire history books should be dedicated to how this meek and cowardly man caused it all
He never needed a special prosecutor! Trump tried to steal an election and commited numerous felonious crimes in broad fucking daylight dude