Posted by alexandra_k on February 1, 2021, at 14:44:43
In reply to Re: freedom of speech, posted by rjlockhart37 on January 8, 2021, at 22:39:33
the vaccine has become a symbol of hope for people that things will return to the way that things were, in time. that recent events will come to pass. that it will be safe to spend more time in public places outdoors with masks off without being afraid of being shot by police or an unruly mob.
if Trump is convicted of inciting violence on the basis of the things that I saw him say... Then I am afraid of who they might accuse of inciting violence next.
I didn't see him encourage violence, at all. I only saw him encouraging people to deploy their constitutional right to peaceful protest. I didn't see him encouraging violent action at all. I saw a bunch of people choose to do this (as people choose to do this in teh context of Black Lives matter marches / riots etc as well).
They should count the votes. Properly. Whose job is it to bang on about how people didn't get to vote the way they should have (whose job is it to bang on about how people couldn't get to ballot boxes etc etc about how people didn't have their votes counted?) It can't really be anybodies job other than... The loser.
And he doesn't get to leave the office until the inaugeration. That's what the inaugeration means. The handover. He doesn't get to leave early. They can't 'impeach' him into leaving before his term is up (and that's what the inaugeration is or means or signifies). Right? The hand-over?
And now his lawyers refuse to focus on their job of making the best case they can for how the votes weren't properly counted. For the purpose of critiquing and causing imporovements to the democratic voting system. It's got nothing to do with Trump remaining in power -- everything to do with improving democracy.
Everybody agrees that you can't impeach someone after his term is over. ffs. Don't focus on winning the race you've already won focus on that which is problematic / controversial...
Ffs.
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