07-23-2022, 03:55 AM
(This post was last modified: 07-23-2022, 03:57 AM by Eric the Green.)
(07-20-2022, 03:30 PM)David Horn Wrote:(07-07-2022, 11:45 AM)Eric the Green Wrote: The Jan. 6th Committee painted a chilling and criminally insane portrait of the former president's attempt to steal the election by weaponizing the Department of Justice.
It seems to have worked. So far, we're seeing a few small fish get jail time, but no serious players even getting indicted. Now, it seems the Secret Service was totally compromised too, so it seems Trump did a bang-up job of destroying the government from the inside.
Which begs the questioin: where are the defenders of democracy? Sitting in their rocking chairs, apparently, becuase I don't see anyone going for ht jugler here at all. Why? And why support a bunch of milquetoast respondents? For the record: I'll certainly vote, but I'm not giving anyone a dime.
I will probably give out some dimes. Probably not that much more than that. But the midterms are crucial if we are to survive.
However, it seems like I mostly can't look at what I do as just me doing it. I need to feel that what moves me, moves others too, and those who act are like part of a larger organism or a larger spirit moving us. I have to look at it that way; as an individual alone I don't have too much power. Sometimes I think by writing to a politician or a pundit I can plant an idea. Just how much I can do as an individual I don't really know. But it seems like a rare feat.
Merrick Garland is a cautious chap. But he seems to be giving hints that some indictments may follow. I'd say it may be worth it from time to time to send some prodding emails or messages to folks in power like him.