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MoosesMom's avatar

Surprised to not read anything about whether the Jan 6 Committee should make criminal referrals to DOJ, since clearly they are consciously making a case that a criminal conspiracy existed in the ONLY attempted coup in our nation's history.

It's an interesting question - most of us, in the heat of passion and after 6 years of little to no accountability, would probably answer with a resounding "YES". But think back to Lincoln after the war, or Ford and his pardon of Nixon. They both acted in what they thought was the best path forward to heal a nation.

My own view - they did the right thing from an historical view. But these are not normal times, and if we let an attempted coup go unpunished, we will not be so lucky when the next attempted coup is successful. If trump and his minions have taught us anything, it's that we should not rely on the inherent good nature of "men" to willingly and faithfully keep the "norms" and do the right thing. There's far too much at stake when they choose not to.

I vote for criminal referrals.

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Karen Williams's avatar

1. Trump has always lied

2. Trump has always been a grifter

3. Trump has huge loans coming due, I believe, on some of his buildings

4. Staying in office meant that he was protected from prosecution

5. It was NEVER about the job, always about the grift and protection

6. The Republican Party sold it's soul to a man who has no soul.

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