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JF's avatar

I've been wondering if this glacial pace is typical of DOJ activities; do they usually at least offer occasional murky updates if they're conducting an investigation? When Adam Schiff gets worried, I get worried.

And my frustration is taking a toll on my patriotism. I'm feeling like an idiot that I've consistently followed the laws, like paying my income taxes. I feel like the mark in a con. It's an awful feeling. I believed in America, warts and all. But this is a malignant cancer.

Will this sensation of moral hazard contribute to the downfall of this country? I think it's a hidden cost to this failed coup, if it goes unpunished.

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Jane in NC's avatar

You raise terrific points, ones I'm sure many Americans are feel, including me. The statement that 'nobody is above the law' begins to ring false when obvious wrongdoers go unpunished. I mean, seriously, how long does it take to determine, for example, whether somebody defied a congressional subpoena as Mark Meadows has.

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Carol S.'s avatar

It's depressing to me that so many on the right have decided that the whole "establishment" is so corrupt and rotten that the people they agree with are justified in defying established procedures and legal processes.

The glorification of Trump for being "unafraid to challenge traditional norms" was basically a way of saying that rules are for losers, or they're only something to hold against the other side.

Trump's boast that he could shoot someone on 5th Avenue and not lose any supporters was far more revealing of his mentality than his supporters will ever admit. And their cheerful acceptance of his boast is certainly revealing of their mentality.

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