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In reply to the discussion: Insurrectionists are going to get light sentences. [View all]StarfishSaver
(18,486 posts)33. Of course, you have a right to your opinion. As do I
If you're going to share your opinion about this on a public discussion board, you should not be surprised or upset if others with different opinions respond to you with those different opinions.
And my opinion is that the kind of naysaying you and others continually adhere to is counter-factual and overly-alarmist - and suggests a lack of understanding of how the legal system in general and large investigations such as this, in particular, actually proceed.
I'd be glad to "wake you up" when the leaders get serious jail time, if, in the meantime, you would settle down, let the investigators and prosecutors do what they need to do to get us where we want to go - and stop shouting "are we there yet?!" from the backseat every five minutes.
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Just sos ya know ...U.S. District Judge Amit P. Mehta in an obama appointee..nt
Fullduplexxx
Sep 2021
#2
Scary as hell. No consequences for the ringleaders means big consequences for us.
lagomorph777
Sep 2021
#36
FYI a sideways insult to a DU'er is still an insult and against the rules of this forum.
Chin music
Sep 2021
#51
Light sentences for these traitors allows them to "earn their bones" for the movement.
Chainfire
Sep 2021
#20
I firmly believe that there will come a time when we have to demonstrate our will to protect
Chainfire
Sep 2021
#34