Sadly I have to agree. If as a democracy (Reply #36)

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Enoki33 (1,520 posts)

36. Sadly I have to agree. If as a democracy

we cannot, or fail to do the right thing, then what the hell gives us the right to try to claim the privilege of leading a nation of such great untapped potential?

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Just a general comment---no citations, footnotes or quotes. Take it or leave it. [View all]	Atticus	Apr 2022	OP
+1	Ferrets are Cool	Apr 2022	#1
It is also my opinion,	gab13by13	Apr 2022	#2
The brain trust in the DOJ might believe it would have the reverse effect:	sop	Apr 2022	#16
That sounds more like a job ...	Xoan	Apr 2022	#35
Exactly right. This is not the Dept of Politics.	DeeDeeNY	Apr 2022	#69
I Think They Might Be Worried That Riots Will Occur...	GB_RN	Apr 2022	#59
Perhaps underlying that is the fear that cops will side with the MAGA supporters	NullTuples	Apr 2022	#62
Law Enforcement Has Been Infiltrated, Per The FBI...	GB_RN	Apr 2022	#63
So many proudly came out as CSPOA since the start of COVID	NullTuples	Apr 2022	#64
Not just his inner circle; he was helped by members of Congress	NullTuples	Apr 2022	#61
And so many in different states and jurisdictions...	brush	Apr 2022	#3
This message was self-deleted by its author	Ahna KneeMoose	Apr 2022	#4
I agree. Opinions matter. nt	abqtommy	Apr 2022	#5
I've been saying something similar for some time now.	Hugin	Apr 2022	#6
This is also depressing,	gab13by13	Apr 2022	#7
Yet if you look at actual court verdicts, we beat them the vast majority of the time.	CaptainTruth	Apr 2022	#15
Until it gets to the supreme corrupt.	plimsoll	Apr 2022	#20
Another depressing facet to that	FoxNewsSucks	Apr 2022	#21
Of course it is true.	Chainfire	Apr 2022	#8
Isn't this	Rebl2	Apr 2022	#14
Yes.	FoxNewsSucks	Apr 2022	#22
Couldn't agree with you more.	Paladin	Apr 2022	#9
This Twitter thread from post-election Democrats in Wisconsin may cheer and encourage you:	chia	Apr 2022	#10
Yes, that is very encouraging news and I thank you for posting.	liberalla	Apr 2022	#17
You're welcome :)	chia	Apr 2022	#50
Sadly, you're probably right...	Wounded Bear	Apr 2022	#11
Absolutely true.	yardwork	Apr 2022	#12
Intent doesn't seem to come up much in fraud cases either -- it's just you did it, you lose	Lettuce Be	Apr 2022	#13
And you can't be identified as the perpetrator in dozens of sexual assault cases	Midnight Writer	Apr 2022	#38
Roger that!	usaf-vet	Apr 2022	#18
Chump and his odious offspring, are above	kairos12	Apr 2022	#19
Take it or leave it? I'll leave it. You know what they say, opinions are like...	Fiendish Thingy	Apr 2022	#23
"---hopefully your awareness will expand to include a broader perspective". So---	Atticus	Apr 2022	#43
Opinions cannot be rebutted, only facts can.	Fiendish Thingy	Apr 2022	#47
Parsing, eh? Seems like the beginning of a Gish Gallop so I will bow out. Chalk that up as a	Atticus	Apr 2022	#52
But I was told by some predictable stooge here, the other day that	Carlitos Brigante	Apr 2022	#24
glad I missed that one. nt	Grasswire2	Apr 2022	#46
Crimes against Humanity	marieo1	Apr 2022	#25
IOW Garland could indict them today and is choosing not to?	brooklynite	Apr 2022	#26
Is there something that requires him to indict on all charges at once?	FoxNewsSucks	Apr 2022	#30
I can always count on you to put words in my mouth. "In other words"---" is in the same category	Atticus	Apr 2022	#41
The wallets have spoken. Just like in the PA race. 😄	MerryBlooms	Apr 2022	#60
Agreed	FoxNewsSucks	Apr 2022	#27
What I don't understand	treestar	Apr 2022	#28
It does fire up US---solid Democrats. But, the "fair weather Democrats", the "Democrats when it's	Atticus	Apr 2022	#45
And don't forget to blame the evil establishment and corporate Democrats	Walleye	Apr 2022	#71
If Bragg is clean, Trump gets indicted and convicted.	Eyeball_Kid	Apr 2022	#29
FWIW I hear this in several different forms at my local working class pub almost every day.	Tommymac	Apr 2022	#31
JAIME HARRISON HAS A GREAT MESSAGE. THANK YOU JAIME!	usonian	Apr 2022	#42
Really good message..but it does not directly address the issue of high ranking charges for 1/6	Tommymac	Apr 2022	#44
Yes. I got a bit off-topic, and agree, the optics are not encouraging.	usonian	Apr 2022	#51
the one word that most people would understand and repudiate is...	Grasswire2	Apr 2022	#48
it's a sense of nearly unbearable frustration.	barbtries	Apr 2022	#32
ive been feeling that there is a dual standard in this country for a long time .	AllaN01Bear	Apr 2022	#33
Many Democrats know what has to be done, but few of them are in power. Many pundits on	housecat	Apr 2022	#34
Plenty of talk and hand-wringing but no ACTION plan	dwayneb	Apr 2022	#53
Yes, propaganda is more lethal than weapons. We must eliminate Fox Propaganda, .	housecat	Apr 2022	#58
Good idea - what's your plan to accomplish that?	dwayneb	Apr 2022	#70
Sadly I have to agree. If as a democracy	Enoki33	Apr 2022	#36
The day will come	Dan	Apr 2022	#37
Tenderfoot said it elsewhere on DU. DOOM POSTING IS VOTER SUPPRESSION!	usonian	Apr 2022	#39
What you say is true...	Ohio Joe	Apr 2022	#40
What could be the problem?	1WorldHope	Apr 2022	#49
It's pretty well the page I'm on, too, Atticus.	jaxexpat	Apr 2022	#54
Truth!	hurple	Apr 2022	#55
I'll take it.	trof	Apr 2022	#56
In truth, I think it's worth way more than that.	BobTheSubgenius	Apr 2022	#57
The problem is that people like you and me don't get put in the positions to do all they've done.	BradAllison	Apr 2022	#65
Yeah... There's that and he literally tried to get my vote	ecstatic	Apr 2022	#66
Spot on!	XacerbatedDem	Apr 2022	#67
No, it won't impact Democratic voter turnout, they aren't idiot one-issue voters.	betsuni	Apr 2022	#68

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