(08-16-2023, 09:34 AM)Lucky2Last Wrote:

(08-16-2023, 08:04 AM)The Real Marty Wrote: Whether or not you think he should be charged or convicted, I think you Trump supporters should read the indictments, and if the facts alleged are true, why in the world would you think that guy should be President of the United States?

Are there not at least a dozen other Republicans who have the same policies, but who have not committed the wide variety of crimes, and do not have the same deep character flaws, as Donald Trump?  

For gosh sakes, this is not an irreplaceable person.

MOST of these indictments assume intent. You agree with their assumptions, so you can't see how specious they are. This is weaponized "justice." At every turn, you are seeing democrats file charges to keep Trump from being able to run against Biden.

You read the indictments. Congratulations. Do you understand them? Do you know how hard it is to prove intent?

These DAs aren't starting with proof. You know that. That's why they are charging Trump's lawyers as co-conspirators. You really think it's a good idea to charge people for giving legal advice? No. They are charging them hoping they will flip on Trump and give them the evidence they don't have. This is [BLEEP] up on many different levels.

For all the [BLEEP] you guys spout about protecting our system, you sure don't mind watching it be abused by those who are recklessly wielding its power.

And, again, to your Trump specific question, you miss the point. Most people don't like Trump. Don't get me wrong... he has rabid followers. Most people have grown frustrated with the establishment. These charges only reinforce the notion that the government is overstepping its bounds, which reinforces the view that it needs to be fought back. Watching Trump fight the powers that be is what draws people to Trump in the first place.

So much truth here. Even though I won't vote for him I think what he's doing on this front is important. He's not even very good at anything other than making the Establishment mad, but that's enough right now to open at least some people's eyes to just how overbearing our government has become and how badly we need to knock it down to it's rightful, miniscule place in our lives.

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