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If we cannot even "get it together" (as a group of concerned citizens) to insist that New York Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan sentence Trump for his 34 felonies convictions (without vacating those convictions), then it is clear to me that we simply don’t give a shit about what we can realistically do in order to be honorable people.
In a matter of weeks (maybe in a matter of days) Judge Merchan will either sentence Trump, or vacate his 34 felony convictions, once again letting The Worst Person in The Known Universe go Scot-free.
Perhaps I should point out that -- even as president -- Trump would be powerless to exonerate himself from these New York City charges, even though it is true that our increasingly laughable system of government does permit self-exoneration for his other outstanding charges that distill to treasonous sedition.
It is also true that Judge Merchan is legally authorized to sentence Trump to approximately 100 years in prison.
As an alternative to prison, he could give Trump a massive number of “community service hours” to be performed during His Malignancy’s second term as president… just as Liar-Felon-Thief-Cheat-Sex-Abuser-Scam-Artist-Grifter-Seditionist-Nominator-Of-Matt-Gaetz-To-Be-Attorney-General spent a massive number of hours playing golf during his first term in office. (During Trump's first administration, Mafia Don spent all - or most - of 248 days playing golf. https://www.cnn.com/.../fact-check-trump-obama.../index.html )
Perhaps Trump’s community service sentence should be calculated -- tit for tat -- on the exact number of hours Trump spent playing golf during his first term.
If Malignant Messiah has time for golf, he has time to be of actual service during his upcoming term as Decency-And-Democracy-Destroyer-In-Chief.
In any event, we can express our opposition publicly, just in case some future American democracy wants to learn from the democracy that just failed.
No one -- not even the president -- is above The Law.
In fact, no one -- ESPECIALLY THE PRESIDENT -- is above The Law.
Do you remember how great we all felt when the jury in New York City convicted The Prince of Darkness on all 34 felony counts?
Now, our lackadaisical ness has gone so exceedingly haywire that we do not even insist that Trump be sentenced for those crimes, even if the kangaroos in the Supreme Court eventually exonerate him.
Have we no sense of responsibility to uphold The Rule of Law, even if upholding The Law results in Trump's toadies (now dominating every branch of government) behaving abominably, in the end deciding to let the MOFO go.
To paraphrase Edward R. Murrow: "Have we no decency?"
To me, it seems we have a special obligation to create a high-decibel hullabaloo, insisting that Judge Merchan sentence Trump.
The authoritarians, absolutists and fascists will shriek foul play.
Why don't we shriek, "Trump deserves a day of reckoning even if his sorry-ass Supreme Court dishonors itself again with another abominable, democracy-destroying decision."
Seriously, WTF is wrong with us?
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Trump is hoping for one more victory. It’s in his New York criminal trial : NPR
Here is the question.
Are YOU going to contribute to Trump's final victory?
Or will you raise your voice to let it be known that the sonofabitch has gotten away with every, single goddamn thing, and you will not stand idly by while his final attempt to trash the Rule of Law takes place, and with your tacit approval?
You can do your part by sharing this post with a dozen friends, including someone on Trump's side of the aisle.
Or, you can be a good German.
Anti-Fascist American Soldiers Making Sure "The Good Germans" Saw What Their Silence Caused
