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Originally Posted by spaceman Bryce
First off there are other “ crimes”I would take the same attitude towards. One of the main things is it sets a bad precedent if we throw trump in prison . We’ve never done that before in more than 200 years. Do you really want the history books to contain the historical footnote that the only president ever prosecuted was Trump? Why not just forget about him forever on 21st of January?
Second people should know that elections have consequences. Trump said all kinds of bs about how great Kim jong in is during the primaries etc etc. I think in the future people will be more reluctant to vote for someone with an extremist agenda.
But if we prosecute a man with the support of 73 million he becomes the center point in 21st century politics not unlike Lincoln or jfk in the 19th or 20th. He doesn’t deserve to be a martyr or a legend.
I dont see how he can be rehabilitated , he’s too old. I don’t see the positives here in terms of rehabilitation, deterrence, or punishment.
I think you need to say 'you don't want to see any deterrence'.
if i am future POTUS TrumpJr facing a second term loss what deterrence is there to me, to call in every Republican loyalist both pre and post election and set the stage for ignoring the votes and instead installing electors?
It failed for Trump this time as some Republicans said 'no that is a bridge too far' but if they all know that the only consequence is 'if it works we keep power and tell libs to "get over it"' and if we lose there is no punishment, then why not try it?
There are legal means to contest an election results and illegal means to try and coerce an election vote overthrow.
Those boundaries where pushed far beyond here and the Courts need to make those lines clear.
Heck I might even support Trump and these lines being tried to establish the boundaries and then Biden commuting any sentence Trump might get as I do think a former US POTUS in jail might be something America and the World are not ready for.