Abbreviated Pundit Roundup: «Dragging democracy to hell»
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Renée Graham of the Boston Globe writes that time is running out for American democracy and the rule of law We’re less than a month away from the first anniversary of the day when Trump’s white supremacist supporters assaulted police oAbbreviated Pundit Roundup: «Dragging democracy to hell»
Renée Graham of the Boston Globe writes that time is running out for American democracy and the rule of law We’re less than a month away from the first anniversary of the day when Trump’s white supremacist supporters assaulted police officers, breached the Capitol, hunted for lawmakers, and chanted “Hang Mike Pence.” More than 600 people have since been charged with crimes committed on Jan. 6. When she sentenced four insurrectionists to jail time in October, US District Judge Tanya Chutkan said, “There have to be consequences for participating in an attempted violent overthrow of the government, beyond sitting at home.” So far, the masterminds behind that attempted violent overthrow of the government, including Meadows, have dodged any real consequences for their culpability. [...] This is about going after Trump — and every last one of his co-conspirators. It’s about a political party’s allegiance, not to this nation or its Constitution, but to a bitter old man who defiled this country during his catastrophic term as president. It’s an indictment of how insidious GOP loyalties, whether driven by misguided beliefs or fear of reprisals from Trump and his minions, are dragging democracy to hell. Read more