Yikes! One political side, unable to conceal glee, announces that the pure as snow jury system has spoken. The American justice has worked. It is a testament to truth and justice. A convicted felon cannot be elected US President. Dare they say “convicted felon” again and again until the cows come home? The haters love the cable outlets with 24/7 condemnation. It feels so good to have one’s brilliance confirmed every other second.
Another political viewpoint is that the trial was all rigged. The fix was in. This verdict, like all other charges against the former president, is political lawfare. The American justice system has been soiled. The stain will not be removed unless Biden is voted out of office. How dare these hooligans tarnish America’s greatest president since Lincoln.
Life must be very comforting for simple thinkers. Our man good. Your man bad. However, it may take some time to see how the jury’s verdict shakes out with the voting public. There will be more and more polls. So far it appears the verdict helped in fund raising. Going after a candidate with at least some contrived charges always seemed ill advised. (Nearly 100 counts.) Yet, they charged ahead with a court case that has overturned written all over it. I assume the democrats figure that it’ll be after the election before the case is reversed. So what? in their minds. The election will be over and a felon will not have been elected. Unless, of course, all this legal targeting strikes a negative chord with independent voters.
Hold your breath. We may not be done yet. It’s not possible that the New York judge would impose a jail term on a past president/candidate is it? Talk about tempting the voters sense of American fairness. I’m a bit surprised that it has not happened yet but I assume a legal path out of the state jurisdiction will be pursued. It appears violation of constitutional rights exists and a decent argument can be made that an outcome down the line (After election) is another dagger at the constitution. Maybe Trump is waitng for things to develop/sink in. Maybe the trigger would be pulled if he’s given a jail term. MARTYR in caps for sure. More polls and polls and polls.
In 2016 some chanted “lock her up” in reference to Hillary. After the election Trump said in an interview that was not his goal. He said he’d not want the DOJ to go after her. He said the people would not want that. Noble in some respect. However, soon there was an inference that the Russians acted to elect Trump which was followed by a Mueller investigation and two impeachements. Just before the 2020 election the Biden laptop contents were dispaaged and declared to be Russian dis-information and that stance was underlined by candidate Biden in a debate. Recently the laptop was verified as authenticate, found not tampered/changed and admitted into evidence by a federal judge at Biden boy’s trial. Over and over the democrats push the test of America’s sense of fairness. Who knows if another attempt will suceed? If a jail sentence is being contemplated it would not shock me. Will the polls, up or down, push the legal proceedings?
It’s way too early to predict anything. Summer is starting. Papa will take leave of the craziness and contemplate eagles and whales and sunsets. September is the start of football season. I can start to think about politics later. Legal stuff can also wait. It’s not the end of America because a NY verdict is suspect. It’s not like juries/trials are always correct and now there has been an earthquake that shakes our constitution to its roots. It’s a good system and I always did my best in my roles to seek justice. However, nothing is perfect.
Mistakes can and do happen. That’s a prime reason I don’t like the death sentence. Rigged, unfair things have happened before. {To Kill A Mocking Bird…Atticus’s client was found guilty. Or, Scottsboro Boys} The New York circus matters little to this writer. For sure neither candidate is worth my vote. The current guy is a clear and present danger. A timid administration may be playing as if it’s Machiavelli’s double but it more likely is testing the brink. Which doesn’t automatically lead to a vote for someone Papa does not feel is worthy. It’s my vote and I prefer not to contribute to electing just anybody a main political party puts forward or the lesser of two evils.