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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPhiladelphia Inquirer: Trump's Jan. 6 pardons make a mockery of American democracy and the rule of law Editorial
Philadelphia Inquirer - Trump’s Jan. 6 pardons make a mockery of American democracy and the rule of law | Editorial (free link)
Faced with choosing between the president and the Constitution, many elected officials, judges, business leaders, conservative media moguls, and MAGA supporters are cheering Trump on.
Donald Trump’s second presidency began with a broadside of harmful executive orders, but his biggest abuse of power — so far — was pardoning the nearly 1,600 insurrectionists charged for their roles in the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
The deadly and violent attempt to overturn a free and fair election cut to the heart of our democracy. Trump’s attempt to rewrite history is the starkest sign yet that he plans to rule as an authoritarian who is above the law.
That should come as no surprise since Trump has said and done as much since stepping onto the political stage and throughout his life.
More troubling is how elected officials, judges, business leaders, conservative media moguls, and his MAGA supporters continue to enable, cheer on, and/or turn a blind eye to Trump’s steady erosion of the rule of law and democratic principles that have long sustained and differentiated America from other countries.
Some have pushed back, but many are falling in line.
Faced with choosing between Trump and the Constitution, new Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R., N.D.) said he was not “looking backward.” House Speaker Mike Johnson (R., La.) said his party believed in “redemption.” Both showed profiles in cowardice.
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Faced with choosing between the president and the Constitution, many elected officials, judges, business leaders, conservative media moguls, and MAGA supporters are cheering Trump on.
Donald Trump’s second presidency began with a broadside of harmful executive orders, but his biggest abuse of power — so far — was pardoning the nearly 1,600 insurrectionists charged for their roles in the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
The deadly and violent attempt to overturn a free and fair election cut to the heart of our democracy. Trump’s attempt to rewrite history is the starkest sign yet that he plans to rule as an authoritarian who is above the law.
That should come as no surprise since Trump has said and done as much since stepping onto the political stage and throughout his life.
More troubling is how elected officials, judges, business leaders, conservative media moguls, and his MAGA supporters continue to enable, cheer on, and/or turn a blind eye to Trump’s steady erosion of the rule of law and democratic principles that have long sustained and differentiated America from other countries.
Some have pushed back, but many are falling in line.
Faced with choosing between Trump and the Constitution, new Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R., N.D.) said he was not “looking backward.” House Speaker Mike Johnson (R., La.) said his party believed in “redemption.” Both showed profiles in cowardice.
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Philadelphia Inquirer: Trump's Jan. 6 pardons make a mockery of American democracy and the rule of law Editorial (Original Post)
Dennis Donovan
Jan 26
OP
BoRaGard
(3,988 posts)1. "Ha ha. Sucker Americans." - The Felon (R) & G.O.P. Komrades
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paparush
(7,992 posts)2. Trump is the
Biggest mockery of justice and accountability. The fact that he’s walking around free, sworn in at the very spot his mob defiled on 1/6, presents a glaring indictment of how broken our institutions are.