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summer_in_TX

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1. "...other democracies "routinely manage to prosecute crooked former leaders without starting down...

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Fri Jun 11, 2021, 09:53 PM

Jun 2021

slippery slope to authoritarianism.”

"Allowing him [Trump] to go unpunished would set a far more dangerous precedent than having Trump stand trial,” the editorial concluded. “To reform the presidency so that the last four years are never repeated, the country must go beyond passing laws: It must make clear through its actions that no person, not even the president, is above them.”"

Nice to see a notable newspaper take a stand for democracy. Go, Boston Globe!

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"...other democracies "routinely manage to prosecute crooked former leaders without starting down... summer_in_TX Jun 2021 #1

Amen! 2naSalit Jun 2021 #2