▲ 801 ▼ In an effort to "not show bias" Trump's sentencing is delayed till after the election. (www.nytimes.com) submitted 2 years ago by Lightor@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world 129 comments fedilink hide all child comments It wouldn't be fair to have your felony conviction negatively impact your opportunities. This is how justice works right?
[–] ganksy@lemmy.world 27 points 2 years ago (2 children) This is the right answer. I'm pissed but even more motivated to make the ballot his sentencing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] lettruthout@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) Even though the delay itself feels like a crime, I agree that voters giving Republicans a clear trouncing this November will accelerate their irrelevance, and make more severe Trump's sentence. If clear enough, the entire house of cards could come tumbling down. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago If clear enough, the entire house of cards could come tumbling down. OR, since we've once again given special legal protections to the rich and powerful, no matter how repugnant, providing another example of how our justice system works so very differently when you aren't one of the little guys, Trump gets elected, then there's the whole "ZOMG but now he's president-elect" pearl clutching and hand wringing that causes further delays, then he's inaugurated, and then I eventually get to die of old age with a dictator in charge while watching my country slowly morph into something like a mix of Gilead and the German-occupied former-US from Man in the High Castle. permalink fedilink source parent [–] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago Let me know how I vote even harder than I was already planning to vote. I'm really curious. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lettruthout@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) Even though the delay itself feels like a crime, I agree that voters giving Republicans a clear trouncing this November will accelerate their irrelevance, and make more severe Trump's sentence. If clear enough, the entire house of cards could come tumbling down. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago If clear enough, the entire house of cards could come tumbling down. OR, since we've once again given special legal protections to the rich and powerful, no matter how repugnant, providing another example of how our justice system works so very differently when you aren't one of the little guys, Trump gets elected, then there's the whole "ZOMG but now he's president-elect" pearl clutching and hand wringing that causes further delays, then he's inaugurated, and then I eventually get to die of old age with a dictator in charge while watching my country slowly morph into something like a mix of Gilead and the German-occupied former-US from Man in the High Castle. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago If clear enough, the entire house of cards could come tumbling down. OR, since we've once again given special legal protections to the rich and powerful, no matter how repugnant, providing another example of how our justice system works so very differently when you aren't one of the little guys, Trump gets elected, then there's the whole "ZOMG but now he's president-elect" pearl clutching and hand wringing that causes further delays, then he's inaugurated, and then I eventually get to die of old age with a dictator in charge while watching my country slowly morph into something like a mix of Gilead and the German-occupied former-US from Man in the High Castle. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago Let me know how I vote even harder than I was already planning to vote. I'm really curious. permalink fedilink source parent