Too many Americans see elected office as a privilege, or prize. It is for this reason that we feel uneasy when we go vote and we don't "like" the people on the ballot. The tradition of elected "privilege" makes us feel as though we are awarding candidates with our vote. This could not be further from the truth however.
When a candidate takes public office, they have been hired by the people to do a job. In order to do that job, we entrust that person with extraordinary authority and access. When an individual abuses that authority and access, especially for personal gain, they betray the people. A thief in the night steals from one person. An elected official lining their own pockets steals from EVERYONE he represents.
For this reason, criminal violations of public trust by elected officials MUST be perused and prosecuted to the greatest possible extent! The results of abuse of power must be so severe, public, and universally punished that threat outweighs the corrupting influence of the power granted.
Once President Biden reaches the Oval office on January 20th, it will be imperative that, while flushing the Federal government of the filth of Trump appointed saboteurs and pocket liners, he also begin to inoculate the nation against anything like Trump ever befalling this nation again. I am afraid he underestimates what must be done.
This will not be a nice "Kumbaya" moment! The aggressive prosecution of Trump regime criminals will aggravate existing divisions. But, like an alcohol wash of an open wound, it MUST be done to save the nation!
Justice demands that crimes against the people of the United States be punished. Justice denied will only encourage more chaos! As President, ever crime committed is magnified by a factor of 300,000,000 victims.
There are no shortages of lists of crimes that must be pursued!
Over the last 4 years, Trump has violated norms and laws while showing utter contempt for our traditions, at times bragging to his rabid base about his infractions. He vilified anyone that tried to call him out or stop him as the "Deep State" or as "Fake news" while he went on violating this nation from it's highest office.
He has used the office of the President to direct business to his own companies.
He has incited violence, using his office to encourage domestic terror or sending uniformed shock troops into American cities where they are not wanted.
He has violated human rights with a zero tolerance and family separation immigration policy designed for cruelty that has lost track of the parents of over 500 children.
He has lied to the American people thousands of times.
He has Obstructed Justice.
This does not even address the Ukrainian crime he was impeached for. Had he faced a real trial rather than the friendly Republican Senate, I believe the outcome would be very different
Trump and Trumpism are a blight on our history. If we want to make sure we never see it again, we have no option but to seek justice wherever it leads us. Criminals must be punished! Collaborators must be shamed! We must make it so taboo that within 10 years, no one will willingly admit to having supported Trump. To do so would end careers. We cannot "forgive and forget" as that will only allow them to regroup while they laugh at our weakness.
For the sake of America's future we must inoculate against Trumpism forever, therefore there must be no mercy, no forgiveness for Trump and his criminal accomplices!
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