By JOHN KANELIS / johnkanelis_92@hotmail.com
The evidence of incitement of insurrection has been searing, heartbreaking, graphic and it reveals a profound danger to our republic.
Despite what I believe we have seen in the impeachment trial of Donald John Trump, I fear it won’t move a sufficient number of Republican U.S. senators to do what they should do … which is convict the ex-president of the crime for which the House of Representatives impeached him for the second time.
Trump will get an acquittal. He likely will crow about it. The good news from my standpoint, though, is that his legacy — and I use that term with great caution — will be scarred forever by the knowledge that most senators believe he violated the sacred oath of his office.
He stood before the crowd of terrorists on the Sixth of January and implored them to march on Capitol Hill. He told them to “stop the steal” of an election he lost fair and square to President Biden. They tried to do as they were instructed to do by their hero, the disgraced president.
It won’t move enough senators to convict Trump. Which means the Senate cannot vote to ban this monster from ever seeking federal public office.
That will be to the shame of all the Republicans — and I am talking specifically to Texas’s two senators, Ted Cruz and John Cornyn, both of whom indicate no interest in doing the right thing.
They will hide behind the phony argument about the trial’s alleged unconstitutionality. They will look indifferently at the evidence, at the sight and sounds of terrorists storming the Capitol building, ignoring how many of their colleagues came to being physically harmed … or worse.
The good news, as I see it, will be that Trump will be marked forever as someone who sought to destroy the very government he took an oath to defend and protect.
Youâre falling right in line with your hypocritical party leaders Pelosi, Schumer, and Waters. Whatâs right for thee is not for me. The New Democrats slogan.
As are you … falling in line.
On this, Iâm not the hypocrite. Iâm sure I have been on some issues. I certainly not free of sin.
Then stop implying that I am a hypocrite. On this matter, I have been as consistent in my view as you have been on yours.
Youâve not once called out Pelosi, Schumer, or Waters for their âincitementâ against against Republican leadership. After their statements people literally got in Republican leaders faces at restaurants, walking down a sidewalk, and at other events. They had things thrown at them as well.
Portland still has government buildings shutdown due to the leftâs rhetoric causing harm.
If Trumpâs words caused people to go to the Capital with violence in mind, then so did Democrats words.
Not relevant to what is occurring right now.
Bullshit! Itâs still going on!
Uh huh?
Wow! You think the violence, destruction of businesses, harassing citizens from extreme leftists rooted on by Democrats leadership is funny? I canât believe youâd use a smiley face when the topic is violence. I get it. Itâs not related to Trump so itâs not a factor. Comâ on, man!
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Trumpâs lawyers to the House Managers to the woodshed today. All they had to do was play the unedited videos the media and Managers wouldnât show. When you watch it all in context, makes a world of difference.
Shows the political circus this is!!! And, that is a FACT!
OK. Whatever you say. ?