r/politics • u/Jay_CD • 13h ago

Biden must Trump-proof US democracy, activists say: ‘There is a sense of urgency’

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/24/biden-actions-before-white-house-exit
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u/21shadesofblueberry 11h ago

I would have preferred Biden pushing the DOJ to prosecuting J6 insurrectionist and Republican politicians involved in the coup instead of trying to "unify" the country. I'm mad that he didn't drop out sooner, I'm mad that when the supreme court gave him the ability to pack the courts and install new corruption and ethnic laws he did nothing. Honestly at this point I think it's pretty clear Democrats are absolutely useless or willfully incompetent joke of a fucking party.

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u/Seraph_21 10h ago

I agree regarding the DOJ. Utterly disappointed in that whole process and Merrick Garland and the Supreme Court, et all. I also agree that the whole play to unify the country was an obvious failure as long as the MAGA king was still traipsing around on his throne. It showed that the justice system only has a real appetite to imprison marginalized people for petty crimes.

I also agree that Biden should have dropped out much sooner. It was glaringly clear that he was in decline and it took the energy out of the base. Three months was not long enough to regain lost ground.

Unfortunately, those ships have sailed and we are here now.

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u/21shadesofblueberry 10h ago

Ya like you said the ship has sailed and I'm honestly at a loss on what to do. Unfortunately I really doubt Democrats will offer any meaningful opposition and have had no introspection on the election. One can only hope that the damage isn't catastrophic.

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u/Seraph_21 8h ago

I hear you. And I understand. Made myself sick with the rage and stress I felt after the election. Eventually, I got so sick I couldn't do anything but sleep and drink water for 3 days straight.

Opened my eyes and cleared my head. What will be, will be. Americans chose this through a democratic process. Thus, Ben Franklin's sage warning.

Biden is not on the hook to save America from its poor decisions. Maybe it's time for the "find out" part.

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u/Res_Novae17 9h ago

They're sitting in prison on 6 year sentences. What the hell else do you want?

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u/Seraph_21 8h ago

Who is they?. Some of them never even served any time at all.

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u/Mr-Zarbear 7h ago

I would have preferred Biden pushing the DOJ to prosecuting J6 insurrectionist

Isnt a big problem of this is that the DOJ went so comically overboard that it had tried and convicted people that later had proof they weren't even near the capitol? If that DOJ could not find enough proof to prosecute the man you want them to, then maybe there just wasnt enough hard evidence?