Stop Republicans, an accountability campaign of Progressive Turnout Project, is a grassroots-funded effort dedicated to resisting the Republican Party and Donald Trump’s radical right-wing legacy.
Is it? I've long thought so, but now I'm not so sure. Sure, the charged crime is minor, but the actions behind the crimes are not.This hush money conviction is no big deal, — Hanover
The FEC fined both organizations after a pair of now years-old complaints — one from the Campaign Legal Center and another from the conservative Coolidge Reagan Foundation — alleged that the party and campaign reported payments to the powerhouse Democratic law firm Perkins Coie as legal expenses, when in actuality some of the money was earmarked for “paying Fusion GPS through Perkins Coie to conduct opposition research on Donald Trump,”
:up: :up:This hush money conviction is no big deal.
— Hanover
Is it?
Trump isn't constrained by any moral code. The only constraint on his behavior is the legal code, and then - only if a solid case can be made. Prosecuting Trump for this minor crime reminds me of the prosecution of Al Capone, for tax evasion. — Relativist
There may be sharp criticisms from the left and right, but denying the result of elections — Wayfarer
and attacking the rule of law — Wayfarer
should be abhorrent to both. — Wayfarer
She was fined over $100,000. Maybe you missed this story. — fishfry
Nobody on 'the left' was responsible for that day of infamy. — Wayfarer
Actually there's considerable evidence that people on the left were responsible; namely, Nancy Pelosi and Muriel Bowser, who denied Trump's request for the National Guard. And the J6 committee was a total politicized fraud. — fishfry
I can't help but notice the stark difference in tactics (violence) between the two sides — BitconnectCarlos
Anyone notice the lack of rioting and looting after the Trump verdict? — BitconnectCarlos
Let me know when they start razing blocks and destroying stores. — BitconnectCarlos
I'm quite concerned that President Biden is now attempting to imprison his main political rival ... — BitconnectCarlos
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