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edhopper

(35,687 posts)
Tue Apr 1, 2025, 01:06 PM Tuesday

If or When the Democrats regain power

over the smoldering ruin they leave our country in. We cannot "move on" , we cannot "look forward and not back". Call it justice, call it revenge, call it FAFO. We must make these mother fuckers pay for what they have done, every one of them.

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If or When the Democrats regain power (Original Post) edhopper Tuesday OP
If we don't prosecute, they will be back in power quickly. Irish_Dem Tuesday #1
A lesson I hope we learned edhopper Tuesday #2
Yes. Abject failure of the DOJ. Irish_Dem Tuesday #5
Hopefully Garland is not the United States Attorney General Emile Tuesday #3
Kamala! swong19104 Tuesday #14
Dude was scared of his own razor wolfie001 Tuesday #25
Like that time we threw Bush lesser and Cheney in jail for lying America into war? Kid Berwyn Tuesday #4
Exactly - thousands of innocent lives lost and no one gave a damn. walkingman Tuesday #11
All the way back to the Confederacy. IrishAfricanAmerican Tuesday #20
+1 leftstreet Tuesday #32
"We must make these mother fuckers pay for what they have done..." J_William_Ryan Tuesday #6
Start by using the same tactics to destroy the Heritage Foundation newdeal2 Tuesday #16
That will be my guiding light during the next Democratic primary. W_HAMILTON Tuesday #7
I have fantasies about Musk being stripped of his citizenship and deported. LeftinOH Tuesday #8
Realistically, it would be difficult to do anything at the federal level. Preemptive pardons will be flying around like tritsofme Tuesday #9
YES! Yes! Yes! Bettie Tuesday #10
Completely agree. c-rational Tuesday #12
Accountability matters dlk Tuesday #13
One of the first things that should be done Dan Tuesday #15
ALL of these deserve a #1 ranking! calimary Tuesday #17
Exactly! Great platform! You run, you've got my vote! wordstroken Tuesday #19
Im sure schumer and the gang Hornedfrog2000 Tuesday #18
I've been thinking about this a lot. The Dem pres needs to do this on day 1: themaguffin Tuesday #21
ABSOLUTELY!! LoisB Tuesday #22
Truth AKwannabe Tuesday #23
I imagine wryter2000 Tuesday #24
One mistake in the title.... Butterflylady Tuesday #26
Unfortunately nowforever Tuesday #27
Fix Article II of the Constitution.. Permanut Tuesday #28
The top priority will be to reach across the aisle Orrex Tuesday #29
Yup, as the saying goes... "you don't bring a hot dish to a knife fight" nt mitch96 Tuesday #30
HEAR, HEAR Skittles Tuesday #31

Kid Berwyn

(19,730 posts)
4. Like that time we threw Bush lesser and Cheney in jail for lying America into war?
Tue Apr 1, 2025, 01:15 PM
Tuesday

Somehow, we must've missed that one.

Like the time Bush senior pardoned all the Iran-Contra traitors and, thus, his own prosecution.

walkingman

(9,016 posts)
11. Exactly - thousands of innocent lives lost and no one gave a damn.
Tue Apr 1, 2025, 01:56 PM
Tuesday

Our injustice system sucks. '

I would not surprised if we are not in another war soon - it is in our DNA.

J_William_Ryan

(2,590 posts)
6. "We must make these mother fuckers pay for what they have done..."
Tue Apr 1, 2025, 01:31 PM
Tuesday

Who exactly are ‘they.’

Trump will have immunity.

Musk, Vance, Hegseth, Waltz? Maybe.

But you’ll likely find the next Democratic president not inclined to prosecute a former president’s entire cabinet.

newdeal2

(2,177 posts)
16. Start by using the same tactics to destroy the Heritage Foundation
Tue Apr 1, 2025, 03:27 PM
Tuesday

And any other MAGA group.

W_HAMILTON

(8,837 posts)
7. That will be my guiding light during the next Democratic primary.
Tue Apr 1, 2025, 01:43 PM
Tuesday

When Kamala/Walz went with their Hope and Change 2.0, I was on board since it was a different approach than expected and, hey, maybe it would work!

But it didn't.

I want someone that will seek justice and exact revenge on these anti-democratic fuckers on behalf of our nation. I want all the MAGAt moles kicked out of government, I want all the Trump appointees and holdovers shown the fucking door on Day #1 Hour #1, and anyone that committed crimes during this administration knowing that the Trump DOJ would not prosecute them, I wanted them prosecuted immediately while the statute of limitations is still active.

Fuck kumbaya.

Fuck coming together.

I want them ground to dust.

Whichever Democratic nominee pledges to do that, that is the one that will get my vote in the primary.

tritsofme

(19,036 posts)
9. Realistically, it would be difficult to do anything at the federal level. Preemptive pardons will be flying around like
Tue Apr 1, 2025, 01:47 PM
Tuesday

hot-cakes.

At least as far as criminal prosecutions.

Bettie

(18,100 posts)
10. YES! Yes! Yes!
Tue Apr 1, 2025, 01:47 PM
Tuesday

We can't just say "we need to heal, so we're not going to prosecute anyone"....fuck that.

And don't put some "well, if we slow walk it enough we never have to press any charges" heritage foundation stooge in charge.

Dan

(4,499 posts)
15. One of the first things that should be done
Tue Apr 1, 2025, 03:24 PM
Tuesday

Is institute a 90% marginal tax rate on the highest incomes.

Second thing is implement some type of regulatory rules on Social Media.

Third, re-establish a free press.

Four - overturn Citizens United .

Fifth - maybe try to get a real SCOTUS rather than that trash we have now.

Sixth - PUT TRUMP and his enablers in jail, and if not that, at least send TRUMP to The Hague.

calimary

(85,683 posts)
17. ALL of these deserve a #1 ranking!
Tue Apr 1, 2025, 03:27 PM
Tuesday

Institute a 90% marginal tax rate on the highest incomes.

Implement some type of regulatory rules on Social Media.

Re-establish a free press.

Overturn Citizens United .

Get a real SCOTUS rather than that trash we have now.

AND - PUT TRUMP and his enablers in jail, and if not that, at least send TRUMP to The Hague.

themaguffin

(4,439 posts)
21. I've been thinking about this a lot. The Dem pres needs to do this on day 1:
Tue Apr 1, 2025, 03:47 PM
Tuesday

...during his speech saying optimistic things about our future and rebuilding, but then, add that we must prosecute.

I would even consider putting off the speech a day or two and get a few key things done. I don't know, but absolutely no normal, pretend this shit didn't crap.

wryter2000

(47,793 posts)
24. I imagine
Tue Apr 1, 2025, 03:56 PM
Tuesday

They all will have committed crimes. Indict them all and put them on trial, including the Orange abomination.

nowforever

(479 posts)
27. Unfortunately
Tue Apr 1, 2025, 04:01 PM
Tuesday

Trump will be appointing a lot of judges including Supreme Court. Best outcome is democrats get back the House in 2026 and stop the insanity. Not sure our nation can survive 4 years of damage and not sure free world can either.

Permanut

(6,924 posts)
28. Fix Article II of the Constitution..
Tue Apr 1, 2025, 04:06 PM
Tuesday

I know, insanely difficult, but it should not be possible for a felon to be President of the US.

I would add more changes as well, which would of course, make approval even more difficult.

Orrex

(64,941 posts)
29. The top priority will be to reach across the aisle
Tue Apr 1, 2025, 04:06 PM
Tuesday

Preferable while peering over one’s’s half-glasses.

ENORMOUS pressure to “look forward” will come from the press, from the Right, and from moneyed interests.

It will take unfamiliar courage and resolve to avoid that trap.

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