I was checking out the daily editorial cartoons on HeraldNet.com this morning and one stuck out because it mentioned a weaponized justice system. This expression is everywhere these days and it’s used by some very smart folks.
However, in almost every case, the suspect, seems guilty enough for a grand jury or prosecutor to indict. For instance, Donald Trump is being indicted on so many cases we’ve lost track. Now I’m aware that we don’t enforce every law. Pot is still illegal nationally. However, generally, no one gets indicted unless they are at the very least likely to have done something seriously illegal.
It seems that Trump loyalists have little trouble accepting the stupid notion that Trump has done nothing wrong and he is the victim of the Democrats and a weaponized justice system. Where has common sense gone?
It seems to me we are in very deep trouble. The political divide seems these days to be not between the left and the right but the sane and the insane. The left and the social justice warriors are not exempt from insanity. 28 percent of GenZ claims to identify as LGBTQ+. That is up from 3 percent 30 years ago. The middle road just doesn’t exist anymore as America loses its mind and, all joking aside, is clearly on the road to totalitarianism. But it’s not just a matter of both sides. Only one “side” has tried to toss out democracy. Anyone who won’t face that fact is crazy and devoid of simple logic.
Rick Walker
Snohomish
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