Sunday, April 2, 2023

Crime and Punishment in America

Even though individual legal cases might be complex beyond description, justice should be a fairly simple concept.  Laws should be clear, concise, and well considered.  They should be administered in a fair and equitable fashion.  The speed at which the law advances should be as expeditious as is responsibly possible.  The consequences of criminal behavior should be commensurate to the crimes and accountability should be swift, transparent, and consistent. 

 

That is NOT where we are in America today.  There is one form of justice for the rich and powerful and another form of justice for everyone else.  Political considerations commonly inject themselves into our court systems from top to bottom.  Cases drag on for years with no resolution and many times, it is impossible to ascertain the logic surrounding the crime vs. punishment dynamic. 

 

Somehow or another, the Judicial branch of our government must regain its integrity and non-biased character and begin to mete out the law with the balanced scales and the blindfold of the famous icon Lady Justice.  A central element in this transformation must be the depoliticizing of the Department of Justice (DOJ).  The DOJ is a hot mess, full of corruption and abuse, and it has become a negative icon in much the same sense as the aforementioned Lady Justice is a positive icon.

 

The DOJ, the Deep State elements of our government, the mainstream media, the rogue and autocratic elements of presidential Administrations, and the ideologues posing as Federal Judges have all conspired to create a byzantine system that favors those in power at the expense of all others.  Any possible change is going to require a remarkable infusion of character in all three branches of our government.  That is a very tall order indeed.

 

https://amgreatness.com/2023/03/22/the-80-20-rule-and-crime/

 

https://amgreatness.com/2023/04/01/no-one-is-above-the-law-dont-you-believe-it/

 

Consider the brand of justice being applied to President Biden and Democrats/Liberals:

 

https://jonathanturley.org/2023/03/23/bidens-collapsing-sgt-schultz-defense-new-evidence-shows-the-president-played-direct-role-in-addressing-hunters-business-deals/

 

https://justthenews.com/accountability/political-ethics/new-memos-government-effort-suppress-biden-family-stories-began

 

https://nypost.com/2023/03/23/biden-scandal-strategy-ignore-and-let-liberal-media-run-defense/

 

Now consider the brand of justice being applied to ex-President Donald Trump and Republicans/Conservatives:

 

https://justthenews.com/government/courts-law/holdlawmakers-legal-experts-warn-legal-tit-tat-ahead-possible-trump

 

https://jonathanturley.org/2023/03/31/the-trump-indictment-making-history-in-the-worst-possible-way/

 

https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/all-things-trump/crossing-perilous-rubicon-ny-prosecutors-now-face-tests-over

 

https://thefederalist.com/2023/03/31/trump-indictment-ushers-in-era-of-police-state-politics-in-america/

 

https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-attorney-general-bill-barr-indictment-designed-to-sabotage-gop-white-house-chances-in-2024

 

https://reason.com/2023/03/31/the-shaky-new-york-case-against-trump-reeks-of-desperation-to-punish-a-reviled-political-opponent/

 

https://jonathanturley.org/2023/04/02/comeys-good-day-how-political-prosecutions-became-ethical-leadership-in-the-pursuit-of-trump/

 

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/indictment-secrecy-repeats-pattern-of-past-efforts-targeting-trump

 

You know things are in terrible shape when satire morphs into reality:

 

https://babylonbee.com/news/fbi-relieved-they-no-longer-have-to-travel-abroad-to-turn-countries-into-banana-republics

 

There is no single example that more clearly depicts this devolution of justice in America than the manner in which the January 6, 2021 events at the Capitol are playing out in the legal system:

 

https://amgreatness.com/2023/03/24/informants-everywhere/

 

https://justthenews.com/government/security/tuetwo-years-later-jan-6-video-footage-raises-new-questions-about-police-and

 

https://amgreatness.com/2023/03/29/time-to-end-the-veil-of-secrecy-inside-d-c-kangaroo-court/

 

This terrible cancer that is destroying our justice system is insidiously evident when we consider the alarming quest of this unholy alliance to control information and communication in this country:

 

https://amgreatness.com/2023/04/01/banana-time-for-the-rule-of-law/

 

https://www.racket.news/p/people-can-win

 

https://www.dailywire.com/news/irs-agents-visited-the-home-of-twitter-files-journalist-on-the-same-day-he-testified-about-government-weaponization

 

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/twitter-files-journalist-received-irs-agent-same-day-testified-congress

 

https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/guide-understanding-hoax-century-thirteen-ways-looking-disinformation

 

https://redstate.com/kiradavis/2023/04/01/author-james-patterson-shreds-the-new-york-times-for-manipulating-their-best-sellers-list-n724710

 

Our Country and Our Elections …. What is their condition today? …. Where are they going tomorrow? …. How do we feel about them? …. Do we care enough to save their integrity? …. What are they truly worth to us?

 

https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/half-full-is-half-hearted/

 

https://amgreatness.com/2023/04/01/when-we-are-the-minority/

 

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/ranked-choice-voting-is-a-mistake

 

https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2023/04/rush-limbaugh-warned-us.php

 

https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/elections/signature-verification-software-used-maricopa-county-says-10-high

 

https://claremontreviewofbooks.com/getting-the-candidate-we-deserve/

 

https://www.nationalreview.com/the-weekend-jolt/the-trump-desantis-fight-is-going-to-be-hideous/

 

https://nypost.com/2023/03/24/trump-wont-change-and-that-shows-he-cant-win/

 

https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2023/03/donald-trump-rip.php

 

We are down to a situation in our national politics where these two people represent the only remaining moderate Democrats in the world:

 

https://www.dailywire.com/news/kyrsten-sinema-reveals-why-she-stopped-going-to-dumb-democrat-luncheons

 

https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/spare-me-joe-manchin/

 

The fundamental problem with education in America today can be directly traced to the people who are controlling education in America today:

 

https://amgreatness.com/2023/03/25/randi-is-wrong-again/

 

https://jonathanturley.org/2023/03/29/wtf-is-wrong-with-you-columbia-center-and-students-protest-meeting-with-justice-kavanaugh/

 

Fiscal Sanity remains eternally elusive …. Both national parties are brimming with fiscal hypocrisy and deceit ….Our nation’s fiscal underpinnings are crumbling …. The rush to the federal money trough continues unabated:

 

https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/25/business/bank-powell-yellen-explainer

 

https://reason.com/2023/03/23/to-balance-the-budget-republicans-must-cut-military-spending-trim-entitlements-or-raise-taxes/

 

https://reason.com/2023/03/31/social-security-will-be-insolvent-by-2033/

 

https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/29/investing/premarket-stocks-trading

 

https://reason.com/2023/03/29/this-years-farm-bill-threatens-to-be-a-bigger-monster-than-ever/

 

And while the world teeters on the edge of absolute chaos...

 

https://www.nationalreview.com/2023/04/bidens-mideast-mess/

 

https://amgreatness.com/2023/03/23/questions-without-answers-about-ukraine/

 

THIS is how President Biden, his Administration, and the Democrats occupy themselves…

 

https://www.cnsnews.com/article/national/susan-jones/granholm-theres-definitely-plan-refill-strategic-petroleum-reserve-not

 

https://www.cnsnews.com/article/washington/susan-jones/biden-administration-releases-report-saying-it-vital-affirm-and

 

https://www.cnsnews.com/article/washington/cnsnewscom-staff/blinken-we-celebrate-achievementsof-transgender-nonbinary-and

 

https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/state-departments-racial-equity-diplomat-meets-with-ibram-x-kendi/

 

https://reason.com/2023/03/24/michigan-repeals-right-to-work-law/

You know....the folks I would love to see Joe Biden fill our government up with are the ones I talked about in this old post.  It would no doubt be a better world: http://centerlineright.blogspot.com/search?q=old+school

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