A group of ordinary citizens plucked from the masses sat in judgment over one who had been and could yet again become the most powerful person on the planet and it returned a conviction.
A momentous victory for the rule of law and the idea that all citizens are equal before the law.
@cstross is right. There are fairly stringent requirements about an overt act and whom the accused is giving aid and comfort to.
It's not trivial to convict for treason, precisely because of centuries of abuse of what treason was in Europe before the U.S.A. was founded. They didn't want to perpetuate that problem.
You can still see the reason why today, with all of the people in #USPolitics screaming "traitor" at one another at the drop of a hat.
"The Biden administration is planning to refer some migrants in Latin America for resettlement in Greece and Italy as part of another effort to discourage people in the region from traveling to the U.S.-Mexico border, two people familiar with the government's plans told CBS News."
The network reports: "To blunt a potential spike in migration, President Biden is also preparing to issue an executive action as soon as next week that would bar most asylum claims when illegal crossings soar."
I love Ken Burns but boy is he naive. Talking to the "other side" is pointless when that side doesn't converse from a position of good faith. One side accepts facts and science the other does not. One side believes in the inalienable truth that all men are created equal and the other side thinks brown or queer people or women are "less" than a person. We're way, WAY past the point of trying to convince Trump supporters that we're all on the same team. #USPoliticshttps://youtu.be/YzIp1CZn9kk
Republicans are openly talking about making recreational sex illegal and monitored by the state, meanwhile voters are like "wow McDonalds is expensive now? I better vote for the guy who wants to give tax cuts to McDonald's CEOs :)"
Keep in mind they're defining babies as a "consequence" or punishment, not a blessing. "pro life" knows exactly how shitty raising a kid is, they want to keep it shitty.
What William Strickland wrote about the US government’s propensity to lie to maintain US exceptionalism in 1973 remains salient in 2024:
“It is the natural consequence of a government faced with the problem of trying to preserve the façade of democracy before citizens while waging imperialist war abroad, plundering the public treasury at home, and supporting reaction wherever it can be found.”
A half a century ago and it might as well have been just yesterday.
Two more #US officials resign over #Biden administration’s #genocide in #Gaza, accusing the administration of lying about Israel’s obstruction of aid to Palestinians
Republican blocks confirmation of first Native American federal judge for Montana
Republican Sen. Steve Daines blocked Jackson from consideration because the administration never sought his consent prior to Jackson's nomination - which is a LIE because Daines REFUSED to meet Jackson when earlier invited to by the Biden administration! #AureFreePress#News#press#headline#GOP#Politics#uspolitics#uspol
If you live in the UK or USA, you need to understand one thing about the coming election:
You need to vote defensively.
Neither of the main parties are appealing. But if you don't vote for the lesser evil you may end up helping a totalitarian horror get elected.
Hold your nose and goddamn vote, dammit. THEN go on protests. Because if you don't vote for the lesser evil, the victor will welcome your protests with bullets.
The prize for political purity this time round is a shallow grave.
But what you are ending up is only a single political view - the "DNC Mainstream!"
When I vote in German elections, I have a choice between:
A Green Party
A Libertarian Party
A Social Democratic Party
A Socialist Party
A Conservative Party
All five have meaningful policy differences, yet all five are firmly committed to the basic democratic principles of the country. And while I have serious policy disagreements with some of them, I can admit that yes, they have valid political views that represent a good chunk of the electorate - and if they become part of a government, their political view matter.
And I stand my by firm conviction that this is far superior than the American Primaries system where you seemingly only ever end up with what the party leadership considers "mainstream" and "electable" enough.