willdup said:

Not a single person served four years as that would have required a conviction within days of the event. In fact, the first person was sentenced on July 19th, 2021 after pleading guilty due to the overwhelming evidence of his guilt. He served eight months, so like many of the people who pled guilty and were sentenced to prison time, he was long ago released and these pardons had no practical effect on time served.

In fact, almost everyone who was found guilty in a trial has served well less than three years as of their pardon this week.

But what you are saying is that the sentences, based on the crimes either pled to or found guilty of in a court of law and often determined by GOP-nominated judges, were unfair and for all of those still in prison, serving to January 20th, 2025 is just the right amount of time to represent fairness and justice. That’s almost magical it’s so convenient.

Again, just admit that the violent felons deserved their pardons because their crimes were committed in the name of the guy who has the ability to reward his “hostages and heroes” for doing his dirty work. It has nothing to do with justice or excessive sentences or time served.

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willdup said:

No prior sitting president has ever refused to accept the outcome of an election.

Violence had never been used before as a tool in an attempt to disrupt the peaceful transfer of power.

No president has ever praised and pardoned violent felons who were acting in his name and committing crimes in an effort to benefit his political prospects.

So, you can refer to how bad the Democrats are, and I'd likely agree with many of your comments. Our political system is awash in cash, provided by people who are investing in their own self-interest and uninterested in what's best for the country or average Joes like you and me. That is a systemic, not party, issue.

But to my three points above, those actions are incompatible with a functioning republic. This has been proven many times throughout history. They aren't just about politics; they are a different and more harmful development and should be seen as such. Our electorate, or I should say 49.9% of our electorate, decided the price of eggs and number of genders (among others) were more important issues. Now we all get to see how that works out.

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