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All we can hope is that we keep enough people with integrity and apolitical viewpoints as a buffer between the political parties and the White House. This raid

All we can hope is that we keep enough people with integrity and apolitical viewpoints as a buffer between the political parties and the White House. This raid was certainly signed off by Christopher Wray, the director of the FBI. Wray was appointed by Trump. Feel free to call it a witch hunt, but you don't go into a warrant like this unless you are fairly certain of the outcome.

notch656a 4y ago
I just hope this doesn't turn into a trolley problem where one side of the tracks is justice dying and the other side is mass violence and instability.
codefreeordie 4y ago
- hvl2 4y ago
  Examples of similar raids?
  - codefreeordie 4y ago
    https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/3594107-the-mar-a-lago-raid-a-case-for-criminal-prosecution-or-another-insurance-policy-against-trump/amp/ https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/3594107-the-mar-a-lago... This article shows a barrage of Democrats not raided on similar warrants and a whole slew of Republicans raided on similarly-flimsy ground. It's simple: the FBI is the enforcement arm of the democratic party, and it operates transparently as such. It is in no way a legitimate law enforcement agency.l, and performs no legitimate function.
    - joezydeco 4y ago
      I think it's noble that you wish for equality. We all do. Let's hope you press for the same in all other aspects of your life and your vote at the ballot box. Vote for the candidates that work to represent everyone and not just wealthy white males.
  - codefreeordie 4y ago
    I tried to give examples, but apparently giving examples just gets your posts deleted.
- joezydeco 4y ago
  "and we have seen time and time again that they're fishing expeditions which achieve nothing" You sure about that? There are at least eight Trump administration individuals convicted of crimes because of those "fishing expeditions", with many more under indictment. And there are others that are still in contempt of congressional subpoenas. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-bannon-associates-factbox/factbox-here-are-eight-trump-associates-arrested-or-convicted-of-crimes-idUSKBN25G1YU https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-bannon-associat... And I think it's been made really clear that you don't get permits for "fishing expeditions" easily. It needs approval on many levels, including judges and magistrates installed by both parties. Funny thing, these "fishing expeditions" have been deployed against Democratic officials but come out with way less indictments and convictions. How many hours of testimony did Clinton sit down for over Bengazhi? 11? Did that result in anything? Why not? Oh yeah, and she showed up when subpoenaed. The party of "law and order" needs to put up or shut up. (PS: If this search of Mar-A-Lago was an abuse of power, Trump is more than free to release a copy of the warrant which shows exactly what the FBI was searching for. Let's see if that happens.)
  - codefreeordie 4y ago
  - klyrs 4y ago
    The irony here is that the FBI has been going after activists on the left for decades, and only goes after those on the right in the most egregiously extreme cases. So here, we've got trump flagrantly breaking the law and bragging about it on tv for years and when the FBI finally gets off its ass that's "persecution." Dude operates like a mob boss, or a New York Democrat. Eventually, they're gonna come after you.

notch656a 4y ago

I just hope this doesn't turn into a trolley problem where one side of the tracks is justice dying and the other side is mass violence and instability.

codefreeordie 4y ago

hvl2 4y ago
Examples of similar raids?
- codefreeordie 4y ago
  https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/3594107-the-mar-a-lago-raid-a-case-for-criminal-prosecution-or-another-insurance-policy-against-trump/amp/ https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/3594107-the-mar-a-lago... This article shows a barrage of Democrats not raided on similar warrants and a whole slew of Republicans raided on similarly-flimsy ground. It's simple: the FBI is the enforcement arm of the democratic party, and it operates transparently as such. It is in no way a legitimate law enforcement agency.l, and performs no legitimate function.
  - joezydeco 4y ago
    I think it's noble that you wish for equality. We all do. Let's hope you press for the same in all other aspects of your life and your vote at the ballot box. Vote for the candidates that work to represent everyone and not just wealthy white males.
- codefreeordie 4y ago
  I tried to give examples, but apparently giving examples just gets your posts deleted.
joezydeco 4y ago
"and we have seen time and time again that they're fishing expeditions which achieve nothing" You sure about that? There are at least eight Trump administration individuals convicted of crimes because of those "fishing expeditions", with many more under indictment. And there are others that are still in contempt of congressional subpoenas. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-bannon-associates-factbox/factbox-here-are-eight-trump-associates-arrested-or-convicted-of-crimes-idUSKBN25G1YU https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-bannon-associat... And I think it's been made really clear that you don't get permits for "fishing expeditions" easily. It needs approval on many levels, including judges and magistrates installed by both parties. Funny thing, these "fishing expeditions" have been deployed against Democratic officials but come out with way less indictments and convictions. How many hours of testimony did Clinton sit down for over Bengazhi? 11? Did that result in anything? Why not? Oh yeah, and she showed up when subpoenaed. The party of "law and order" needs to put up or shut up. (PS: If this search of Mar-A-Lago was an abuse of power, Trump is more than free to release a copy of the warrant which shows exactly what the FBI was searching for. Let's see if that happens.)
- codefreeordie 4y ago
- klyrs 4y ago
  The irony here is that the FBI has been going after activists on the left for decades, and only goes after those on the right in the most egregiously extreme cases. So here, we've got trump flagrantly breaking the law and bragging about it on tv for years and when the FBI finally gets off its ass that's "persecution." Dude operates like a mob boss, or a New York Democrat. Eventually, they're gonna come after you.