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> peaceful transfer of power. Exactly. There's a long tradition in this country of not prosecuting former Presidents, even those who were obviously guilty of c

> peaceful transfer of power. Exactly. There's a long tradition in this country of not prosecuting former Presidents, even those who were obviously guilty of crimes (a lot of them, TBH, a lot more than the ones that come immediately to mind). The proximate cause of the end of the Roman Republic was the Senate's determination to prosecute Julius Caesar after he left office (many Roman officials had immunity while they were in office). They were basically running around chortling "Oh, we are really going to prosecute the living shit out of Caesar! He's in big trouble now! Hah HAH!" Caesar had other ideas. He marched his troops on Rome, his enemies ran away like a pack of scared rabbits, and he made himself dictator. The Roman Republic was never restored. Not many people today study this part of history, but the Founders certainly had.

GolfPopper 3y ago
The difference with the US being, of course, that the only former President to be prosecuted was charged after he had marched on Rome, rather than before.
- Turing_Machine 3y ago
  And maybe that's a really bad idea? No one marched on Rome, dude. It was a protest almost exactly like the one when Trump took office. Hillary Clinton wasn't accused of "insurrection", even though she, too, denied the validity of an election. Remember this? https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/hillary-clinton-trump-is-an-illegitimate-president/2019/09/26/29195d5a-e099-11e9-b199-f638bf2c340f_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/hillary-clinton-trum... Also, when people march on Rome they generally bring their weapons with them.