"If those who oppose Trump—especially those in positions of power in the media and the government—decide that it’s permissible to lie, obfuscate, disseminate misinformation, quash legitimate news favorable or helpful to Trump, and do whatever else is necessary to keep him out of office, regardless of ethical or democratic considerations,..."
I normally agree with just about everything Professor Loury "says." I agree up to this point.
"...then they will have committed a greater crime than anything you could lay at Trump’s feet."
I'm sorry, anybody should be able to see that the crime of trying to overthrow the election makes him unfit for the office of President. There aren't a whole lotta crimes that could even be as bad as, let alone worse, than for a sitting President to try to overthrow the election.
The fact that the plan failed, because-a Pence, doesn't in any way, shape of form absolve Trump of the crime, right?
Ooops. My mistake. I didn't see this on first read:
John: "Well, it's a matter of degree between us on this one. Trump didn't appall you. He never really did, did he? Or at least he didn't until January 6th."
So Professor Loury probably agrees with me, which is another reason why I don't get why he doesn't see the danger that Trump is. I'll admit Trump did a number of good things but, to me anyway, trying to overthrow the election wiped out *all-a* that in one fell swoop.
And Eastman's plan *might-a* worked, if Pence had just gone along with it is the thing, too.
"If those who oppose Trump—especially those in positions of power in the media and the government—decide that it’s permissible to lie, obfuscate, disseminate misinformation, quash legitimate news favorable or helpful to Trump, and do whatever else is necessary to keep him out of office, regardless of ethical or democratic considerations,..."
I normally agree with just about everything Professor Loury "says." I agree up to this point.
"...then they will have committed a greater crime than anything you could lay at Trump’s feet."
I'm sorry, anybody should be able to see that the crime of trying to overthrow the election makes him unfit for the office of President. There aren't a whole lotta crimes that could even be as bad as, let alone worse, than for a sitting President to try to overthrow the election.
The fact that the plan failed, because-a Pence, doesn't in any way, shape of form absolve Trump of the crime, right?
Ooops. My mistake. I didn't see this on first read:
John: "Well, it's a matter of degree between us on this one. Trump didn't appall you. He never really did, did he? Or at least he didn't until January 6th."
So Professor Loury probably agrees with me, which is another reason why I don't get why he doesn't see the danger that Trump is. I'll admit Trump did a number of good things but, to me anyway, trying to overthrow the election wiped out *all-a* that in one fell swoop.
And Eastman's plan *might-a* worked, if Pence had just gone along with it is the thing, too.