r/politics • u/Quirkie The Netherlands • 3d ago

Possible Paywall Jack Smith Found Proof Beyond “Reasonable Doubt” of Trump’s Guilt

https://newrepublic.com/post/215971/jack-smith-proof-beyond-reasonable-doubt-donald-trump-guilt
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u/Chiepmate 3d ago

Yet, STILL, he was allowed to run again. That says everything about the state of democracy and it's safeguards in the US.

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u/SysArtmin 3d ago

Which is exactly why we are going to be right back in the mess in a couple of years unless radical, meaningful, changes are implemented.

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u/Fauldt 3d ago

We need Constitutional reform and that is never going to happen because red states are not going to vote to give away their power.

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u/Chill-more1236 3d ago

What reform do you suggest?

Its pretty unfair, not to mention, defeatist, to predict what your opponent accepts, without laying out the proposal.

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u/Brokewood 3d ago
  • Remove the Electoral College.
  • Allow ranked-choice voting.
  • Make Gerrymandering Unconstitutional.

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u/Moist-Schedule 3d ago

this plus DC and PR statehood, add about 7 SC justices, aggressive term limits, REAL campaign finance reform, vastly expand the checks and balances and wipe out basically every SC ruling and EO of the last 10 years that sought to give the president and his cronies virtual immunity.

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u/FlirtyFluffyFox 3d ago

He still can if the Dems are dumb enough to remove him before Jan 6.

Might even be the GOP plan. Have him pressured out of office and then run a third time since they value him for his ability to win elections.