On one hand, the protest is entirely sensible: a long train of abuses which have not been addressed, culminating in crossing a final line (”oh, you served your sentence, but we think the sentence was illegally lenient so we’re going to incarcerate you again for even longer”), facing the admittedly-imperfect victims with a choice where revolt is preferable to compliance.
On the other hand, the revolt is attracting all kinds of nuts & weirdos holding various combinations of crazy alleged grievances alongside martyrdom complexes - not a good combination for solving sociopolitical ills.
Living 2300 miles away also puts a crimp in one’s interest in getting involved.
Yes, the GOP sucks in light of the issues involved. That’s part of why Trump is doing so well.
I support Cruz but I understand why Trump is attractive and Trump has the GOPe on the ropes, I’ll give him that.
But the mistake made in the past is to put all our eggs in one basket, Reagan in the 80’s or Newt in the 90’s or Trump or Cruz today.
The replacement of liberal, do nothing Republicans must take place at all levels of government, all offices.
The 236 Republicans who made the debt increasing, tax raising (new fees he pushed in 2013 budget deal), pension cuts for veterans (same deal) and the list goes on Paul Ryan should all go.
If liberal actions continue and are not reversed or changed, the need for something beyond politics (non violent actions preferred) becomes even more obvious.
I already am looking for a new, sober and sane third party to emerge in this country.
On one hand, the protest is entirely sensible: a long train of abuses which have not been addressed, culminating in crossing a final line (â€oh, you served your sentence, but we think the sentence was illegally lenient so we’re going to incarcerate you again for even longerâ€)””””
Try another look at things:\
A VERY AFFLUENT kid in Texas kills 4 people while driving drunk-—and he gets 10 years PROBATION.
2 land owner working ranchers serve the time they were told to serve & another judge throws them back into prison for a longer sentence.
There is alot wrong with this picture.