“The whole thing has demolished any remaining confidence people still had in courts as the ultimate safeguard against abuses in the political arena.”
That toothpaste can never be put back in the tube. Once trust is lost in the system by any significant portion of a society it’s impossible to restore it. It’s never been done, at least not to my knowledge.
Sorry to be such a downer but that’s just how I see it. Even if Trump wins, and I do believe he will, this garbage is not going to stop. I think they’ll double down and the rioting will be even worse than last time around.
I hope and pray I’m wrong. But I don’t think I am.
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Restoring that trust will take more than just one decision by the high court, no doubt. It’ll be a long, hard slog. Trump will have a truly historic opportunity to reshape the courts in a lasting way once he’s back in office. That in itself will go a long way to gradually restoring confidence, though it could be generational.
this garbage is not going to stop. I think they’ll double down and the rioting will be even worse than last time around.
People in big cities where such is likely to break out in the evening after the mostly peaceful has run it’s course need to be ready. The boys in blue and the city council need to agree before the festivities that any rioting whatsoever will be met with lethal force to avoid a repeat of the uncontrolled violence already witnessed. One time should be all it will take to put down the potential for more. We’ll see who has balls.
If I was living in such a city, and the city chose to stand around and watch Antifa tear down the town, the populace needs to protect themselves with the same zeal as the rioters. That is the only way to stop mobs gathering and the riots they will be a part of.
It might be possible to break up a mob gathering but I sincerely doubt it. The mob has to understand that riot will not be tolerated and those involved are risking their life in the attempt.