Discover the negative effects of politicizing the American political system and why it’s important to keep politics out for the sake of democracy.
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The American judicial system has been politicized under both Democratic and Republican Administrations; in theory, this should never be the case, but unfortunately, in many instances, it is.
In addition, who will ever forget the disrespect shown to President Barack Obama in the spring of 2016 by the GOP majority in the U.S. Senate over the nomination of Judge Merrick Garland to the U.S. Supreme Court? Within hours of the nomination, Republicans announced they would not have the traditional pre-Judiciary Committee hearing courtesy member visits with Garland or bring his nomination to the floor for a vote.
Furthermore, in July 2016, FBI Director James Comey announced that an extensive investigation of Democratic nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton’s emails did not warrant the filing of charges due to a lack of evidence of criminal wrongdoing.
But in the Fall, he reversed himself and decided to reopen the investigation. For many, this announcement – just 11 days before election day – was the turning point in the 2016 presidential campaign and resulted in Clinton losing to Donald J. Trump.
Americans later learned that at the same time the FBI, under Comey – a Republican appointed by Obama – was investigating Clinton’s emails, the bureau was also exploring ties between the Trump campaign and Russia. This investigation, however, was not made public during the months, weeks, and days leading up to the 2016 election.
Today, Trump is a convicted felon who, if not in prison for 34 unanimous convictions by a Manhattan jury of his peers, will accept the GOP nomination for president next month in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. A “horrible city,” to use the words of the former president.
According to the Citizens for Responsibility & Ethics in Washington (CREW), Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump “reported between $172 million and $640 million in outside income while working in the White House.
Why is Biden’s son worthy of special counsel but not Trump family members?
Biden’s son is also a convicted felon, having been found guilty on three federal gun charges, and is awaiting sentencing. To his credit, the president has not once criticized the American judicial system’s conviction of Hunter, the judge, jurors, or any family members of any court officials. He has also stated that he will not pardon Hunter.
Indeed, the American judicial system does not always work. The 1964 trial in Mississippi of the killers of Andrew Goodman, Mickey Schwerner, and James Chaney comes to mind. Also, the Rodney King verdict in 1992. Many would also include the 1995 acquittal of O.J. Simpson
It certainly worked in June 2021 when Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 22 ½ years for the murder of George Floyd, and it worked in the Biden and Trump trials.
In conclusion, the convictions of the first son and former president demonstrated that no one is above the law. Trump would do well not to continue attacking the courts in each of his cases, but based on his continued behavior, he is likely to.
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