A Harris victory, though now pretty clearly more likely than not, is far from certain. Nonetheless, folks seem to be starting to think, tentatively, about the aftermath. I am assuming that Trump will lose the popular vote by many millions of votes, and the Electoral College "fair and square" (an oxymoron given that it is obviously an inherently unfair and undemocratic system). Further, I assume he will try everything to subvert the result and prevent the certification of her election. But he is not president, and the authorities are now aware of the types of criminal conduct likely to occur, and have had time to think carefully about countermeasures. So I think it's a fair bet that on January 6, 2025, Harris's victory will be certified and on Jan. 20 she will be inaugurated.
So the question is already being asked. What to do about his prosecutions? Is there any world in which Trump is pardoned, or for the prosecutions to be backpedaled? For the "sake of unity," or to "heal the divisions" blah blah. I want to say, no, no, no! And not out of a desire for retribution or vengeance. But to establish the precedent that you simply cannot do this... attempt to overthrow an election... and get away with it. I don't care if Trump never spends a single day in jail. He'll be almost 80, and he is clearly mentally incapacitated. But his crimes must be prosecuted, and he must be held accountable. The importance of accountability outweighs any considerations of tamping down division in the body politic. As for others, the lawyers who participated in this scheme should be disbarred and serve duly meted sentences, and others who knowingly cooperated in insurrection and attempted interference in the rightful procedures for the peaceful transfer of power, must also be held to account and serve whatever sentences the judicial process deals out.
Because, as Glenn Kirschner likes to say, justice matters.
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