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And I lived in rural south western Virginia - no, you don't poke it. You bait a trap, you set it, you capture it and dispose of it......with as little fuss as possible. Remember the mess from the first time the DOJ et al tried to catch this rabid beast? Robert Mueller? He was almost destroyed and he was humiliated. He is a Republican. Don't you think that was just a bit of a cautionary tale? I do. We are all by-standers and the losing of faith in the institutions? Just the way the MAGAets want it.

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I am two years from living in southwest Virginia. We parachuted into blue Charlotte and not looked back.

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We're gettin' our parachutes packed too!

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Well, that's not the way we approached and handled rabid dogs in rural Alabama. That's more like we handle a poor stray. One does not capture and dispose of a rabid animal with little fuss. We poked 'em with a shotgun or rifle. Yep though, Mueller was a really big disappointment but how is that a cautionary tale that informs us about Garland's oh so cautious tiptoeing around Trump and his many crimes?

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Comparing any other species with this sleazy, arrogant, crooked creep is doing a disservice to animals.

Think back to how many years this creep has been literally abusing women, lying, cheating subcontractors on "his" buildings, having how many 4? 6" bankruptcies, even with casinos! Bragging on what he could get away with around women or girls in the pageants he "oversaw". Way before he got to be such a tv "star"! This kind of underhandedness started when he was a child AND HE GOT AWAY WITH IT ALL - no consequence!

So now, we expect someone to just magically and legally take him down?

It would seem thats a little bit bigger ask - dont you think?

As someone said - several times - he did it all and right out in the open!

So yeah, "someone" should have stopped him - done something - long long ago.

I hope & pray he gets - well, hes NEVER going to get what he deserves - but maybe, maybe, an orange uniform & prison bars - I hope.

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I do have to add this - remember the one person who HAS nailed him - money wise at least - is E Gene Carroll! Quite honestly, THAT has to smart.....

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Hope ain't a strategy for saving democracy. And no, I don't think it's too big an ask for the judicial system to stop Trump in his tracks. But I do think our judicial system has failed to live up to all the hype we've been taught over the years that no one is above the law.

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Hoping he gets his just desserts yes BUT also sending emails, commenting AND voting - hope alone wont cut it, I agree.

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I agree with you, and it doesn't help that various provisions of the Constitution are not really enforceable, or offer few if any reasonable remedies through the courts.

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Maggie ~~"Comparing any other species with this sleazy, arrogant, crooked creep is doing a disservice to animals."

Thank you from those of us who love and have animals !!

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As do I!!

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Maybe he will turn in the orange jumpsuit for a white veil. On his wedding day with Bubba.

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Thats just harsh - well, would be if it were anyone else!

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Well said, Maggie.

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Well, once burned twice shy. Garland is, by nature, cautious. He knows, first hand, what happens when one is a Democrat dealing with MAGAets. Remember when Pres Obama nominated him to the Supreme Court? He knows what the cauldron feels like and he, I think, decided nothing would be done until every "i" was dotted and every "t" was crossed. That takes time.

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And perseverance. Lot of perseverance.

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Carol-Ann, I am not sure what kind of trap you could use to catch chump--and I can't afford to bait it with the one thing that would interest him.

I'm in Georgia, and we DO poke the rabid dog, with a pump shotgun loaded with #4 shells. Not implying anything here, just talking about dogs to reply to your comment. We have to do it like this in rural GA, to protect people and other precious animals. No one likes those belly injections!

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In my neck of western NC, you just pull out your rifle and shoot the rabid beast but since we can’t do that in this case, we have to work within the framework we were handed. The time to build a better trap for this beast isn’t in the middle of the hunt though.

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