Last night, 45 spoke at length about the need for the death penalty. He discussed the lack of crime in certain countries as a result of their swift and quick trials [Justice is served quickly, which works as a deterrent against crime].
DJT has been pushing for “fast trial, death penalty” for years (see tweet from 2012), and he reiterated it last night.
Remember when he legalized firing squads right before he left office? I bet certain criminals didn’t sleep well last night…
LAW & ORDER!
Treason language is like people being called racists. It has lost its definition and its power. It has always, been very difficult to prove and proscute. Less than 30 cases have ben attempted in our history. Part of the problem is the Constitution, which says it consists “only in levying war” against the U.S. or giving enemies “aid and comfort.”
Seditious conspiracy charges are even more difficult to prove. Oath Keepers are facing that charge for Jan 6 which is a joke. The last such case was filed in 2010 against members of a Michigan militia, but two years later they were acquitted by a judge who said their hateful diatribes didn't prove they ever had detailed plans for a rebellion. The hateful diatribes are protected under the 1st amendment.
The court system is in need of reconstucting from the ground up. We have so many laws on the books it would be a good time to rewrite them all from scratch. The averge time a person spends on death row is 12.5 years. It is 11.5 years too long.