08-02-2023, 07:05 AM
Speedy wrote:
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from twitter:
Mike Pence statement: “Today's indictment serves as an important reminder: anyone who puts himself over the Constitution should never be President of the United States...Our country is more important than one man. Our Constitution is more important than any one man’s career."
I'm really struck by this statement. Again, it's saying something that your own former VP is saying that you should never again be President.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: This nation was DAMNED LUCKY Pence said the things he said and did the things he did that day. I detest the guy and what he stands for, but goddamn if he isn’t an American patriot and a hero.
Pence just did his job. He gets no thanks from me for that. My employer never thanked me for just doing my job.
Has your boss ever threatened to have his followers HANG you for not complying with his instructions? Probably not.
We’re not talking about just another day at the office here. It would have been the easiest thing in the world for Pence to step out of Trump’s way that day. He didn’t.
Look how far down the slippery slope we found ourselves after what happened on Jan 6. How much worse might it have been if Pence had simply done nothing?