“I hope that more people in Congress will now develop at least part of a spine”
I’m not holding my breath. The McConnell / Romney crowd don’t want justice for the persecuted people rotting in solitary confinement. They’re going along to get along, and aren’t going to rock any boat. Sacrificing Trump supporters isn’t a problem for them; in fact, they dig it.
Me neither. Not expecting anything. But I was delighted that Trump said that last night, even if it was sort of an afterthought.
I was traveling and wasn’t able to watch the live feed of the Trump event, but I followed it through some text sources (including FR). And then I reviewed it this morning.
I know there are a few folks in Congress who have said something, and I think even a Senator or two has made some mild murmurings.
But everybody should be upset about this persecution of demonstrators, most of whom were held for various periods of time without even being charged (violation of habeas corpus) and then charged with weird little things because the prosecutors had to save face.
How would the left feel if suddenly things changed and they all ended up in this situation? The Constitution was meant to protect everybody, even people you don’t like, but they don’t seem to get that.
So even though it wasn’t much, I was happy to see that he said this. I think I’ll send a few bucks his way and mention this in my email.