{"id":2095419,"date":"2023-11-09T15:40:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T20:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/washington-posts-ruth-marcus-finally-discovers-the-problem-with-political-prosecutions-its-too-late-for-that\/"},"modified":"2023-11-09T15:42:48","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T20:42:48","slug":"washington-posts-ruth-marcus-finally-discovers-the-problem-with-political-prosecutions-its-too-late-for-that","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/washington-posts-ruth-marcus-finally-discovers-the-problem-with-political-prosecutions-its-too-late-for-that\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruth Marcus of Washington Post realizes the issue with political prosecutions, but it&#8217;s too late now."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwashington-posts-ruth-marcus-finally-discovers-the-problem-with-political-prosecutions-its-too-late-for-that%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2095419&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Finally, a prominent figure in the Washington media has made the connection that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-sen-john-cornyn-joins-the-deep-state-in-calling-conservatives-terrorists\/\" title=\"GOP Sen. Cornyn Joins Deep State, Labels Conservatives as Terrorists\">criminalizing political opposition<\/a> isn&#8217;t so fun when\u200c it&#8217;s your opponent who takes power. But unfortunately for the Washington\u200c Post&#8217;s Ruth Marcus, aka Strega Nona, the realization comes a \u200dlittle too late.<\/p>\n<p>Marcus wrote\u2063 in earnest this week that it&#8217;s &#8220;time to\u200c be \u200bvery, very afraid&#8221;\u200d of the likely possibility that Donald \u200bTrump manages to get reelected because it&#8217;s all but certain he would pursue &#8220;a \u2064justified tit-for-tat retaliation for\u200b supposed Biden-directed targeting\u200c of Trump.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s\u200b like watching \u2064a 15-year-old boy \u2064find out\u200b that Santa isn&#8217;t real \u2063(or black).\u2062 <em>What took \u2063so long?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Marcus also sensed an\u200d &#8220;irony&#8221; in\u2064 that Trump \u2063is accusing Democrat prosecutors and Biden&#8217;s Justice Department of vindictive pursuit because &#8220;selective and vindictive prosecution \u2063is precisely what Trump and his allies \u200bare now\u2062 plotting.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>True, Trump and his political associates have \u2063made \u2064clear that MAGA Presidency Part 2 would, in large part, be a \u2064matter of settling scores and circumventing the fascistic \u2064bureaucratic opposition that Trump faced during his initial term in office. \u200bHis administration would retain lawyers willing to argue\u200d novel legal theories as they \u200dpertain to the power of\u200d the executive branch. Why\u2064 wouldn&#8217;t they? And there&#8217;s no reason to believe Trump wouldn&#8217;t return all of the legal drama heaped on him by Democrats in kind. Why wouldn&#8217;t he?<\/p>\n<p>Maybe it ends with \u2062Trump, but at least for now,\u200c gone \u200care the \u200bdays that Democrats get to \u2062sleep\u200d peacefully at\u2063 night knowing that\u2062 they can torment anyone and \u2063everyone who disagrees with them \u2063without consequence.\u200c They don&#8217;t get to\u200b escalate political conflict and\u200c then immediately call for a ceasefire.<\/p>\n<p>They rigged the election in large part by hyping up\u2062 a \u200crelatively \u200bharmless virus. They intimidated the\u200c entire nation with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/austin-my-1-question-for-pro-palestinian-protesters\/\" title=\"Austin's question for pro-Palestinian protesters.\">violent race riots<\/a> for \u2062months. They\u200c forbid critics from sharing legitimate information. Then, the\u200c second they\u2063 could, \u200cthey set\u200c about throwing\u2062 dissidents into prison. And that&#8217;s \u200bjust \u2064since 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Joe Biden snatched livelihoods from thousands\u200d of people who wouldn&#8217;t\u2063 take an \u2062experimental drug, then he\u2064 asked for a &#8220;fresh start.&#8221; \u2062No thanks. An election is around the corner,\u200c so now his supporters are scared? Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p>Ruth Marcus found an &#8220;irony&#8221; \u2063in\u200c the situation, but irony \u200dinvolves contradiction, \u2063an unexpected turn of events. Pushing half the country to its \u2063very brink before realizing the same can be done to\u200b you isn&#8217;t contradictory or unexpected. Ruth Marcus \u2063isn&#8217;t &#8220;very, very afraid of&#8221; a\u2062 cruel \u200dirony. She&#8217;s afraid of justified retaliation.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div data-image data-amount=\"5\">\n<h2>Popular<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\"><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What are the potential consequences of weaponizing\u2064 the\u2062 justice system for \u200bpolitical gain, as seen in the\u200d investigations and prosecutions related to\u200b the Mueller\u200b probe?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  First term. This \u2063includes potential investigations and prosecutions \u2062of those who \u200bwere\u2063 involved in\u200c the \u200dMueller probe, impeachment proceedings, and any perceived attacks on his presidency.<\/p>\n<p>Marcus, who has been a \u2062staunch critic of \u200bTrump, \u2062finally sees the potential\u200c consequences of weaponizing \u200cthe justice\u200c system\u2064 for political gain. She acknowledges that targeting political opponents for\u200d prosecution not only undermines the rule of law but also\u200b sets a dangerous\u200b precedent\u2062 for \u200dfuture administrations.<\/p>\n<p>However, one wonders why it took\u2063 Marcus so long to realize this. Throughout Trump&#8217;s presidency, there were numerous\u200b instances \u200cof Democrats and the media advocating for the prosecution and criminalization of Trump and his \u2064associates. \u200cThis includes calls \u200cfor impeachment, investigations into alleged\u200d collusion with\u200b Russia, and attacks\u2062 on his character and \u2063legitimacy as president.<\/p>\n<p>Now that the tables may be turning, \u200dMarcus suddenly finds herself worried\u2062 about the abuse of \u200cpower \u2064and the erosion\u2062 of democratic norms. It&#8217;s almost\u2064 as if she&#8217;s only concerned when it&#8217;s her \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/washington-posts-ruth-marcus-finally-discovers-the-problem-with-political-prosecutions-its-too-late-for-that\/\" title=\"Ruth Marcus of Washington Post realizes the issue with political prosecutions, but it's too late now.\">preferred candidate facing potential\u2062 repercussions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, both \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/canadian-parliament-votes-unanimously-to-recognize-chinas-genocide\/\" title=\"Canadian Parliament Votes Unanimously To Recognize China\u2019s Genocide\">major political parties<\/a> in the United \u200dStates have shown a\u200d willingness to\u200b use the justice system \u2062to punish their opponents. This\u200b has resulted in an increasingly polarized and divided society, where the rule\u2063 of law is undermined\u2064 by partisan interests.<\/p>\n<p>If we truly value democracy \u2062and the rule of law, we must hold all politicians accountable for their \u200cactions, \u200cregardless of party affiliation. The weaponization of the justice system for political gain threatens the very foundation of our democracy.<\/p>\n<p>Sure, it&#8217;s tempting to \u200ccheer on investigations and prosecutions \u2063when they target \u200bour political opponents. But when\u200b we give \u200cin\u2063 to \u200cthis temptation, we are contributing to the erosion \u2064of \u200bour democratic institutions and the politicization of justice.<\/p>\n<p>We cannot\u200d afford\u2064 to prioritize short-term victories over \u2063long-term consequences. It&#8217;s time for all Americans, including Ruth Marcus, to\u2063 recognize the dangers\u200d of weaponizing the justice system and to strive for a more fair and just political landscape, where the\u200b rule of law is paramount.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s a relief that a prominent Washington media figure has finally realized the consequences of criminalizing political opposition when their opponent assumes power. However, Ruth Marcus from the Washington Post, also known as Strega Nona, has come to this realization a bit too late. Marcus earnestly expressed her thoughts this week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":493,"featured_media":2095420,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2095419","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2095419","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/493"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2095419"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2095419\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2095420"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2095419"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2095419"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2095419"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}