Many are criticizing the Justice Department for not indicting those political leaders who had a role in bringing about the January 6th insurrection. Perhaps, the Department does not want to interfere with the 1/6 Committee and believes time is on its side. Perhaps the Department is already investigating and has managed to avoid leaks.
My hope is this: There has been widespread reporting of Republican plans to steal the future elections by installing ideologues to make decisions about which votes to count and which not. In other words, when Donald Trump or his ilk asks a local official to come up with a few thousand extra non-existent votes, they will already have installed a willing stooge. You might think that no crime has yet been committed because the midterm election and the next Presidential election has yet to take place. But, if the reporting is correct, a crime has already taken place. A conspiracy to commit an illegal act against the United States is already a crime if there is an agreement to do so and an overt act in furtherance of the conspiracy. The Justice Department should be investigating this. To my mind, it is the most important threat to our democracy and the conspiracy should be stopped in its tracks.
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