Consumer Advocate Ralph Nader Goes Thumb Down

For John, BLUF:  Consumer Advocate Ralph Nader wants to thrwart Mr Donld Trump's run for the Presidency, no matter what.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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Nader urges judge to imprison Trump, citing grave threat to democracy

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Ralph Nader calls for a prison sentence for Donald Trump, arguing his actions endanger the peaceful transfer of power.

From Nation of Change, by Reporter Alexis Sterling, 4 July 2024.

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Ralph Nader, the renowned consumer advocate and attorney, has called on the New York judge presiding over Donald Trump’s hush money trial to sentence the former president to prison. Nader argues that the case for jail time is “open and shut” and asserts that Trump poses a grave threat to the peaceful transfer of presidential power and to democracy itself.

Nader, along with constitutional law expert Bruce Fein, addressed their concerns in a letter to New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan. They urged the judge to exercise his discretion and impose a prison sentence of up to four years based on the circumstances of the felonies and the character of the offender. “Your task is to ensure that the sentence matches the character of the offender, including his clear and present danger to the peaceful transfer of presidential power,” the letter stated.

Nader released the letter on June 28, the same day the U.S. Supreme Court’s right-wing majority ruled that current and former presidents are entitled to sweeping immunity from criminal prosecution. This decision complicated the hush money case and the separate election-subversion case led by Special Counsel Jack Smith.

Candidate Donald Trump is accused of paying hush money to Ms Stormy Daniels and Lawyer Ralph Nader wants him locked away for it?  What about Mr Hunter Niden, who his Baby Moma, Ms Lunden Roberts, claims he offered her hush money in exchange for a Non-Disclosure Agreement?  Should Mr Hunter Biden go to prison?  I am sure the disclosure of this indiscretion would impact votes for his Father.

No, this is about animosity toward Republican Candidate Donald Trump.  This proposal is unworthy of Mr Nader.

And, Candidate Trump would not be the first to run for President from Prison.  In the Comments ChetDude_Redux2 (KootenayCoyote) noted:

The ONLY Constitutional qualifications for a pResident is to be born as a citizen, over 35 years of age with 14 year's continuous residence in the U.S.

A felony conviction (if upheld, which is possibly unlikely) does not disqualify someone from being (s)elected pResident.

The last 3rd party candidate to seriously threaten the power structure, who got the highest percentage of the vote, ran from a prison cell, Eugene Debs, who was put there by Wilson's Espionage Act, the same execrable law that USAmerica used to persecute Julian Assange for 14 years and that Obama used to imprison the most whistleblowers in history.

The decision on th susitability of Mr Donald J Trump to be President of these United States should be left to those with the highest office, the Voters.

Regards  —  Cliff