Report from the Atlanta Community Press Collective (ACPC) on draconian RICO charges filed against activists by the Georgia Attorney General's office. To read a statement from the National Lawyer's Guild (NLG) on the indictments, go here. The Georgia Attorney General’s Office filed RICO (racketeering-influenced and corrupt organizations) indictments against 61 individuals alleged to be part...
    • just_another_person@lemmy.world
      34·
      2 years ago

      Well that’s just idiotic grandstanding if true, because Trump’s plays out the steps EXACTLY on how to catch a RICO charge. It’s like a ‘Criminal Racketeering and Conspiracy to commit 100 Kinds of Fraud: For Dummies’ book.

      • Hegar@kbin.social
        10·
        2 years ago

        It’s not ‘just’ idiotic grandstanding, it’s also how Republicans are intentionally eroding the power of our institutions.

        Any tool that is brought to bear against them, they’ll try to undermine and abuse so it’s less effective for anything. They want it to look like RICO is just a partisan tool to go after your enemies. That makes democrats look as petty as them - if you ignore reality.

        One of the ways you can tell Republicans are actively trying to destroy our democracy is the way the prefer political strategies that do as much institutional damage as possible.

    • Fredselfish@lemmy.world
      14·
      2 years ago

      And the governor praised the charges. That mother fucker needs to be removed from office. Republicans and conservatives need to be all removed from society.

    • AbidanYre@lemmy.worldEnglish
      12·
      2 years ago

      Thank you. I’ve been waiting for someone to point that out since the story first broke.

    • AA5B@lemmy.world
      4·
      2 years ago

      Did Trump pass out fliers? Organize a protest? Offend murders by calling them murderers? Was he arrested for wearing a yellow hat? Does he own a curious monkey named George?