The arc of the moral universe — the one that is supposedly long and bending toward justice — seems finally to be edging closer to its mark.
A series of events in recent days — the defenestration of Ronna McDaniel, threatened disbarment of John Eastman, capitulation of Kari Lake in a defamation lawsuit — suggests a reckoning is upon us.
It’s taken a while. Too long to satisfy those who would rather justice be swift than sure.
But the humiliation visited on McDaniel, the sanctioning of Eastman and Lake, as well as the jailing of Peter Navarro, the Clinton-Democrat-turned-Trump-flunky, all bring a welcome and much-needed measure of accountability.
Perhaps their punishment will deter others who might similarly endeavor to overthrow a free and fairly conducted election, affronting the country’s values and assaulting our democracy with their deceit.
The four differ in their deeds. But all are sprung from the same poisoned seed: Donald Trump’s lie about the 2020 election, which he lost, clearly and indisputably, to Joe Biden.
McDaniel, while she was head of the Republican National Committee, not only helped spread Trump’s lie but sought to pressure officials in Michigan — her home state — to withhold certification of Biden’s victory there.
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Bugs Marlowe