The undoing of justice
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Give me Liberty
Rodger Williamson
In prepping for this week’s column, I sought for a quote to use regarding double standards. I found a great review of a book entitled “Double Standards” on a web page called BooKey, yet throughout their review, they credit each of 30 quotes from the book “Double Standards,” but they attribute the book only to “an acclaimed author” without once stating who that author was. With that, I am left to do the same, as I have yet to match whom was the actual author to the book that was being reviewed.
“The absence of double standards is an essential pillar of justice.”
The quote by “Double Standards” highlights the crucial role fairness plays in achieving justice. Double standards, which refer to different rules or expectations for different people in similar situations, undermine the principles of equity and impartiality that justice stands upon. True justice can only be realized when everyone is held to the same standards without any bias or favoritism.
By ensuring the absence of double standards, societies can foster a sense of trust and confidence in their legal and moral systems, allowing justice to prevail and guaranteeing fair and equal treatment for all.
In ruling out prosecution of Biden over his retention of highly classified materials as a private citizen, the recent report from special counsel Robert Hur suggested that President Biden would seem too feeble to prosecute: “It would be difficult to convince a jury that they should convict him — by then a former president well into his eighties — of a serious felony that requires a mental state of willfulness.”
Back in 2016, FBI Director James B. Comey recited a long list of reasons why they should prosecute Hillary Clinton for mishandling classified emails, and then concluded his statement with the fact that they would not prosecute her, indicating that she was somehow “above the law.”
Meanwhile, former President and current presidential candidate Donald Trump is being put through a legal meat-grinder, facing four felony counts for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election in Washington, D.C.; 13 felony counts for his election interference in Georgia; 34 felony counts in connection with hush money payments to an adult film star in New York; and 40 felony counts for hoarding classified documents after he left office and impeding the government’s efforts to retrieve them in Florida.
“A society that tolerates double standards is a society that condones injustice.”
Another quote from “Double Standards,” this one emphasizes the detrimental effects of a society that tolerates double standards. It asserts that such a society not only accepts, but also supports, injustice. Double standards in a society create an unfair environment and unequal treatment of its individuals based on biased factors like race, gender, social status, or political affiliation.
When double standards are tolerated, it perpetuates an atmosphere of discrimination and inequality. By condoning such unjust practices, society indirectly encourages and continues the cycle of injustice. To foster equality and social harmony, it is imperative for a society to combat double standards and promote fair treatment for all its members.
It seems to me that on the one hand, if you are a well-placed Democrat, you will simply not be prosecuted for violating the law. But on the other hand, that if Joe Biden is too feeble to stand trial, it undermines his credibility that he is somehow physically and mentally capable of continuing as the president of these United States, let alone for another four-year term. The only conclusion that I can come to is that if Biden is unfit to stand trial, he is unfit to lead America. His mental decline can simply no longer be ignored.
I believe that it is time to invoke Section 4 of the 25th Amendment. Section 4 addresses what happens if a president dies, resigns, becomes incapacitated, or is otherwise unable to do their job, thus allowing the vice president to assume the role of president. Section four does not, however, remove the president from office the way a successful impeachment would, rather it allows the president to remain in office and potentially resume power upon the return of his or her capacity (LoL!)
In conclusion, the double standards in the way people are treated based upon their political affiliation is obvious. If someone is anywhere right of the liberal left, they are put to the screws, while those on the left are given a pass. But the problem with giving Biden a pass on prosecution for mishandling classified documents from before his presidency, offers to us the caveat that he is unfit to remain in the office of president. As the old saying goes, “You can’t have your cake and eat it, too!”