The Old Democracy Has Died

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                                                     Mark Wain 05/31/2023

A "no one is above the law" jury in Manhattan, NY, has reached a verdict in Donald Trump's hush money criminal trial and found him guilty of all 34 felony counts on Thursday, May 30, 2024, six months before the November 5  presidential election. 

Is the jury's verdict fair? Are its members all blue-and-red-color-blinded?

As the NY state is a pure blue state for 50 or more years, it is natural that the jury consists of only Dems, and an accused GOP member would be more likely found guilty than an accused Dem, especially in politically charged cases.

In a similar way, if Joe Biden's corruption-charges case in connection with his son Hunter's laptop content exposure were put to trial in Texas, a red state, the Texas jury would very likely reach a guilty verdict. 

When the judiciary goes political, namely directly or indirectly controlled by the executive branch, it will not engage in honest work. Not only juries but also judges would serve the powers-that-be much more than the grassroots.

We all know that the capitalist ruling-class government is highly political, i.e., all the three branches of government are coordinated to serve the interests of its capitalist lord. 

It's no surprise that Donald Trump complained that "he was doomed from the start — a New York jury would never have acquitted him,"  his campaign's emails described Trump as "a political prisoner,” "JUSTICE IS DEAD IN AMERICA! Our country has fallen!” and posting "VICTORY ON NOVEMBER 5TH. SAVE AMERICA!!!”on his Truth Social account. (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/30/us/politics/donald-trump-trial-conviction.html?unlocked_article_code=1.wE0.2zni.NSDea9ZF_Drz&smid=url-share)

Indeed, the old democracy has died and the brand new people's democratic revolution will be like a spark that ignites a prairie fire. [Mark Wain 05/31/2024]

Addendum

Former Vice President Mike Pence, who repeated that he won't be endorsing former President Donald Trump, tells "Face the Nation" on March 18, 2024 that Trump calling people arrested in connection to Jan. 6 as "hostages" is "unacceptable." He said today that Donald Trump is not conservative enough [as he is so pro the working-class?] to belong to the GOP. [Mark Wain 06/01/2024]

漢語譯文

                                                         舊民主已死

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                                                Mark Wain 05/31/2023

紐約曼哈頓的一個“無人凌駕於法律之上”的陪審團在唐納德·特朗普的封口費刑事審判中做出了裁決，並於 2024 年 5 月 30 日星期四（即 11 月 5 日總統大選的六個月前）判定他犯有全部 34 項重罪。

陪審團的裁決公平嗎？其成員都是藍紅色盲嗎？

由於紐約州 50 多年來一直是純藍州，陪審團自然只由民主黨人組成，被指控的共和黨成員被判有罪的可能性比被指控的民主黨人更大，尤其是在政治色彩濃厚的案件中。

同樣，如果喬·拜登與其兒子亨特的筆記本電腦內容曝光有關的腐敗指控案，在紅州德克薩斯州開庭審理，德克薩斯州的陪審團很可能會做出有罪判決。

當司法系統政治化，即直接或間接地被行政部門控制時，司法系統將無法誠實地工作。不僅陪審團，法官也會更多地為當權者服務，而不是為基層服務。

我們都知道，資本主義統治階級的政府是高度政治化的，即政府的三個部門都協調一致，為資本主義領主的利益服務。

唐納德·特朗普抱怨說“他從一開始就註定要失敗——紐約的陪審團永遠不會宣判他無罪”，這並不奇怪，他的競選郵件將特朗普描述為“政治犯”，“美國的正義已死！我們的國家淪陷了！”並在其Truth Social賬戶上發布“勝利在11月5日。拯救美國！！！” (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/30/us/politics/donald-trump-trial-conviction.html?unlocked_article_code=1.wE0.2zni.NSDea9ZF_Drz&smid=url-share)

的確，舊民主已經消亡，全新的人民民主主義革命將如一顆將要點燃燎原大火的星火。[Mark Wain 05/31/2024]

附錄

前副總統邁克·彭斯重申他不會支持前總統唐納德·特朗普，他在 2024 年 3 月 18 日告訴“面對國家”，特朗普稱與 1 月 6 日有關的被捕者為“人質”是“不可接受的”。他今天表示，唐納德·特朗普不夠保守 [因為他如此支持工人階級？]， 因此不應隸屬於共和黨。[Mark Wain 06/01/2024]