The thing about all these pieces complaining about Marine Le Pen's conviction is that not a single one of them bothers to explain why someone found guilty of embezzling millions of Euros from public funds should be allowed to get away with it
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But the law is for everyone or for no one.
^ this is the argument those pieces distill down to.
I swear these crooks all go to the same mall.
The GOP is morally bankrupt. They've broken the public trust.
I hope we can get the people's attention to this matter without a war but it isn't likely.
The right is itching to fight
We are not talking about shoplifting a couple of packets of bacon here.
Any corruption when provable should be prosecuted. But to imagine that the only solution is to dismantle a political and trading union... If we apply that logic to all structures where corruption occurs, we would have to resort to anarchy.
Even if those things were true, nobody, I've seen has actually said, she's not guilty, just that the punishment is too severe. Well too bad; can't do the time ...
“Shame and contrition are quaint contrivances from a bygone era. Trump is a felon…”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/03/31/marine-le-pen-convicted/
Obviously the facts presented persuaded 3 people with thousands of hours of experience that she was guilty.
What else is there to say
I think the tallest building is 17 stories.
So many people in this country never even leave their zip code, let alone state.
She teaches Middle School.
It also helps said newspapers to farm anger too though, so there's that
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/feb/01/nigel-farage-among-ukip-meps-accused-of-misusing-eu-funds
"Hitler was found guilty of treason and sentenced to five years in Landsberg Prison, where he dictated Mein Kampf to fellow prisoners Emil Maurice and Rudolf Hess. On 20 December 1924, having served only nine months, Hitler was released."
Now if you are finished patronising me, you could just answer the question.
Searching for balance is admirable, just not when there is no balance to be found there. The consequences for stealing €1m+ can only be severe.
If they were being "political" about it, they could have taken the view that theft to serve political ends actually constitutes terrorism.
The moment Trump had a felony conviction, he should have been banned from running. The Dems failed us over and over.
(dead face sarcasm)
Does the word "witch hunt" sound familiar?
For their failure to put Trump either in prison or at least in political purgatory, the Democrats have a massive case to answer. 😡
He's charged with 34 felonies and not only doesn't go to prison, he gets elected president, all while right-wingers complain about the immigrants being criminals. 🙄
Trump had a sentencing date until he was elected.
1/3 of eligible voters didn’t show up.
Don't do embezzlement - of any kind - and you won't be punished. 🤷
At least that's how it is in democratic countries where the law is still enforced.
Can't be that hard to understand.
Screw those fascist apologist.
Yes, the lesson is that if you don't punish criminals, they keep on criminaling but now with more power.
It would be ironic if they were to defend Le Pen.
And yet totally predictable.
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/les-decodeurs/article/2024/02/02/one-in-four-meps-are-implicated-in-judicial-cases-or-scandals_6486917_8.html
If you wrote that in a screenplay today you'd be told that viewers would never buy such a laughably naïve scenario.
https://theweek.com/articles/880107/why-fox-news-created
Were she left wing this case would never have been brought.
This is just another Dreyfus Affair except a woman is the target.
This is a political hit job on par with the lawfare undertaken by Democrats in the US who, after they attempted to imprison Trump, attempted to remove his security detail so he'd get shanked in prison.
What’s next? Treating the politicians the same way as ordinary citizens? Applying laws to elites? Prosecuting white collar crime?!
Do we really want to live in such a crazy world?
But also one has to hope it is equally applied and not held in reserve to get political opponents. See Operation Branchform.
'Let the voters decide, not the law', is the new conservative mantra.
But that's their MO. Last week it was free speech. Next week they'll be victims of some other dark, woke plot.
Hopefully if it's exposed, it dies.
Plenty of Tories play race politics without law-breaking. Doesn't make it right though does it?
Marine Le Pen has broken the law and has been found guilty, so she should suffer the consequences of that. She's lucky she isn't in jail right now.
1/3 of eligible voters didn’t show up.
That has nothing to do with Dems. Merrick Garland wasn’t on the ballot.
The executive branch is not responsible for prosecuting people. Dems in congress impeached him TWICE.
You don’t like Trump running the DOJ, but Dems should?
WE THE PEOPLE have a responsibility to protect our democracy.
A lot of the current protests could have happened in July of 2023 to send Merrick a message.
Nearly 80 million people did not vote. Dems could have a majority.
Fucking hypocrites
Guess who!
Even if they don't have an explanation.
Are you watching America, THIS IS HOW YOU DO IT!
The list of french politicians found guilty is long
That turned out great for America. And as a consequence, for the rest of the world.
It is not a politician, embezzling money for their own profit
They hired people with European union budget, commonly done by the left in France
No, it is not right. Are they the only ones doing it, no
Get your facts straight and do not become a communist liar
Marine Le Pen *stole* millions of Euros, real money, from the EU. She is a theif. It's that simple.
No need for words of obfuscation, obscuring the crime she (and others) was found guilty of.
Someone stealing a stick of gum is not news worthy. Stealing life-changing sums of money is.
Alas, reason is permanently out to lunch.