Where there’s no justice, there’s no freedom

“ … With liberty and justice for all.” Except for Ashley Babbit, the unarmed veteran shot at point blank on Jan. 6. Except for scores of J6 protesters jailed over two years in D.C. without trial. Except for another 1,000 who may be targeted by the attorney general. Except for our former president, who, since 2016 has been riddled with lawsuits, impeached twice, falsely accused of Russian collusion, his home ransacked, his family harassed, and now indicted for misdemeanors elevated to felonies by a DA and judge determined to destroy him.

Certainly, no equal justice as countless anarchists in 500 riots during 2020 are not jailed. No equal justice as Tony Bobulinski and Hunter Biden’s laptop, the FBI cover-up, the Facebook censorship of this “disinformation” all implicated the Biden family’s intake of millions from foreign sources — just before the 2020 elections. A compromised administration might explain why China’s spy balloons were allowed over our military sites before an alert citizen exposed one. And explain selling our Strategic Petroleum Reserves to China.

For U.S. citizens who once lived in a totalitarian state, this is all too familiar and horrifying. A one-sided justice system where only the official party line is allowed, where critics are shamed, discredited, and punished. Is this the “republic for which we stand?” I hope not! Where there’s no fair justice, there’s no freedom. No republic. Let’s stand up, restore election trust, and vote on values, principles and outcomes rather than personalities and politics.

Tim Bickel

Cedar Rapids