[ExI] etymology of just a piece of paper

[spike at rainier66.com]

From: John Clark <johnkclark at gmail.com> 
Subject: Re: etymology of just a piece of paper

 

On Wed, Aug 19, 2026 at 5:15 PM <spike at rainier66.com <mailto:spike at rainier66.com> > wrote:

 

>He didn’t have a blanket pardon, as Dr. Fauci does.  Dr. Fauci cannot be incriminated if he cannot be prosecuted.

 

>…Maybe I'm missing something but I don't see what that has to do with the price of eggs in China….

 

Ja.  You are missing something.

  

 > Weaponized legal system John.  Our legal system has been weaponized for political purposes.

 

>…A keen grasp of the obvious. One of the key goals of Donald's second term of office is revenge, and his Justice Department is a good way for him to get it….

 

Hmmm, why do you suppose that is?  

 

> Had that been a coup attempt, they would have come armed. 

 

>…A coup d'état is by definition a sudden, illegal takeover of a government by a small group of political insiders who force out the current leaders or attempt to change the results of a free election….

 

Ja.  They didn’t do any of that, and couldn’t by a riot at the capitol building.  They weren’t armed John.  It wasn’t a coup.  

 

>… And if it wasn't for the actions of the vice president it would've been a successful coup d'état….

 

Nonsense.

 

 

> A native American shaman with a ceremonial spear isn’t coup d'état. 

 

>…It is a coup d'état if that particular spear carrying thug is part of a mob….

 

Nonsense.

 

>…  We used to be able to brag that we had always had a peaceful transfer of power after an election, but we can't say that anymore….

 

What if… someone (or somemany) buy several million votes, in California in such a way that all the signatures match but the new voters can’t be found?  And why would they do that?  To defeat those who would impose a tax on our assets.  

 

>…ME: Somebody told me that on January 6, 2021 "the senators and congressman had already evacuated the capital building by the time the protestors came in the door" is that correct?  John K Clark

 

 

Grok: "No, that is not correct. Rioters (often called protesters in some accounts) first entered the U.S. Capitol building while members of Congress were still inside conducting the electoral vote certification…

 

I see.  So if it was a coup attempt, why didn’t they attack the congressmen?  You can’t have it both ways John.  The election looked suspicious to them.  They protested.  Now we are again failing to make elections more trustworthy, by doing such things as requiring photo ID to vote, by getting rid of electronic voting machines, by putting measures in place to insure those ineligible to vote are excluded from elections.  All of these reduce the convenience of voting, and likely increase the time before we know the winner, but simultaneously increase confidence in the outcome.

 

spike

 

 

 

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