Hats Off to New York’s Justice System.
Siem Reap, Cambodia, June 3rd, 2024.
Salaroche

NOTE: Please be aware that I don’t usually watch Fox News or any other of those insidious instruments of right-wing propaganda.

In scouring American cable news over the past couple of days, I have come across a few descriptions of the overall way in which Donald Trump’s “Hush-Money” trial unfolded. All the show-hosts and guests that I watched as they gave their opinions on the matter had, at one point or another during the 6-week trial, been present in the courtroom and had carefully watched, listened, and taken relevant notes on the proceedings.

Topping the general impression that most, if not all, the speakers expressed, was Judge Merchan’s cool, calm, and collected performance. Some of them did mention that Judge Merchan lost his cool a couple of times, but they also said such fleeting moments of anger were justifiable, given the disrespect for the court involved in such few instances.

Overall, the picture that all those trial witnesses painted was one of order and respect for everyone present. They said that, even as they waited in line to get into the courtroom and as they went through the two security checkpoints, the law-enforcement agents in charge were respectful and courteous and never at any point raised their voice, even as there were some attempts by some attendants to disrupt the process.

Even outside the courtroom, they said, people were allowed to loudly express their opinions on the matter while a considerable number of law-enforcement agents stood by and just watched them do it. In short, it was heartening to look and listen as those witnesses described a courtroom situation that corresponds to the idea of a country that abides by the rule of law in an orderly manner.

This means that not everything is lost yet in America. Trump and his Republican agents of chaos, resentment, and hatred haven’t yet managed to hold the upper hand over the spirit of the nation. There is still hope for the future of the American Judicial System and for that of our Democratic System too.

There are still some judicial aberrations in other states, like Judge Eileen Cannon’s blind, pro-MAGA performance in Florida but, for the moment, we should all rejoice that the rule of law is still alive and well in the United States.

Hats off to New Yorks’ Justice system.

To watch a recent cable-news show that elaborates on the subject, please click here.

Salaroche