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To those putting on their dancing shoes... there's no point. He already did all the damage. Short of going back in time nothing will fix what he's done. Unfortunately.
His death doesn't reverse things, but the world will still be a better place without his presence.
No argument there. :(
I kinda think the world is better without him welding even the slightest bit of power over any other human, but I'd be okay in that instance with him living another dozen or so years to experience the consequences of his decisions along with the rest of us.
Perhaps with luck, his medical bills will bankrupt him in the same way that he's made it possible for so many others to be bankrupted.
He has free medical care for life.
I can hope it is a painful death.
You act like he cant still do MORE damage
Good point. Sigh.
It's fine, no looking back, lets just cross our fingers, toes and everything else for a special election in his district.
We will never repair even a fraction of the damage done to our country by him and his ilk, but I will still be happy to see him go and have a chance for someone, anyone new having a chance of seizing representation.
We can't just wallow in misery, we have to celebrate good things and even just potential good things or there's no point to life at all.