The Washington Post reports:
"A wariness about appearing partisan, institutional caution, and clashes over how much evidence was sufficient to investigate the actions of Trump and those around him all contributed to the slow pace."
That phrase, "a wariness about appearing partisan," stood out for me, because we see the same thing at DOJ, in journalism, and at the tech platforms. All have the same wariness about "appearing partisan."
Why?
@jayrosen_nyu Seems pretty justified when it comes to enacting justice. "Partisan justice" is inherently unjust.
@jayrosen_nyu I don't believe there's that much of a gap between *being* partisan and *appearing* partisan, no.
Some things simply have a degree of sensitivity that they need to be done in a manner that's beyond reproach.
The crazy partisans won't care, but the moderates in this country will.
I'm sorry, I don't understand a word that. Read it three times.
@LouisIngenthron
The way you framed it suggests that the two options here are 1.) fear of being called partisan, or 2/) Partisan justice.
A third: fearless and fair justice.