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French prosecutors request 5-year ban on Marine Le Pen from holding office (apnews.com)
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[–] 12 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Yes 5 years is definitely enough time for someone to cool off about being a fascist

We definitely don't have any recent examples that would indicate that it's not enough time to keep someone away from office to limit the damage they could cause

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  • [–] 5 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    That's not really a fair comparison since the Mango Mussolini didn't even START to see any consequences.

    Le Pen is actually being charged for her crimes and sentenced to house arrest and a fine, with EXTRA punishment possible to likely.

    It's kind of like saying that punishing murder doesn't help because OJ Simpson wasn't successfully rehabilitated by his lack of punishment.

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