In a brazen defiance of a federal court order, the Trump White House today barred Associated Press reporters from attending an Oval Office event, escalating an ongoing battle over press access and fueling concerns about the administration’s disregard for judicial authority and media freedom.
We have always been this vulnerable. Our judiciary system is a joke because they don’t hold the people in power accountable. Once a politician sees how many things others have gotten away with they always push the envelope. They always push to see how far they can go. Checks and balances mean nothing to dictators and tyrants. The president should not have complete and final say on everything that is why we have a judicial system.
When congress confirmed Bondi and Patel. We lost the checks and the balances. Trump controls all 3 branches. It’s the consequences of confirming loyalists that have no shame and blindly follow the orders of the orange orangutan
HOW? Another rally? 45 doesn't give a hoot about any of that.
I'm old enough to have gone through the Vietnam protests. What caused change back then? There were some morals left that time I guess. The press wasn't corrupt.
We don't care if 45 gives a hoot--of course he won't as he is only beholden to Putin. And is in fear of repercussions if and when he is no longer protected by the office of the president which is why he wants total control. And dyed in the wool MAGA folks are beyond reach at this time,. But we need to wake up the quiet majority who are being affected by his actions, being hurt monetarily, questioning why they voted for him or didn't vote at all, starting to see the connections between his actions and the loss of their voice and vote, and embolden them to speak up, gather, rally, roar, and make it be known that the actions are wrong, the people doing these things are either corrupt or blind, and that at new awareness and commitment has been unloosed by the lawlessness being perpetrated at the top. Silence is acquiescence.
That doesn't mean you don't do al you can to STOP this INSANITY The next round of regular, nationwide HANDS OFF peaceful protests are scheduled for 19 April BE THERE! Don't just throw up your hands in helplessness... that's what they WANT you to do!!! BE THERE!!! Make your voices HEARD LOUD AND CLEAR!!!! Help grow this grass-roots People Powered Project grow to such numbers, they CAN'T ignore you any more! Even the corrupted MSM will end up having to cover these protests! I'm not talking 'Rallies'.... I'm talking everyday, hard-working Americans getting out there and telling THESE FASCISTS that THIS in NOT YOUR AMERICA!!!
ABSOLUTELY! Next round of regular nationwide HANDS OFF Protests are scheduled for 19 April! BE THERE! Let YOUR VOICES be heard! The POWER OF THE PEOPLE!!!
He already said on the Campaign Trail... that you'll never have to vote again! That is or at least SHOULD be terrifying to ALL!
Get out there and participate in the nationwide peaceful HANDS OFF Protests! Help this grass-roots People Powered Protest increase in numbers to MAKE A DIFFERENCE! The POWER really IS in YOUR HANDS NOW! Next scheduled protest is 19 April... BE THERE!
Completely agree. Once he filled his administration with loyalists (we should really call them DEI hires since none of them are actually qualified) we were doomed. Maybe I’m too optimistic but I believe we can still save this country. It’s going to get ugly but people need to be willing to take action in any way they are able.
Next REGULAR round of nationwide HANDS OFF protests - 19 April! Help GROW the numbers in this grass-roots People Powered Project of Resistance! THAT'S what you can all do! Make them SO BIG, that even the corrupted MSM will end up having to cover them! PEOPLE POWER!!!
Trump is just a shill. He might think he’s in control but he’s just a tool to keep the masses from being aware of what is really happening. The authors of project 2025 are the ones who are really responsible for all of the chaos happening right now. Protesting is not going to stop anything they are doing. These people have no moral compass or respect for anyone or anything other than what will benefit them and their ilk. It’s going to come down to fighting fire with fire. They are in the process of purging anyone who is not like them. WE NEED TO BE DOING THE PURGING OF OUR HOUSE AND OUR GOVERNMENT.
Judges have several enforcement tools at their disposal. They can hold any party—government officials included—in contempt of court. This can take the form of civil contempt, which may involve monetary penalties, or even criminal contempt, which can lead to jail time. When someone refuses to comply, the judiciary does have mechanisms to respond. One challenge, however, is that enforcement often involves the U.S. Marshals, who are part of the Justice Department—yet legally, they’re still required to carry out judicial orders. In some cases, if the government declines to prosecute, judges can appoint private attorneys to handle the prosecution instead. Also, a coup involves martial violence. Ask any person who has been through a real coup - this is not a coup, yet.
I also read, as described by legal scholars on substack, that the courts can contract to outside independent police entities. Not sure who or how, only that it was described as a lawful enforcement alternative.
Actually, no. Your post referenced “private attorneys” (judicial arm). My post referenced an independent policing arm. There is a distinction… which is why I brought it up.
An auditor? How would they be able to police the government with no real power? Auditors don’t have power. They just report and we do have that already. Look up GAO. When they get those findings, who do you think they present those findings to? Independent lawyers. Congress, etc. Auditors ensure that the government is doing the right thing but they can’t enforce the law. They bring it to light so that the proper people can prosecute if they choose to do so… with independent lawyers. Their oversight is supposed to deter corruption by exposing wrongdoing and holding individuals accountable. Do you really think that that is going to stop this president from doing whatever he wants to do. Good luck with that one.
Well, if we sit and do nothing, yes that will happen. But smaller countries have combatted coups, dictators, and tyrants. I don’t think it is out of the possibility that America can do the same.
He’s also defying the Supreme Court who helped install him as a dictator and tried one little thing to hold him to account and he laughs in their face.
The coup is complete and there is no constitutional crises as it’s bloody over! When no one will hold him to account or can stop him it’s done, finished and blood over!
I don’t 100% agree with your assessment of “it’s over”- this is just the beginning. There are judges who have ruled against him. Again we don’t know everything that’s going on behind closed doors and we’re not supposed to. If those who oppose him do so openly with their plans with how they are fighting him he would know as well, and he would persecute those people. We are not the first country this has happened to. Turkey, Brazil, and Poland have all been in this situation and fought back. It will take the media’s continuing coverage to shine a light on him (such as this wonderful person that’s doing it for us right now). It will also take us protesting, and it will also take our international alliances to put pressure, economic pressure on the USA.
I hope you’re right. But when the man laughs in the face of Scotus and higher court judges and refuses to abide by their rulings, who’s left. I’m not even sure we have most of the media on side to be honest. One major law firm after another is kneeling, which is what he wanted them to do before he went on his little vengeance tour against Taylor and Kreb, and others that are on the horizon I’m sure.
Again, if you were privy to everything that was going on behind closed doors, I might agree but we and you are not. There were 5 million people marching in the last protest- that’s going to just increase. The civil rights that many of us have today whether black or white were fought by marching protesting, and holding other politicians to act. The changes that happened during the Vietnam and after were due to people demanding change yes this is a little bit more dire in our time, but the American population is not angry enough as yet- they will be. It takes time to fight back effectively. This is not a checkers game. This is a chess game.
You absolutely correct it is time to organize and prepare to fight off our democracy women please get your passports actually everybody needs to get a passport. MAGA has prepared for martial law for years. Trump has created a private militia and paved the way to use our military against us. He has requested more detention centers in El Salvador for the “ homegrown” you know “the people that hate this country “ its like menopause for a long time your “premenopausal “ and suddenly your “post menopausal “. Never actually in menopause well folks we jumped off constitutional crisis and straight into fighting for our country. The Calvary ain’t coming out leaders are cowards.
We are supposed to, but there are a bunch of loyalists in key positions, (Attorney General and Congress, who has a repub majority.) Can’t impeach unless the republicans in congress wake up and join with democrats on this, and the person responsible for investigating a lot of these things is the AG, who won’t do it. I hope that there are some new laws passed after this FUBARed Admin is finally stopped, using them as an example and plugging all the things that allowed them to get this far!
He clearly told them during his campaign just get out and vote one more time. That’s all you need to do just one more time and you won’t have to do it again. Democrats have been sitting with their thumb up their ass, pretending they weren’t fighting the barbarians at the gate and in their own way, just let it happen. God knows that protocols and rules and regulations were so much more important than saving democracy and getting things in place to curb this lunatics power while they could.
I think we have to understand that the people who are trying to do something have to be a little bit quiet about what they’re doing. They can’t let everyone know what mechanisms they’re using to try to combat this man. So, I’m not really concerned about not hearing about everything. I know that it can’t always be told.
Remember the 911 shock! We let them take more & more freedoms all in the name of safety? This regime has been shocking us non-stop since his 1st attempt!
I certainly do remember and it was a lie, serving only to set the stage for this level of control. Airport security restrictions and the Real ID to name just two. Watch and see, this admin is going to disrupt our ability to get a passport next.
I agree with all the other comments, but.. I also believe the framers 𝒏𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 believed, 𝒏𝒐𝒓 could have imagined that one party- the "republican” party, (in it’s entirety) would be willing to sacrifice its power, control, and 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒆 of DIGNITY they once had. They are a disgrace to America, and our allies who trusted us for decades.
Almost every instance of a Republican POTUS being in office, they have either increased the deficit, increased taxes, or done something that causes the American people to suffer economically. Democratic presidents have overseen stronger economic growth, lower deficits relative to GDP, and fewer recessions. That is data that can easily be researched. The inherent fabric of the Republican Party is to acquire more -more money, more land, more workers, and less taxes for those who can’t afford it. It’s not about the people. It is about the corporation or the individual wealth of those in power. They see America as one big corporation. There is a reason why there is this blanket order to remove Latinos from the country. Latinos will be the majority in a few years. How do you prevent that from happening? It’s all to remain in control. They thought our allies and our Frenemies were going to bow down to them and that’s not happening. They are so steep and the antiquated way of looking at global trade that they screwed us over with these stupid tariffs that we know we are going to be the ones too suffer the increasing cost of food and living and everything else we take for granted. When a president can convince his cult following that tariffs are going to be good for them and won’t affect them and have them all think that that is dangerous ignorance. And how many of them are paying the price literally.
YES..... MANDATORY VOTING might have been a good start! We have that in Australia, and although there are STILL problems, at least we actually get EVERY SINGLE ELIGIBLE VOTER to vote!
There were safeguards…bipartisanship in all the branches. Now that the republicunts hold the majority in two of those branches, it makes things harder.
Government Accountability Office. What other policing are you speaking of that actually will have power to do anything? Anything policing the government has to go through guess what the government to get approval.
As I stated in my original comment, I don’t know - I am only repeating what I read from law professionals on Substack. Someone specifically mentioned an independent policing arm because commenters were concerned about what body outside of U.S. Marshals could undertake arrests. I don’t remember which one discussed this, but I follow Vladeck, Eisen, and Litman. There are a handful of others on Bluesky I’m sure I am missing, like Weissman and Bower.
Further, although I am not a scholar in this area and a misunderstanding/lack of knowledge about how all this works is certainly plausible on my part, erroneously quibbling with me about what was or wasn’t said (which was the actual issue I disputed in my rebuttal to you), is unnecessarily antagonistic and unproductive.
That’s the problem if you’re going to say something and you don’t want anybody to reply or question maybe you shouldn’t say anything at all. Me questioning your information is not erroneous or antagonistic at all. It’s wanting to know where you’re getting this information from because there is so much misinformation. But if again you can’t handle that then maybe you shouldn’t interact with someone like me on here. You just proved you overheard something or you read something but you’re not exactly sure what was said. You’re repeating it …repeating is not comprehending nor does it lend to a productive dialogue with someone who is educated in this specific area. Have a good day and please do not engage with me anymore because I am not going to tiptoe around my conversation of this for your benefit.
Wow. The problem isn’t your refutation of the information I relayed - it’s your falsely telling me that I repeated what you said. I only responded that there was a distinction in what I stated and you decided to turn it into a semantic argument regarding the ACCURACY of my information.
And when I asked you what independent police thing you still didn’t say anything I gave you the agency that does it. You didn’t say anything about that. You ignored that. I’ve asked you to drop it a while ago, so yes, you should.
The problem is you keep responding when I really don’t have anything else to say to you would you like me to sit here and argue with you? Do you have nothing better to do ?
I already replied to you, but here it is again …An auditor? How would they be able to police the government with no real power? Auditors don’t have power. They just report and we do have that already. Look up GAO. When they get those findings, who do you think they present those findings to? Independent lawyers. Congress, etc. Auditors ensure that the government is doing the right thing but they can’t enforce the law. They bring it to light so that the proper people can prosecute if they choose to do so… with independent lawyers. Their oversight is supposed to deter corruption by exposing wrongdoing and holding individuals accountable. Do you really think that that is going to stop this president from doing whatever he wants to do. Good luck with that one.
I’ll never forget that he wanted to shoot the people trying to cross our southern border then he asked why we can’t just shoot the protesters during the BLM protests. He has no qualms about shooting any of us!
It’s going to either be we rise up and fight or we allow our freedoms and democracy to erode. I’m just tired of sitting by and letting him get away with all of this. 😩
Writing was on the wall in Italy Now food is delicious, my blood pressure medicine is 5.00 for 90 days wine taste like berries sent from heaven people meet in groups and laugh people are in love 😻
I wish you the best. Truly wish we could all afford to escape this hell but unfortunately most of us cannot. We will stay here and fight for our country instead before we don’t have one left.
Sure thing Kailey. why don’t you call a meeting? Put in the place, time, date and see who shows up. About all that will accomplish is you being arrested and put in the slammer. Mighty strong words for a little girl.
If you think speaking up isn’t the answer, then what do you suggest we do while our rights, institutions, and rule of law are under attack? Genuinely curious because silence hasn’t exactly worked.
There is NO ONE to enforce anything DOJ is the enforcer and we know what Bondi will do….put the us in prison for trying to save our country. It’s rumored that trump has commissioned Central American leaders to build 6 more prison camps to house US citizens
I beg our good, decent and responsible military members to get together and please uphold our constitution and protect this nation from this domestic dangerous threat that is killing our nation and abusing our citizens
Here we go again. Trump now in open defiance of the courts. To hell with America - I am in charge and will do whatever the hell I want...... Screw you...... I dare you to try and stop me...........Nothing applies to me........ Can you say dictator......
He is out of control and acts like a child. He does not act like a leader and should never have been in office. I will never, ever understand how he got where he is.
SCOTUS ruled that Garcia be brought back. The problem is no one is enforcing the ruling (hello DOJ?) and the orange menace is pretending it didn’t happen and is lying about it.
I’m not understanding why we have no safeguards against things like this. Have we really been this vulnerable as a country?!
We have always been this vulnerable. Our judiciary system is a joke because they don’t hold the people in power accountable. Once a politician sees how many things others have gotten away with they always push the envelope. They always push to see how far they can go. Checks and balances mean nothing to dictators and tyrants. The president should not have complete and final say on everything that is why we have a judicial system.
When congress confirmed Bondi and Patel. We lost the checks and the balances. Trump controls all 3 branches. It’s the consequences of confirming loyalists that have no shame and blindly follow the orders of the orange orangutan
Next he will declare we no longer have elections. Who will challenge him?
THE PEOPLE WILL CHALLENGE HIM..... must challenge him, loud and clear.
HOW? Another rally? 45 doesn't give a hoot about any of that.
I'm old enough to have gone through the Vietnam protests. What caused change back then? There were some morals left that time I guess. The press wasn't corrupt.
We don't care if 45 gives a hoot--of course he won't as he is only beholden to Putin. And is in fear of repercussions if and when he is no longer protected by the office of the president which is why he wants total control. And dyed in the wool MAGA folks are beyond reach at this time,. But we need to wake up the quiet majority who are being affected by his actions, being hurt monetarily, questioning why they voted for him or didn't vote at all, starting to see the connections between his actions and the loss of their voice and vote, and embolden them to speak up, gather, rally, roar, and make it be known that the actions are wrong, the people doing these things are either corrupt or blind, and that at new awareness and commitment has been unloosed by the lawlessness being perpetrated at the top. Silence is acquiescence.
That doesn't mean you don't do al you can to STOP this INSANITY The next round of regular, nationwide HANDS OFF peaceful protests are scheduled for 19 April BE THERE! Don't just throw up your hands in helplessness... that's what they WANT you to do!!! BE THERE!!! Make your voices HEARD LOUD AND CLEAR!!!! Help grow this grass-roots People Powered Project grow to such numbers, they CAN'T ignore you any more! Even the corrupted MSM will end up having to cover these protests! I'm not talking 'Rallies'.... I'm talking everyday, hard-working Americans getting out there and telling THESE FASCISTS that THIS in NOT YOUR AMERICA!!!
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20190513-it-only-takes-35-of-people-to-change-the-world
ABSOLUTELY! Next round of regular nationwide HANDS OFF Protests are scheduled for 19 April! BE THERE! Let YOUR VOICES be heard! The POWER OF THE PEOPLE!!!
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20190513-it-only-takes-35-of-people-to-change-the-world
True
He already said on the Campaign Trail... that you'll never have to vote again! That is or at least SHOULD be terrifying to ALL!
Get out there and participate in the nationwide peaceful HANDS OFF Protests! Help this grass-roots People Powered Protest increase in numbers to MAKE A DIFFERENCE! The POWER really IS in YOUR HANDS NOW! Next scheduled protest is 19 April... BE THERE!
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20190513-it-only-takes-35-of-people-to-change-the-world
Completely agree. Once he filled his administration with loyalists (we should really call them DEI hires since none of them are actually qualified) we were doomed. Maybe I’m too optimistic but I believe we can still save this country. It’s going to get ugly but people need to be willing to take action in any way they are able.
Next REGULAR round of nationwide HANDS OFF protests - 19 April! Help GROW the numbers in this grass-roots People Powered Project of Resistance! THAT'S what you can all do! Make them SO BIG, that even the corrupted MSM will end up having to cover them! PEOPLE POWER!!!
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20190513-it-only-takes-35-of-people-to-change-the-world
I hope you’re right
Trump is just a shill. He might think he’s in control but he’s just a tool to keep the masses from being aware of what is really happening. The authors of project 2025 are the ones who are really responsible for all of the chaos happening right now. Protesting is not going to stop anything they are doing. These people have no moral compass or respect for anyone or anything other than what will benefit them and their ilk. It’s going to come down to fighting fire with fire. They are in the process of purging anyone who is not like them. WE NEED TO BE DOING THE PURGING OF OUR HOUSE AND OUR GOVERNMENT.
Judges have several enforcement tools at their disposal. They can hold any party—government officials included—in contempt of court. This can take the form of civil contempt, which may involve monetary penalties, or even criminal contempt, which can lead to jail time. When someone refuses to comply, the judiciary does have mechanisms to respond. One challenge, however, is that enforcement often involves the U.S. Marshals, who are part of the Justice Department—yet legally, they’re still required to carry out judicial orders. In some cases, if the government declines to prosecute, judges can appoint private attorneys to handle the prosecution instead. Also, a coup involves martial violence. Ask any person who has been through a real coup - this is not a coup, yet.
I also read, as described by legal scholars on substack, that the courts can contract to outside independent police entities. Not sure who or how, only that it was described as a lawful enforcement alternative.
That’s exactly what I wrote. They can appoint private attorneys to handle the prosecution instead.
Actually, no. Your post referenced “private attorneys” (judicial arm). My post referenced an independent policing arm. There is a distinction… which is why I brought it up.
An auditor? How would they be able to police the government with no real power? Auditors don’t have power. They just report and we do have that already. Look up GAO. When they get those findings, who do you think they present those findings to? Independent lawyers. Congress, etc. Auditors ensure that the government is doing the right thing but they can’t enforce the law. They bring it to light so that the proper people can prosecute if they choose to do so… with independent lawyers. Their oversight is supposed to deter corruption by exposing wrongdoing and holding individuals accountable. Do you really think that that is going to stop this president from doing whatever he wants to do. Good luck with that one.
There is no one to enforce the laws
Yet.
Well, if we sit and do nothing, yes that will happen. But smaller countries have combatted coups, dictators, and tyrants. I don’t think it is out of the possibility that America can do the same.
Agreed. I would love to see 4 key Republicans forcibly removed from office.
He’s also defying the Supreme Court who helped install him as a dictator and tried one little thing to hold him to account and he laughs in their face.
The coup is complete and there is no constitutional crises as it’s bloody over! When no one will hold him to account or can stop him it’s done, finished and blood over!
I don’t 100% agree with your assessment of “it’s over”- this is just the beginning. There are judges who have ruled against him. Again we don’t know everything that’s going on behind closed doors and we’re not supposed to. If those who oppose him do so openly with their plans with how they are fighting him he would know as well, and he would persecute those people. We are not the first country this has happened to. Turkey, Brazil, and Poland have all been in this situation and fought back. It will take the media’s continuing coverage to shine a light on him (such as this wonderful person that’s doing it for us right now). It will also take us protesting, and it will also take our international alliances to put pressure, economic pressure on the USA.
I hope you’re right. But when the man laughs in the face of Scotus and higher court judges and refuses to abide by their rulings, who’s left. I’m not even sure we have most of the media on side to be honest. One major law firm after another is kneeling, which is what he wanted them to do before he went on his little vengeance tour against Taylor and Kreb, and others that are on the horizon I’m sure.
Again, if you were privy to everything that was going on behind closed doors, I might agree but we and you are not. There were 5 million people marching in the last protest- that’s going to just increase. The civil rights that many of us have today whether black or white were fought by marching protesting, and holding other politicians to act. The changes that happened during the Vietnam and after were due to people demanding change yes this is a little bit more dire in our time, but the American population is not angry enough as yet- they will be. It takes time to fight back effectively. This is not a checkers game. This is a chess game.
You absolutely correct it is time to organize and prepare to fight off our democracy women please get your passports actually everybody needs to get a passport. MAGA has prepared for martial law for years. Trump has created a private militia and paved the way to use our military against us. He has requested more detention centers in El Salvador for the “ homegrown” you know “the people that hate this country “ its like menopause for a long time your “premenopausal “ and suddenly your “post menopausal “. Never actually in menopause well folks we jumped off constitutional crisis and straight into fighting for our country. The Calvary ain’t coming out leaders are cowards.
We are supposed to, but there are a bunch of loyalists in key positions, (Attorney General and Congress, who has a repub majority.) Can’t impeach unless the republicans in congress wake up and join with democrats on this, and the person responsible for investigating a lot of these things is the AG, who won’t do it. I hope that there are some new laws passed after this FUBARed Admin is finally stopped, using them as an example and plugging all the things that allowed them to get this far!
He’s going to do away with elections.
He clearly told them during his campaign just get out and vote one more time. That’s all you need to do just one more time and you won’t have to do it again. Democrats have been sitting with their thumb up their ass, pretending they weren’t fighting the barbarians at the gate and in their own way, just let it happen. God knows that protocols and rules and regulations were so much more important than saving democracy and getting things in place to curb this lunatics power while they could.
Yup it came from the monster mouth itself
That was predicted
He is definitely going to try.
💯
Nobody doing nothing about any of this what is this monster doing threatening violence to these people
I think we have to understand that the people who are trying to do something have to be a little bit quiet about what they’re doing. They can’t let everyone know what mechanisms they’re using to try to combat this man. So, I’m not really concerned about not hearing about everything. I know that it can’t always be told.
Remember the 911 shock! We let them take more & more freedoms all in the name of safety? This regime has been shocking us non-stop since his 1st attempt!
I certainly do remember and it was a lie, serving only to set the stage for this level of control. Airport security restrictions and the Real ID to name just two. Watch and see, this admin is going to disrupt our ability to get a passport next.
I agree with all the other comments, but.. I also believe the framers 𝒏𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 believed, 𝒏𝒐𝒓 could have imagined that one party- the "republican” party, (in it’s entirety) would be willing to sacrifice its power, control, and 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒆 of DIGNITY they once had. They are a disgrace to America, and our allies who trusted us for decades.
Almost every instance of a Republican POTUS being in office, they have either increased the deficit, increased taxes, or done something that causes the American people to suffer economically. Democratic presidents have overseen stronger economic growth, lower deficits relative to GDP, and fewer recessions. That is data that can easily be researched. The inherent fabric of the Republican Party is to acquire more -more money, more land, more workers, and less taxes for those who can’t afford it. It’s not about the people. It is about the corporation or the individual wealth of those in power. They see America as one big corporation. There is a reason why there is this blanket order to remove Latinos from the country. Latinos will be the majority in a few years. How do you prevent that from happening? It’s all to remain in control. They thought our allies and our Frenemies were going to bow down to them and that’s not happening. They are so steep and the antiquated way of looking at global trade that they screwed us over with these stupid tariffs that we know we are going to be the ones too suffer the increasing cost of food and living and everything else we take for granted. When a president can convince his cult following that tariffs are going to be good for them and won’t affect them and have them all think that that is dangerous ignorance. And how many of them are paying the price literally.
Perfectly put… with my same question on many other issues that appear to result at the same crossroads.
If any good comes from this childish let it be that we are better prepared for any future bullshit.
YES..... MANDATORY VOTING might have been a good start! We have that in Australia, and although there are STILL problems, at least we actually get EVERY SINGLE ELIGIBLE VOTER to vote!
There were safeguards…bipartisanship in all the branches. Now that the republicunts hold the majority in two of those branches, it makes things harder.
Seems the orange man is waiting/daring to see at what point he can be shot point blank. It’s the only way.
Marbury v Madison. We've been this vulnerable for centuries
You mentioned a separate judicial arm, I referenced a separate policing arm. There is a distinction.
Government Accountability Office. What other policing are you speaking of that actually will have power to do anything? Anything policing the government has to go through guess what the government to get approval.
As I stated in my original comment, I don’t know - I am only repeating what I read from law professionals on Substack. Someone specifically mentioned an independent policing arm because commenters were concerned about what body outside of U.S. Marshals could undertake arrests. I don’t remember which one discussed this, but I follow Vladeck, Eisen, and Litman. There are a handful of others on Bluesky I’m sure I am missing, like Weissman and Bower.
Further, although I am not a scholar in this area and a misunderstanding/lack of knowledge about how all this works is certainly plausible on my part, erroneously quibbling with me about what was or wasn’t said (which was the actual issue I disputed in my rebuttal to you), is unnecessarily antagonistic and unproductive.
That’s the problem if you’re going to say something and you don’t want anybody to reply or question maybe you shouldn’t say anything at all. Me questioning your information is not erroneous or antagonistic at all. It’s wanting to know where you’re getting this information from because there is so much misinformation. But if again you can’t handle that then maybe you shouldn’t interact with someone like me on here. You just proved you overheard something or you read something but you’re not exactly sure what was said. You’re repeating it …repeating is not comprehending nor does it lend to a productive dialogue with someone who is educated in this specific area. Have a good day and please do not engage with me anymore because I am not going to tiptoe around my conversation of this for your benefit.
Wow. The problem isn’t your refutation of the information I relayed - it’s your falsely telling me that I repeated what you said. I only responded that there was a distinction in what I stated and you decided to turn it into a semantic argument regarding the ACCURACY of my information.
And when I asked you what independent police thing you still didn’t say anything I gave you the agency that does it. You didn’t say anything about that. You ignored that. I’ve asked you to drop it a while ago, so yes, you should.
The problem is you keep responding when I really don’t have anything else to say to you would you like me to sit here and argue with you? Do you have nothing better to do ?
I already replied to you, but here it is again …An auditor? How would they be able to police the government with no real power? Auditors don’t have power. They just report and we do have that already. Look up GAO. When they get those findings, who do you think they present those findings to? Independent lawyers. Congress, etc. Auditors ensure that the government is doing the right thing but they can’t enforce the law. They bring it to light so that the proper people can prosecute if they choose to do so… with independent lawyers. Their oversight is supposed to deter corruption by exposing wrongdoing and holding individuals accountable. Do you really think that that is going to stop this president from doing whatever he wants to do. Good luck with that one.
Unfortunately yes, A lot of the way the government worked was on norms. Unfortunately Trump and his minions don't abide by these norms or laws either.
yes. what did you think a govt take over is! Only the Mercs can help us.
Constitutional crisis people!!! Revolution time is NOW!!!!
And then he will call for Marshall law and just start killing us openly
This is what he is waiting for while making g all his friends richer than they were
I’ll never forget that he wanted to shoot the people trying to cross our southern border then he asked why we can’t just shoot the protesters during the BLM protests. He has no qualms about shooting any of us!
That’s the plan, intimidate us into silence while he consolidates power. But we outnumber them. And history won’t forgive those who stayed quiet.
It’s going to either be we rise up and fight or we allow our freedoms and democracy to erode. I’m just tired of sitting by and letting him get away with all of this. 😩
My thoughts, someone has to uphold the law NOW! Will it happen?
I swear the writers of Bugs Life was writing for us just for this moment! To know that when one rise up, we all rise up and outnumber them!
Writing was on the wall in Italy Now food is delicious, my blood pressure medicine is 5.00 for 90 days wine taste like berries sent from heaven people meet in groups and laugh people are in love 😻
I wish you the best. Truly wish we could all afford to escape this hell but unfortunately most of us cannot. We will stay here and fight for our country instead before we don’t have one left.
We are there for sure. Law and order president does not believe at all in law and order when it’s not up to his liking 🤬
I truly wish I could comprehend what goes on inside MAGAs brain and how they keep cheering this on.
They all have brain-worms.
Sure thing Kailey. why don’t you call a meeting? Put in the place, time, date and see who shows up. About all that will accomplish is you being arrested and put in the slammer. Mighty strong words for a little girl.
If you think speaking up isn’t the answer, then what do you suggest we do while our rights, institutions, and rule of law are under attack? Genuinely curious because silence hasn’t exactly worked.
Judge should hold the corrupt administration in contempt
There is no one to enforce contempt
Judges have their ways to enforce like hold his lawyers in contempt etc
There is NO ONE to enforce anything DOJ is the enforcer and we know what Bondi will do….put the us in prison for trying to save our country. It’s rumored that trump has commissioned Central American leaders to build 6 more prison camps to house US citizens
The courts are the enforcer! Bondi is overstepping the Supreme Court and she will lose!
Trumps agenda was always to put Americans in concentration camps but it won’t be that easy!
Well they will be held in contempt and once again, Supreme Court is higher than the DOJ!
Right. Federal marshals are tge enforcers. They report to the DOJ. Who holds the power there?
The Supreme Court does
What the actual FUCK is happening here!?!?!?
To quote Dépêche Mode: they’re scaring us until we’re stupefied.
I thought it was America’s White House. Not Donald Trump’s.
I beg our good, decent and responsible military members to get together and please uphold our constitution and protect this nation from this domestic dangerous threat that is killing our nation and abusing our citizens
Omg it just keeps getting worse. 🤦🏼♀️🍑
stay angry....
Hello? Anyone not getting the situation yet? America is in deep s**t.
Here we go again. Trump now in open defiance of the courts. To hell with America - I am in charge and will do whatever the hell I want...... Screw you...... I dare you to try and stop me...........Nothing applies to me........ Can you say dictator......
He’s just rubbing it our faces now.
Arrest the cheeto now, put him in prison, send him to El Salvador….DO SOMETHING!!!!
El Salvador that would be justice
He is out of control and acts like a child. He does not act like a leader and should never have been in office. I will never, ever understand how he got where he is.
What are we gonna do people?!? He’s not KING!!
Basically the same, no?!? Kings are usually dictators!
WHERE IS SCOTUS?!!!!!!!
SCOTUS ruled that Garcia be brought back. The problem is no one is enforcing the ruling (hello DOJ?) and the orange menace is pretending it didn’t happen and is lying about it.
When will they be charged with contempt of court?!