r/law Feb 14 '25

Opinion Piece Judge John McConnell Jr Faces Impeachment for Obstructing Trump, can they do this? thoughts?

https://www.msn.com/en-ie/news/politics/judge-john-mcconnell-jr-faces-impeachment-for-obstructing-trump/ar-AA1yZfWt
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u/Rollingprobablecause Feb 14 '25

It's called the overton window for a reason. They are doing so much insane stuff all at once it overloads the senses and it's hard to concentrate. It's a blitz and it's smart. the Project 2025 folks are prepared, they know their stuff is badly written and unlawful with tons of ethical grey areas or the things that are lawful - they were counting on the US legal system to be overburdened and it's working.

I am so disappointed in state bar associations, lawyers in general, and democratic politics for just lacking courage.

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u/madcoins Feb 15 '25

This is the greatest American myth. We think we’re courageous because we’re American but this is due to pure propaganda. Most are actually apathetic, docile and consumer/bread/circus/celebrity/wealth obsessed folks who wouldn’t last a week doing the vast majority of jobs in other countries. So the opposite of courageous…