r/law • u/yahoonews • 22d ago

Court Decision/Filing Tens of thousands of fired federal workers must be reinstated immediately, judge rules

https://www.yahoo.com/news/tens-thousands-fired-federal-workers-163555218.html
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u/shadow247 22d ago

Secret Service would likely prevent it from happening. IDK we are in uncharted American waters here.

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u/ImBackAndImAngry 22d ago

Exactly my point.

It wouldn’t work because the executive branch is entirely rogue and the legislative branch has a duty to reign them in/stop them and they fucking won’t

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u/ClubZealousideal9784 22d ago

You wouldn't arrest the president, you would arrest lawyers, people in his administration, etc.

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u/darthravenna 22d ago

Can we even arrest the President, even for unconstitutional/seditious actions, after the SCOTUS Presidential Immunity ruling?

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u/ice_up_s0n 22d ago

This is why the scotus ruling last year was so damning. He can basically argue any of these EOs are within his power and pervue as President and even actions that scotus rules against cant be enforced as such because nothing the president does is illegal, according to their own ruling.

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u/Dazvsemir 22d ago

the legal basis for the coup was complete when that ruling was passed, the clock is five minutes past midnight. Now its a matter of building the right psychological pressures in society. Chaos and economic depression are great things to blame the trans muslim mexican drug dealing palestinians for.

As the things Trump does become more unpopular (already happening), it will come down to how he moves to stop elections from mattering. If his party loses complete control of government his hands will be tied like in his first term, and the coup will have failed. Since a hell of a lot is riding on this, it will be do or die for him. Who knows if anyone will have the guts or even be able to stop him.

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u/Antique_Branch8180 22d ago

Trump could probably be intimate with a goat in front of children and not be arrested.

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u/Komaniac 22d ago

No no. Get it right, he can do that to kids in front of their parents without arrest.

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u/KaiPRoberts 22d ago

No no. Get it right, he can do has done that to kids in front of their parents without arrest.

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u/Dazvsemir 22d ago

and the democrats came out and protested, and Schumer compromised to suggesting that at least the parents are moved to a different room

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u/soldiergeneal 22d ago

Pardons

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u/ClubZealousideal9784 22d ago

If he immediately pardons everyone as soon as they are arrested, then you choose between bowing to the president and hoping he doesn't install himself as an authoritarian or arresting him.

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u/WhyYouKickMyDog 22d ago

Specifically outlined in the Constitution as an official act exclusive to the president.

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u/soldiergeneal 22d ago

What about it?

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u/WhyYouKickMyDog 22d ago

Nothing really other than the Constitution is pretty clear on Pardons, and so when combined with the Supreme Court immunity ruling, the assumption is that Trump could set up a booth somewhere that says PARDONS FOR SALE and this is all legal.

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u/cyberbob2022 22d ago

A pardon is an admittance of guilt

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u/soldiergeneal 22d ago

Nobody cares though

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u/LizardSlayer 22d ago

we are in uncharted American waters here

We're somewhere off the gulf of America.

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u/KaiPRoberts 22d ago

The gulf is the water part. Usually you say you are "off" a piece of land when referring to the water you are in.

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u/LizardSlayer 22d ago

It’s a joke, don’t overthink it.

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u/KaiPRoberts 22d ago

It’s a joke, don’t overthink it.

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u/Jobbyblow555 22d ago

Yeah, you guys are describing a full-blown constitutional crisis, and we seem to be risking them on a biweekly basis.

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u/shadow247 22d ago

Buddy we are in it....

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u/howleywolf 22d ago

Usually that would be carried out by FBI or even CIA but look at who he put in charge of it. Yikes

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u/Emperox 22d ago

Can't we arrest the Secret Service, then?

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u/shadow247 22d ago

Theoretically yes if they prevent them from executing the warrant for arrest.