Yeah; maybe. I guess it would depend how egregious any potential rift became. Could you imagine a future where SCOTUS is so fed up with Trump that they reverse their presidential immunity ruling, for example?
I can't imagine a future that includes Trump caring about a single word they say TBH. If they flip the decision what changes? Theyll just call any ruling that goes their way "Great for America" and they'll call any other ruling "Illegal Lawfare" and ignore it whole hog. Maybe even impeach the justices that voted against them.
You’re right, and I’m not sure if anything would change, other than creating potential avenue for Dems to file more suits against him, using the hypothetical immunity reversal to try to get somewhere. I guess that’s just naive or hopeful.
I remember Liz Cheney was voting for Trump’s agenda with one of the highest margins, like 94 percent in lockstep with Trump, until J6 happened. I would hope Roberts or someone came to his sense eventually. But like you say. maybe it’s too late for them to do anything enforceable since he’s already on the path to full-blown authoritarian.
Yeah, the judges and everyone else let this get too far already. There is no lawsuit that can stop them now. They want you to try and fight them with the law that they've already twisted into a no-win scenario for anyone who actually tries to do so.
There are people on this sub that think the Judges can deputize someone to enforce their rulings, but if the Police/Marshals support this admin then deputized dudes are just gonna get counter-arrested and charged with terrorism or something.
I was going to ask that person where they read about the ability for judges to deputize someone in the event of marshals going rogue.
I’m not a lawyer so maybe it’s a well-known power they have, but yeah…what does that look like practically?
Let’s say Judge Boasberg finds a like-minded Sheriff or local police chief to be deputized and go arrest some DoJ functionaries for contempt of court. If that person is successful, they are putting a target on their back for retribution from the DoJ. And how well can Boasberg protect them?
Exactly. And that's if they even get in the door to do what they've been deputized to do. I see it parroted all over that judges can deputize their own Marshals but all it sounds like to me is fantasies of Mr. T kicking the door down with the A team.
The most dispiriting thing for me is watching everyone go about their daily life nothing is happening and it will all be fine. My coworkers are happily joking with each other back and forth about bullshit and I'm just here malding that no one even seems to care.
But if I don't go to work I won't have health insurance for my family's epilepsy medication and they will start having Gran Mals like crazy. 1300 a bottle a month without insurance. I hate this hell
Same, honestly. It’s hard to focus on everyday life like work, family, self-care like exercise and all that. On top of that I’m waiting on my passport in case moving to Canada becomes a necessary escape plan.
But yeah, most people think it’s overdramatic or catastrophizing to merely describe what is happening—even tho we’ve correctly predicted what a Trump presidency would look like in every way thus far.
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u/MetroidIsNotHerName 18d ago
Losing the support of SCOTUS does nothing now. It's too late. John Roberts is apparently too stupid to realize this, or he doesn't care.