Just a catastrophically awful decision, demanded by Trump. So much of what is playing out now is a the predictable outcome of the bookends of Citizens United and Trump vs. the United States. - ThreadSky

donmoyn.bsky.social • 23 days ago

Just a catastrophically awful decision, demanded by Trump. So much of what is playing out now is a the predictable outcome of the bookends of Citizens United and Trump vs. the United States.

Reposted from Brendan Nyhan

Reminder that Trump can commit virtually any crime as president right now and be protected by the Supreme Court's immunity decision. No incentive to follow the law - he can openly tell people to violate it and promise to pardon them from federal charges.

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minerva1.bsky.social•23 days ago

The John Roberts court is anti-America and anti-democracy.

We should treat them as the enemy.

dalejohn.bsky.social•23 days ago

Why people need to contact their governor and state AGs, even if they are republicans. Just do it.

daniellakrn.bsky.social•23 days ago

@bradduplessis.bsky.social as far as I can figure, certain folk are either protected by “official acts” or will be immediately be granted a Presidential pardon. There’s no repercussions. It’s a fucking free for all of illegal and outrageous acts and behavior.

tiggersdad.bsky.social•23 days ago

The Roberts Court will go down as one of the worst, if not the worst Supreme Court in U.S. history. Just so many significant awful decisions.

go-north.bsky.social•22 days ago

How many billions will he earn as a reward?

johnmone.bsky.social•23 days ago

Roger Taney level

chief1970p.bsky.social•23 days ago

It’s the worst already & it’s not close. They have pushed us to the fingernails on the side of the cliff stage. Maybe one fingernail.

gaines-law.com•23 days ago

Everyone ought to give another read to Citizens United. Especially the portions quoting Buckley and proclaiming that independent expenditures are incapable of facilitating quid pro quo corruption. Just bafflingly naive.

jdb219.bsky.social•23 days ago

It’s not naive, it’s dishonest, just like his nonsense about race in Shelby County.

gaines-law.com•23 days ago

Citizens United is Kennedy, not Roberts. I tend to think Kennedy was more naive than dishonest, but plenty of both to be sure.

jdb219.bsky.social•23 days ago

I’m throwing it on Roberts as well, because he voted for it and publicly defended it.

hotoynoodle.bsky.social•23 days ago

kennedy was in the tank and as corrupt as the rest.
his son worked at deutsche bank directly dealing with trump's loans.

positronrelay.bsky.social•23 days ago

Exactly why Biden should've used it in the wake of the election to just dump them all in a CIA black hole never to be he heard from again, then demand that the newly appointed SCOTUS overturn it and remaining Congress and governors pass an amendment limiting and defining powers.

johnmone.bsky.social•23 days ago

Ol’ Balls & Strikes was really about scuffing the pitches …

fiftyburger.bsky.social•23 days ago

The Supreme court needs to be torn down.

msfocused.bsky.social•23 days ago

I believe that impeachment is still a legal option, if I recall the oral arguments and decision accurately. But with a GOP House and Senate, it won't happen. I blame SCOTUS, but I also blame GOP lawmakers for not standing up to him.

percyjones.bsky.social•23 days ago

He can't violate civil laws.

sababausa.bsky.social•23 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/sababausa.bsky.social/post/3lh7s3xxzfs2g

rszasz.bsky.social•23 days ago

Sorta meh. "Groups have free speech rights" is important when you think about it for a bit.

roxannewillis.bsky.social•23 days ago

Those six justices are more responsible than anyone for how bad this will get. In fact, they are single-handedly responsible for not denying him access to the ballot in the Colorado case, which would have been an appropriate check & balance - you know, following the Constitution

vailalamadness.bsky.social•23 days ago

John Roberts intentionally delayed the decision until it was too late, and then wrote the decision in such an inarticulate way that any action taken by Trump can be upheld.

viscountbosham.bsky.social•23 days ago

Of course a subsequent court could just change their minds about both decisions though because that’s a thing we do now.

jamesbarfoot.bsky.social•23 days ago

The corrupt members of the Supreme Court have betrayed their country and their constitution.

cabbagepatchcat.bsky.social•23 days ago

Won't save him from ending up like Mussolini.

atomicpopwi.bsky.social•23 days ago

Do you think Roberts spends sleepless nights thinking, "We created a monster!" Yeah, me either.

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