Warren: "My view right now is the courts are where we are hanging on to our constitutional structure. They still have the power to hold everybody else in this country in contempt if they do not follow lawfully issued court orders."
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Sadly we’re telling ourselves the courts could still uphold the constitution. Unfortunately we already nullified the courts when we let the system fail to prosecute a felon for his attempted insurrection. Then we elected him back into the most powerful position in the country. Game over.
The Republicans that defied Congressional subpoenas should have been held in comtempt, but they weren't, so the R's became emboldened to push forward their lawless agendas.
After everything I've survived, I am so ready to get out there. I'm older, I don't care. We should be singing and chanting in droves that stay for days at the Capitol. It can be done. No org or billionaire helping. It just has to be peaceful. And that can happen. Rioting is never good. Walk outs.
She’s saying everyone else can be held in contempt. So he can refuse to comply, but every single person can be held in contempt who follows an order that a judge blocked.
And apparently there are other enforcement options:
It’s really about stopping the actions. What would you propose otherwise?
Also keep in mind that Trump’s admin is firing as many civil servants as they can get away with, to replace with their own loyalists. So ultimately, if they get their way on that, it will be “punishing the Trump loyalists.”
The courts may have the power to hold everyone else in contempt, but give me an example of where this has happened recently. The courts are impotent. Laws are completely discretionary for those with money or in power. We do not have a functioning justice system.
"...They still have the power to hold everybody else in this country in contempt if they do not follow lawfully issued court orders." The part that bothers me about this is "everybody else". It should be "EVERYBODY". Right now, our leader is completely above the law. For others, the law varies.
If the courts are where we are hanging on to our constitutional structure, then I don't have much hope. Everyday, the courts hand down decisions which are apparently voluntary in terms of compliance. Without enforcement, we're just pretending to be a nation of laws. Our courts are impotent.
We find ourselves in a place where our courts have no enforcement mechanism for those individuals who are in elected office, appointed office, have money,or an (R) after the name. How can we claim, then, to be a nation of laws when we cannot enforce those laws, or we enforce them variably?
Ms Warren, I think you’ve represented me very well in the Senate, but here’s a question: Let’s say that the courts hold a Trump regime figure in contempt and send the referral to the DoJ. What then? I doubt the DoJ will act on the referral. The courts and Congress can’t save us, we need to do it.
We’re all just making coffee and dropping our kids off at school like it’s normal life….this is a full blown constitutional crisis with almost no way out that doesn’t result in, at minimum, an intense standoff between enforcement personnel.
I hold anyone who voted for the orange destroyer in contempt.
tRump's derangement has infected my born-again christo-fascist sister and though I have tried to keep my heart open, it's as if we are two different species now.
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be glad its just your Sister! My Parents, both Sisters and spouses, my Neice and nephew and their spouses are all trumpers. I feel like I lost my whole family!!
I used to love Warren but she honestly will not fight for us. Her, Schumer, Pelosi... Etc. They have been around long enough to know this is where things were headed and did not. AOC and the other Dems were told to be quiet by them.
She’s too sedate. The Dems need take no prisoners strategists who make their living destroying the Republicans on the issues and on their criminal behavior. Someone like Carville or Rove only younger and more ruthless. War is what happens after diplomacy fails. Well, diplomacy has failed.
Attacking our own fighters is so stupid. Why do we keep doing that? Does it make us feel edgy? Is our hair on fire?
Elizabeth Warren is a treasure. She has been fighting the good fight for many years. She deserves nothing but respect and gratitude for her contributions.
Which I have.
I’m not attacking
I am stating the obvious based on observation.
We need to see where she is now.
There is a fight coming and we need fighters.
She is a fighter, is she up for this fight
That remains to be seen is my stance.
Except we have a crisis that every ENFORCER from everything I have heard ties back to the Executive branch. How could our founders ever have thought you would have a criminal take over from within and the party they belonged to would foresake all laws for them to have total power?
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Who's going to action the contempt of court orders? Trump basically has control of the military. The FBI, they are under assault.
Do not rely on the courts. The Supreme Court started this mess by saying the President had immunity. Americans need to hit the streets. Save your Democracy
The SCOTUS is compromised, and there is no one to enforce a contempt order. I mean, I'm glad the lower courts are doing SOMETHING, but it's just stalling for time.
If stalling for time is all we have, then stalling is what we do. Jam up their project system. Make it lose traction. Make confirmations take forever. Make passing of new bills take forever. Slow down the the action of EOs. Stall, stall, and stall again.
And what? Who’s going to arrest them? The brownshirts who were once our law enforcement? Most of the military who voted for them? Looks like we need our sane veterans to take up arms and lead us. Oh yeah, and you militia who talked up fighting for freedom, it’s time to get on the right side.
Her argument is flawed. She believes underlings will fear legal repercussions for refusing a court order. The truth is they will be protected if they obey Trump and ignore the court. Not the other way around.
And there was precedent for pardoning contempt of court. That sheriff in Arizona who was going to jail for contempt was pardoned by Trump and it was upheld.
True enough. Two thoughts though. What enforcement arm do the courts have? The Marshall service is under AG’s thumb. Next, the compromised SCOTUS has the road blocked up ahead.
I think the courts will have to request that the Marshals enforce their orders. They have to put Bondi in a position to choose the rule of law, or Trump.
Holding them in contempt only feeds their egos. Bankrupt them with fines and get their attention with jail. That is what power the courts need to have.
They adhered to court orders during his first term, but once Musky took charge, they began treating the govt as if it were Xitter. It's as if they’ve become overstimulated and completely lost touch with reality. 🙄 Drugs are real.😂
This. Every Dem is operating with a pre-coup mentality. Therefore, their words are utterly worthless. There'll come a point where they're forced to admit that your all fucked. But for now, they're clinging to their once-secure jobs and grasping at non-existent straws. #USCollapse
By the end of this week, the courts will be meaningless because the total castration of any enforcement that displeases the administration will be complete.
Trump is what happens when a country refuses to hold a criminal accountable; it gives him the green light to go full throttle, scorched earth criminal with no fear of every being held accountable!!!
Yep, Garland FAILED US when he SLOW WALKED Trump's CRIMES against this Country and now HERE WE ARE! I hope he FEELS SHAME EVERY DAY for the REST of HIS LIFE!😡
Me too and I’m white. It’s not all white people. It’s those in power and those too ignorant to know they have been and continue to be lied to. Don’t put us all in the same basket please.
trump will ignore the court orders. His minions will continue to carry out his work and he will pardon them when they get arrested for contempt. Anyone interfering will be subjected to persecution and assault from his private army of Jan 6 rioters
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When Hitler was first elected in 1933 his Brownshirts rounded up and tortured prisoners. The Judiciary was still working and 25 torturers were convicted. Hitler pardoned them the next year.
Imagine that.
They should have power, and all of you leaders are relying so damn much that they will do right. Like your sitting around the radio listening to Orson Wells tell a f’n story! Dammit!!!
At that point, we'll know who's on America's side and who's on Trump's. Those who serve the Constitution will not comply and will do as needed. Those who serve Trump and Bondi will obey the order.
One can only hope we have more of the former but to be honest prospects are very grim.
It is time to invoke the original intent of the Declaration of Independence, refuse in mass to consent to dictatorship & taxation without representation.
1. File articles of impeachment, shutdown the Fed, & activate general strike on March 14, 2025.
Are you saying we the people can file articles of impeachment ourselves for Trump? Is there a vehicle for that? Because there's a lot of people that would like to jump on that bandwagon and pursue it together. Somebody just needs to start it and make sure it's legal.
Rep Al Green is filing articles. We need to get our elected reps to support him & we need to make sure all offenses are included. We also need them introduced on the Capitol steps defiled by the insurrectionists, & we need a million+ present for that intro, shutdown of the Fed & general strike.
#1. Impeachment is an act of Congress.
#2. The party in charge controls all bills brought to the floor.
#3. A demand for impeachment entered in record is toothless.
#4. He was impeached twice; without republican buy-in in the Senate, it just made him stronger.
On July 1, 2024, the SCOTUS supermajority unconstitutionally ruled that POTUS has absolute immunity from prosecution, effectively nullifying the Constitution in favor of serial authoritarianism at best, totalitarianism at the other end.
"they still have the power to hold everybody in contempt"
cut to the entire country doing the john travolta gif
like are you mainlining filtered crack you idiot? literally nothing is being stopped, theyre just rolling over and going "pweeeease dont"
Case No. 23–939 did provide presidents with immunity but ONLY when they are acting within their role. A president cannot pardon themselves and will be held legally liable for external crimes. I will post the judges and their efforts in protecting democracy. Hopefully it can provide some reassurance!
Wishful thinking, Senator. This will give criminals the excuse they need to commit crimes. "Well if the President and Mr. Musk can do it, why can't I?" And they have a pretty good point.
If the dem party can’t learn this lesson and learn it fast we are done for ! Stop allowing the old guard to be in charge !! Give the microphone to the younger people who understand what we want and how to communicate it !! The older people can help guide , but Connolly is out of his league
The waste & corruption are in government defense contracts.
Elon Musk & the Republican Party will continue to rip-off Americans while ending Medicaid & education funding.
Dems are truly the biggest suckers on the planet. Shortsighted, still hoping the other side will suddenly start playing by the rules. It’s over, Senator Warren. Trump will ignore the courts, and no one will enforce their rulings. Now go and make a strategy that actually deals with this reality.
Why doesn’t the Democrat party embrace all the cost savings from doge why is the Democrat party trying to sabotage trend Aragua and keep them in our country.
And you think that the thousands of wrecked careers and lives that the mass firings is fine.
See, that’s the real difference between MAGA Americans and the rest of the country. You all have no empathy. You are Christian in name only and really don’t give a fuck about you fellow human beings.
How much have they saved so far and what is your evidence? And this doesn’t even touch on the disrespect of the US Constitution and the spirit from which The Founders created this nation.
Sorry not sorry. You can pout about the past. Can’t change that, but can change the present. And I may know a thing or two about the Constitution as well as military service.
Turn the channel just turn the channel Newsmax, Fox and Friends all the mainstream media that is somewhat liberal and somewhat Republican. Did you see what they found in the US A ID accounts?
As a US Constitutionalist, academically qualified, you can pout all you want. Hitchen’s Razor. No actions justify violation of the Constitution and the disregard of other branches. That judges keep shutting down EOs, should be a big clue. But “against logic there is no armor like ignorance.”
Well, it certainly is going to reduce the deficit. Do you have a clue how many years out to the spending is to go and we’re gonna stop at dead my gasoline prices are already going down so when that happens, everything goes down so just be a little patient the man’s been in office for 25 days.
We could have elected Hillary Clinton. We could have elected Kamala Harris. Now, we are waving our hands in the air screaming, "what do we do now!" "Now" was "then." It's what we should have done "then." We have no options. Letters, phone calls, peaceful protests … not going to do a damn thing.
A lot of us worked very hard, and also gave what we could afford, during Harris’s campaign. And she ran a great campaign in the amount of time she had. Not sure what else we voters, or Harris, could have done. Overcoming misogyny is an enormous, possibly impossible, hurdle in our country.
But who will enforce any penalties that accompany any such contempt rulings? No federal marshals will jail anyone. No Treasury Dept employee will attach their paychecks or bank accounts to collect fines. It will take crowds of people in the streets
This proved true in Trump round 1. Round 2 is very different.
She also claimed the people who actually do things, like payments, are lower level and may fear contempt decisions. Of course she skipped noting those are now Musk’s boys, all of whom will expect pardon protections.
WE ARE THE BACKUP PLAN. Get off your couch and march. Make calls. Talk to your MAGA friends and make sure they know they will get clobbered by this stuff.
Whether Maga can be persuaded or not aside, this is absolutely right. We are the back up plan. Call your senators and rep every day.
No matter who.
They have said themselves that the demonstrated views of the people, and how much they appear willing to mobilize, matters!
They are simply not going to follow the orders. They are going to disregard court orders because there is no one to stop them. Holding them in contempt faces the same challenge. No enforcement entity.
Seriously? Trust in the good old American institutions that failed you the last time YOUR CITIZENS elected Trump? WTF do you think is happening? A major — but fixable (cuz we’re Americans, damnit!) — catastrophe? Your country is undergoing a coup. If you don’t see that, you have no hope.
We call upon our elected representatives to stand with us and to insist upon adherence to the rule of law and the legal processes and procedures that ensure orderly change.Trump cannot choose which law it will follow or ignore.These are not political issues. These are rules of law...
This posting gives us some hope of positive, effective, actions purposefully aimed at keeping our democratic republic functioning as was constitutionally designed.
I read much complaining of injustices occurring.
Judicial interventions do seem to be a viable path forward.
Let’s stay focused!
Sorry, but this seems so naive and out-of-touch to me:
The courts' contempt powers are enforced through the Executive Branch--specifically the Department of Justice.
Pam Bondi has been confirmed as US Attorney General.
Will she enforce for the courts, against Trump?
Doubtful.
Very doubtful.
There is a way for a Court to enforce contempt on its own, using existing law, but it requires creative action. In short, hire former law enforcement as “deputy clerks” who answer to the Court, empower them to serve warrants, and hold violators in cells at the courthouse. But, will any judge do it?
trumps secret service would never allow someone to get close enough to arrest trump. even if we could get a court to do this, it still seems almost impossible for it to actually work.
Clerks and deputy clerks, “shall exercise the powers … assigned to them by the court.” 28 USC 956. Crim Rule 4(c)(1) allows not only marshals to execute arrest warrants, but also “other authorized officer[s].” There are holding cells in every courthouse.
I’m suddenly seeing this scene play out in my head, hoping we’ve got more people like him around who will refuse to do unconstitutional and illegal acts:
Also a segment on Morning Joe with George Conway who said basically Americans will need to go out into the streets if that happens as there’s no other recourse
They are not immune, but they can be pardoned by Drumpf. He has already pardoned insurrectionists, so I assume his minions are not worried about their lack of immunity. In fact, once they start law breaking their incentive is then to go all in on it, to display loyalty to the pardoner-in-chief.
I know, but I don’t see him pardoning each and every government employee *as* they’re cited for following his orders. He could, but that doesn’t seem to be how he operates.
If it does happen, we shall see!
A lot of this is about slowing things down while other mechanisms are explored.
The pardon is an issue, but I don’t see him doing that on the spot, right when they’re in the court process, every time.
SCOTUS is a huge issue. But this is about slowing him down in the lower courts. And observers point out that SCOTUS doesn’t always rule for Trump. Just too often.
EW. The Supreme Court of the United States made DJT above the law that is why he is doing everything to destroy this country and the Constitution. Your statement falls on death ears because its inaccurate. It seem like to normal citizens that our government have been bought off against the people.
We haven’t seen any consequences for his political crimes and at this point we’ll probably celebrate him expiring before we celebrate him in handcuffs.
Love this. It’s sad to see a few Blueskyers being negative (that’s not who we really are), so I’m always uplifted to see positive responses like this. “Keep going”!
Somebody better DO something NOW before it's too late. Trump et al have already shown they refuse to follow lawful court orders. Hold them in contempt, but make sure contempt has teeth. REAL consequences, not a talking-to. Otherwise, they'll keep trashing the Constitution until America is no more.
Vance even used the apocryphal version of the Jackson response quote in a tweet. Like cool, we are saying it's okay cause the president that marched people to death in the 1800s said so? Even in the 90s in school we knew Jackson was a POS and now the VP is treating him like Thomas Paine
Courts can be an effective delaying tactic because -before Team Trump decides to steamroll over them -they will try to find an effective counter-argument.
The delays will be short, but potentially useful IF opponents use the time to prepare for the 2026 midterms. And yes, there will be midterms.
Until they just ignore the courts. It's what they said and are going to do that makes me mad. They are going to fuck us if they can. I will do what needs to be done. He's been in office for what?" three weeks?
I'm curious @warren.senate.gov how do they enforce their rulings? Serious question which NO ONE will answer for me. Which executive branch enforcement agency completely ruled by Trump and his minions is going to enforce the court rulings?
(2/2) But I am with you, we need a contingency plan should it escalate to the administration defying court orders. I’ve learn to not assume anything, yet plan for the worst. We need an immediate plan and actions to be taken to ensure to protections of our court system
(1/2) Not a perfect answer but if a party continues to violate an order, they will be found in contempt of court. This results in fines and/or jail time. The police in that jurisdiction would arrest the offender(s) in the courtroom. If they are an attorney, they can be disbarred…
Yes, I know that would be a result, but who is going to take them to jail? Trump controls the head of the Marshals service who will tell his officers to stand down. Who is making the arrest?
Hence the huge problem! But how many people who are t loyalists…would be willing to go to jail to appease t? I don’t think many, but if they choose to, that’s on them.
If you think the military will follow some district court judge rather than Trump I hope you're right. But other than that it's all Trump-controlled enforcement agencies. And they're already in non-compliance.
Those of us who actually take our oath to defend & uphold the US Constitution seriously will be tested. Morons who think the tangerine tyrant & his word is above the US Constitution should guess again. Pray there are enough of us to remove a rouge authoritarian regime.
Not my opinion. I hope the military wont follow illegal orders, but I'm with you. And what about pardons? And will US Marshals do their jobs? It is going to get interesting.
There is an answer and that answer is that the only thing that can be done at that point is for the citizenry to rise up against a lawless state. I'm just waiting for them to start admitting that's where we're at.
But, the courts aren’t following through. You politicians are still hanging onto a system that has been trampled into oblivion. If the courts don’t issue arrests for contempt it literally means nothing!
Then what? Hold them in contempt and they ignore it. Then what. He has presidential immunity. What are we going to do? Checks and balances have failed. Who knew it would be that easy to overthrow the US government.
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Contempt can mean arrest but it can mean a lot of other things too, like fines that accrue each day, professional sanctions against lawyers, or restrictions on access to the courts in other matters.
Federal agencies would likely splinter into: those who choose to defend the Constitution (and keep their oaths of office) and those who choose to usurp it.
States that choose to uphold the constitution will ignore federal mandates of the delegitimized executive.
If/ when the exec tries to federalize those states national guards and if/ when governors refuse that order, then a state of armed rebellion, i.e. civil war, will exist in the country.
Unfortunately, massive public pushback doesn't work, either. The BLM protests netted very little in the way of judicial reform, law enforcement reform, civil rights reforms, etc.
The terrifying reality is that only a very bloody revolution can fix this mess, and I doubt Americans are up for it.
This will slow down the coup, sure, but what happens when they refuse to comply and there is no one to enforce the law? The Supreme Court already said the President has immunity, and he can pardon everyone, including Elon Musk.
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Have we already reached that point?
And apparently there are other enforcement options:
https://bsky.app/profile/twoofsix.bsky.social/post/3lhvt4hsemc2q
Holding complying individuals accountable is useful, but also still hard to enforce for the same reasons, as well as the protection of pardons.
https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artIII-S1-4-3/ALDE_00013522/
It’s certainly not an easy solution, but when times are hard and judges are determined, it’s something they can do.
Also keep in mind that Trump’s admin is firing as many civil servants as they can get away with, to replace with their own loyalists. So ultimately, if they get their way on that, it will be “punishing the Trump loyalists.”
To defend the constitution from threats foreign or domestic is in the oath of the armed forces.
Looks like total instability is on the menu now.
tRump's derangement has infected my born-again christo-fascist sister and though I have tried to keep my heart open, it's as if we are two different species now.
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He disgusts me.
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Historically courts don’t fight wars
Warriors do!
Are you a warrior Elizabeth?
Well are you?
They are bringing the fight to you
Ignoring the courts
Up In Your face saying, what you gonna do.
What will you do?
This is a war.
In this war she is a combatant
She needs to fight for us.
She WAS a teacher.
She has to be a warrior now.
If not we are cooked.
She can be
Will she be.
Elizabeth Warren is a treasure. She has been fighting the good fight for many years. She deserves nothing but respect and gratitude for her contributions.
I’m not attacking
I am stating the obvious based on observation.
We need to see where she is now.
There is a fight coming and we need fighters.
She is a fighter, is she up for this fight
That remains to be seen is my stance.
https://youtu.be/keNw6CtcGYE?si=fU0GwlCj_ugVtdU4
I hate to say it. But IMO, it’s going to take a show of force by the people to get these clowns out. Like they did in South Korea recently
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A monetary fine would be laughable to Elonia.
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Do not rely on the courts. The Supreme Court started this mess by saying the President had immunity. Americans need to hit the streets. Save your Democracy
Time is our biggest tool.
https://bsky.app/profile/twoofsix.bsky.social/post/3lhvt4hsemc2q
And there was precedent for pardoning contempt of court. That sheriff in Arizona who was going to jail for contempt was pardoned by Trump and it was upheld.
I see no logic here.
We are where we are now because there have been no consequences for people who have committed the highest crime in the land - treason.
Then the people might have seeen this coming.
That's why I call today's fascists "stealth fascists".
So clever. The cleverest.
Accurate ☝️
Holding someone in contempt doesn't mean shit if they're free to ignore it!
…did the Supreme Court just reverse itself?
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Imagine that.
They are lawless!
not
Rule by the Lawless
One can only hope we have more of the former but to be honest prospects are very grim.
The Supreme Court voided our constitutionally guaranteed democratic republic on July 1, 2024 replacing it with serial authoritarianism.
I did not consent to this form of government.
No american should be paying any federal taxes. Period.
1. File articles of impeachment, shutdown the Fed, & activate general strike on March 14, 2025.
No quit, no quarter, 24/7.
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#2. The party in charge controls all bills brought to the floor.
#3. A demand for impeachment entered in record is toothless.
#4. He was impeached twice; without republican buy-in in the Senate, it just made him stronger.
Demonstrations, Boycotts, Petitions.
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/23-939_e2pg.pdf
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Followed back.
cut to the entire country doing the john travolta gif
like are you mainlining filtered crack you idiot? literally nothing is being stopped, theyre just rolling over and going "pweeeease dont"
Grave concern. This all feels existential.
Elon Musk & the Republican Party will continue to rip-off Americans while ending Medicaid & education funding.
Very controlling words.
Not helpful
He'll just pardon them.
What the HELL is she talking about?
Is this an example of the best and the BRIGHTEST ?
If she is, fold the tent NOW.
See, that’s the real difference between MAGA Americans and the rest of the country. You all have no empathy. You are Christian in name only and really don’t give a fuck about you fellow human beings.
You know what those outlets didn't tell you is that Elon shut them down for daring to investigate him for shutting down starlink to help Russia
Or that TDA comprises less than half a percent of people under TPS
and that's why it's so hard to get back to 1982 prices
the concept of endless growth in finite natural systems is analogous to cancer
those who do not recognize this are incapable of fixing it
the bottom cannot be uplifted
but it can circulate spending power through basic income
She also claimed the people who actually do things, like payments, are lower level and may fear contempt decisions. Of course she skipped noting those are now Musk’s boys, all of whom will expect pardon protections.
Very different.
No matter who.
They have said themselves that the demonstrated views of the people, and how much they appear willing to mobilize, matters!
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I read much complaining of injustices occurring.
Judicial interventions do seem to be a viable path forward.
Let’s stay focused!
The courts are now like tigers with no teeth.
The courts' contempt powers are enforced through the Executive Branch--specifically the Department of Justice.
Pam Bondi has been confirmed as US Attorney General.
Will she enforce for the courts, against Trump?
Doubtful.
Very doubtful.
Yes, messy, but legal and doable, and a way to slow or stop the execution of his extremely questionable executive orders.
We’re taking about judges using “The power to punish for contempts” that “is inherent in all courts,” without enlisting other branches of government.
https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artIII-S1-4-3/ALDE_00013522/
https://bsky.app/profile/twoofsix.bsky.social/post/3lhvt4hsemc2q
*I don’t count approval by Musk, because he also has minimal security clearance and no approval by anyone but Trump.
If it does happen, we shall see!
A lot of this is about slowing things down while other mechanisms are explored.
SCOTUS is a huge issue. But this is about slowing him down in the lower courts. And observers point out that SCOTUS doesn’t always rule for Trump. Just too often.
Harken back to Andrew Jackson and the Trail of Tears. He ignored the Supreme Court's ruling in favor of Native Americans.
The delays will be short, but potentially useful IF opponents use the time to prepare for the 2026 midterms. And yes, there will be midterms.
Seriously, why is everyone just overlooking that??
Another stellar point.
No one. Because he controls the enforcement agencies.
It's a circular problem
Jefferson: “ 🌳 of Liberty… “
My guess it's going to get pretty sporty before this all works itself out.
Sadly.
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The courts have no military. They have no way to physically stop POTUS. This was all handshakes and understanding that the Constitution mattered.
When you elect people who tell you it doesn’t, this is what you get.
Hold onto your butts folks.
But when the courts can be ignored because the executive follows court orders only when convenient, it‘s not enough.
Only massive public push back can stop this coup. The later it cones, the bigger it has to be.
Then effectively rule of law has broken down, and the Executive becomes delegitimized.
Federal officers then have a choice: Constitution or Trump.
The latter will be used to supress the former.
That's when states may start to get involved.
If/ when the exec tries to federalize those states national guards and if/ when governors refuse that order, then a state of armed rebellion, i.e. civil war, will exist in the country.
1. Restoration of the federal constitutional republic - those who illegally seized power are removed
2. End of the federal constitutional republic - usurpers successfully consolidate power and begin authoritarian rule
The terrifying reality is that only a very bloody revolution can fix this mess, and I doubt Americans are up for it.
What then?