"The president is no longer bound by law, but he is protected by laws. The same laws that now permit him to, say, instruct Seal Team Six to assassinate the chief justice, also provide for him to complete his presidential term."
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Yep, Wilhoit's Law: Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.
The American way of life and US as we know it won’t survive even 1 year of this lawless, authoritarian, history erasing crime Regime. It’s time to get serious about what to do.
There must be a massive 10 to 15 million people march on DC... it will bring the city to a standstill... We must demand congress do their job and remove the entire administration, or it will be done for them. Until that see the people in mass, they will continue to ignore us.
Biden got nothing done because the courts stopped him at every turn, eventually he just gave up like the rest of us....ok, well let's see what tolitarianism brings
Democrats do not understand history. No successful liberation movement ever sprung fully formed like Venus from the head of Zeus. First came the poets and the visionaries. Messaging makes possibility from impossibility. Say it, “Remove Trump.” There’s nothing to lose; he’s pulling us down.
Logistically how would a civil war work? 70 million voted for the asshat but those numbers have dwindled. So let’s say 50 million Americans against 120 million with 150 sitting it out. Will Canada and Mexico be allies? Who gets the tanks and planes? Where do we fight? Anyone? What’s the plan?
I may not last long. However, this old woman, seeing with her own eyes, what Trumper's were capable of on January 6th, prepared. Prepared hard. I won't last long, but I will not go peacefully nor quietly.
Point of Fact: The things we worry most about and plan for, are almost never what actually happens. We are hardwired to be pattern seekers not novel situation seekers.
"The President is immune from Prosecution while the President is President... so the President can have the Chief Justice sent to El Salvador as a National Security threat so that the Chief Justice can't preside over their Impeachment Trial." - MAGA logic endorsed by the Chief Justice
They won't send the Nat.Guard per say, he'll send something else - irregular. That something could even be a mercenary force sent from Russia or Ukraine, like Wagner or Rusich. You see Russia-Ukraine for what it is now, an international Mercenary, Inc. We have that in México, Colombia as well.
But they’ve been emboldened now. They’ve been given the message, loud & clear, as long as donald j trump is president, they can do whatever the hell they want to do, w/o consequence. So, the face of the J6ers has changed & it ain’t pretty
Ice or dhs will just show up to dissapear leaders during or after the protest like they had someone doing during blm
Ice/dhs is made out of the most vile inhuman freaks who know what they signed up for and wont hesitste like the kids in the ng who just wanted to get colledge paid off
I'm not sure Americans are ready for that. They are still waiting for republicans to stand up for our Democracy. It appears that isn't going to happen..
No one is ready for it, but it won’t stop it from happening. The Far Right is only interested in domination so there is no peaceful middle ground with them. Never has been and never will be.
Sadly, I feel you are right. I fully expect putin and other authoritarians invited to the June 14, "parade" in honor of a disgraceful criminal. That should be our rallying start of "we the people" rebellion..
I believe that many people are feeling tired and concerned about recent events. Changes within agencies and the resulting consequences will create instability and uncertainty. People do vote with their pocketbook. Democrats just have to get the facts out to those who will hear them.
Ugh. Real. I know decent independent journalists need to get paid by the people they serve (us) but there's just so many. Some sort of centralised subscription and payment system maybe? Keep up the good work!
Ya. People can only pay so many subscriptions, podcasts, substacks, magazine articles. I’ve always maintained that if it’s posted on free social media…it should be free. If we like it enough, we’ll subscribe to the source. This is the withholding of important info for money.
Yes, but in many cases only by necessity I would think. To be truly freelance means being cut off from the oligarchal teat and the livin' ain't easy right now.a journo's gotta eat you know?
On or about April 20th they will announce if they are going to enact the Insurrection Act and put troops in our streets. They claim to enable mass deportations, but they are also itching to shoot some protesters.
Last year I was BEGGING for them to raise the question ‘Can the President order Seal Team Six to assassinate all of the Supreme Court justices?’ not ‘can he order them to kill political opponents?’ They signed their death warrant when giving the President immunity and they don’t even realize it.
The argument I hear from his supporters is that the military can't do an illegal order, and if they did, they could get prosecuted. Assuming we go with that, the problem is that the president can order people under him to commit an illegal act and immediately pardon them for it.
Thus making no accountability for the illegal act, except possibly impeachment. And we know at this point, that most likely will never happen that a president will get convicted by the Senate. And even if he does, if the worse thing is being removed from the office. Not a huge downside.
ACB isn't quite as bad as the other 5. She agreed that he should have immunity for "official acts", which is fine to believe. We don't want a president worried that he might make a decision as part of his "official duties" that will allow him to be prosecuted.
But anything that is "non-official" should be easier to prosecute. And in fact, she basically didn't give him immunity for the case being brought (Jan 6 related).
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It’s frustrating to hit a paywall, but we should remember that writing involves research, fact-checking, revising, editing, & a certain amount of craft. It is work & folks deserve to be paid for their work.
The ruling on immunity is very limited, but he pretends it isn't
the act must be part of the duties of his office which is decided by the judge hearing the case
Jack Smith's DC case was going forward because she rule it was outside his official duties
Then he was elected
If Canada can manage its maple magas and elect a liberal government, if the states along its border with US, along with Washington, Oregon, California, unite with Mexico. Redistribute population to separate the US maga and contain them, strong borders could let the infighting solve the problem
Democrats and decent Republicans (like Kinzinger, Cheney etc..) need to form a shadow government. Trump’s criminal cabal will have to be forcefully removed before it’s too late, and there will need to be a Government in waiting to rebuild the American constitution.
“Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.”
Right wing media has commandeered the airwaves and cable outlets, spewing Radio Rwanda level hatred and vitriol for decades. They WANT to kill us all. It looks to me like that's the plan. Pinochet's Chile will look like a weekend in Orlando.
Their purpose, the group behind Trump, the real power people, intend to create a Dictatorship by American Law. It is simple: most Americans follow law, especially Federal Law. The powers that be wish to create a legal dictatorship. Congress is doing nothing to stop it. Interesting no?
Paraphrasing:
Our exec branch is now lawless:
• DOJ indicated it won’t investigate/charge members of Trump’s regime
• & has been working itself up to defy court verdicts which the regime finds inconvenient
• SCOTUS ruled POTUS may not be charged with criminal law-breaking for “official” act he takes
Those who think the proposition that what #MahmoudKhalil, #RumeysaOzturk, #KilmarAbregoGarcia, #BadarKhanSuri, any named or unnamed disappeared, extralegally renditioned, refouled, #deported, state enforced kidnapped person, are being subject to is “test cases,” have been asleep for the last 25 yrs.
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Left-leaning folks in deep red states are gonna stay quiet and pretend they’re right cuz their neighbors will be very ok in murdering them
...but we won't tell you about it unless you give us money.
He pardoned them!
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/25/documents-military-contractors-mass-deportations-022648
Ice/dhs is made out of the most vile inhuman freaks who know what they signed up for and wont hesitste like the kids in the ng who just wanted to get colledge paid off
Dictatorships often suspend elections and civil liberties, or they may hold rigged elections to maintain power.
Bulwark and Lincoln Project are the reason we're here and the GOP has a Supreme Court majority
They want a king!
It is just too damn important.
the act must be part of the duties of his office which is decided by the judge hearing the case
Jack Smith's DC case was going forward because she rule it was outside his official duties
Then he was elected
Thanks, it seems important.
Usa is now a disgrace of mankind and the joke and shame of the western civilization
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Wilhoit’s Law
But I am only me.
Or to do anything about it at all.
I'm just doing what I can.
I feel as I must.
So I do.
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Our exec branch is now lawless:
• DOJ indicated it won’t investigate/charge members of Trump’s regime
• & has been working itself up to defy court verdicts which the regime finds inconvenient
• SCOTUS ruled POTUS may not be charged with criminal law-breaking for “official” act he takes
I just finally pulled the trigger.
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