Reminder: Trump was on the path to getting the due process Le Pen just did (which also took years, even w/o Presidential immunity) until John Roberts intervened. John Roberts was singularly responsible for delay, John Roberts was key vote that created 2 more years of delay.
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Josh Marshall wrote a marvelous manifesto (also on Bluesky) about how we should consider this Court illegitimate… \1
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/toward-a-theory-of-civic-sede-vacantism
And if we ever restore constitutional government, Trump merits no due process. He has declared himself King, above and outside all laws. In hindsight, it was a failure to offer it the first time… \3
Hindsight is 20/20, but we might have known Roberts would suborn our founding charter, corruptly install Trump in office, and anoint him King. \4
In case you missed it
“BuT iT wAs oBVIoUs thAT hE wAS GUilty”
Yeah. Try that as an argument in court. 😑
https://wapo.st/42ady0P
• John Roberts
• Cannon
• Alito
• Scalia
• Matthew Kacsmaryk
• Bondi
Who’d I forget?
Watergate saw a SCOTUS turn around decisions in days for what John Roberts chose to take months & months & months & months
That was a sweet dream to have 🇺🇸
In some ways that country has a more robust democratic tradition than ours, from 700 years of parliamentarism to mass civic mobilization against communist dictatorship… \1
Mike Johnson (202) 225-2777
John Thune (202) 224-2321
Chuck Schumer (202) 224-6542
Hakeem Jefferies (202) 225-5936
Call for impeachment or treason charges. Use 5calls.org if you need help.
As an aside, Republicans wanted so badly to impeach President Biden, but they couldn’t. Ha ha!
Track it, name it, make John Roberts own it. So when Trump’s corruption ends up breaking things, causing catastrophe, that explanation will be ready at hand.”
https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/01/08/why-and-how-to-hold-john-roberts-accountable/
Many parties played a role, but I look at attorneys being the most responsible for where we are presently.