Lord knows I’m not a constitutional scholar not even a lawyer (and I’ve yet to check in with @kateshaw.bsky.social) but a legal regime in which “you can do crimes if you’re buddies with the president or praise him publicly” is *on its face* a violation the equal protection of the laws.
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There's been two sets of rule$
They painted the Black Lives protestors as violent rioters, the Pro-Palestine protests as antisemitic, even kneeling at the National Anthem as offensive.
The only acceptable protest is the one they can ignore.
We all have the same rights, they're not just ours!!!
It's your rights too !!!
It's like mass brainwashing.
https://apnews.com/article/50501-protests-project-2025-trump-state-capitols-ddd341171a54ba9b498cbfe7530e18ab
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHoGdoiCOcw
So don't act all fucking surprised now.
Quite a number on this thread.
The constitution is effectively a dead document - truly dead if they get away with not complying with court orders.
He recognized that purity and holding grudges were obstacles to success.
No one has built a cohesive coalition to fight and CHALLENGE both…YET!!!
and we're past that point now officially
pardons are just icing on the baked cake
but we all KNEW this was going to happen
just that nothing anyone can do anymore
maybe don't raise debt ceiling next 4 years? eh
https://www.npr.org/2025/02/10/nx-s1-5292342/trump-federal-funding-freeze-restraining-order
Since current guy got into office: gets out sharpie, signs bunch of executive orders - easy peasy.
Done. Never congress, never senate.
I believe it's called a dictatorship.
Pardon me: Dangerous horseshit
Because to assert that things with the present regime are really no different than they've always been under other regimes is wrong, lazy, self-aggrandizing, and ultimately catastrophic.
Democrats and any Republicans with a spine need to step in and stop this madness.
Call your rep now (202) 224-3121" Robert Reich
And Monday February 17 https://refusefascism.org/2025/02/08/monday-february-17-presidents-day-take-to-the-streets/
Naming them is important! 2/
A crime is not a crime until you actually do it. So "you can do crimes" might be the wrong phrase. Can never do "crimes"
Equal protection does not mean you have to prosecute everyone... eg: cops can't ticket every single infraction.
But I get the point 😅
Why is the fat orange felon in office COUNTER TO THE LAW?
There are a few he's pardoned or gotten out of a jam, now they owe him (Eric Adams)
Pop in your zip code, it provides current issues that legislators have a hand in & your legislators' contact info.
Call.
Be the bee in their bonnet
The fly in their butter
The pain in their ass.
(& use your inside voice)
Only real justice is for the little guys
Hope about you.
IDIOTS
Almost like Biden fully complied with the order, and then through legal means partially relieved a small portion of debts for a small number of people as a show.
So like, what are you talking about?
America is experiencing the outcome of generations without real democratic choice when voting —U.S. elections are structured to neutralize (punish) votes for change from the corprt DemGOP stranglehold. @petebuttigieg.bsky.social
So very many people want to be yolked by a king to absolve them of responsibility for their decisions which impact on society, so as to remove any guilt they may feel for how things have actually become.
We don’t need money in politics. We just need people to participate.
https://www.nationalfinancialplan.com
@chrislhayes.bsky.social #ChrisHayes
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/cable-news-host-chris-hayes-talks-new-book-the-sirens-call/
That’s the one question
1/2
The time to fight back is now ...
#WeAreOnOurOwn
💙🌊💙 ...
True! I want my right to crime with impunity!
https://medium.com/@thcarter123/the-christofascist-coup-jan-20-2025-977f61616f39
WEF 80 million
Funding bio labs
Guatemalan seseme Street parties for millions
Media outlets around the world sympathetic to the Democrats millions
DEI in Poland millions....
It's your money don't you care what they've been doing?
This will be the biggest mistake ever commented by our DOJ.
They have no excuse.
They were complicit.
Especially since the asshole pledged to be a one term presidolt, which was a lie.
Truly a sociopathic asshole
He learned nothing from his experience in congress and as usual McConnell played him for the colossal fool that he is the same way that he always has: do the Lucy.
https://youtu.be/fYA6DZ2XeMg?si=cBupB8l6XAAM92UV
The Supreme Court voided our constitutionally guaranteed democratic republic on July 1, 2024 replacing it with serial authoritarianism.
I do not consent to this form of government.
"Super Citizens" (ie US citizens).
Unfortunately, it didn't grant ONLY US citizens ability to effect US politics, but also gave foreigners a way to donate unlimited amounts of “dark $” via super-PACs
The Constitution is shredded in turn voiding the dictatorship’s authority to levy taxes.
#NQNQ247
US is like lyrics to Hotel California: States can check out anytime they like, but they can never leave (Lincoln fought Civil War to prevent South from seceding).
As I pointed out on Bluesky yesterday, Calexit & other such moves to secede from US to gain independence?
2. The Constitution was the contract between the states & Fed & the people & Fed.
3. The Constitution has demonstrably been nullified in favor of dictatorship.
4. In turn the Feds constitutional authority, including the power to tax is nullified.
The POTUS immunity ruling replaced rights & protections with privileges.
DT & GOP don’t care about Nationality of currency as they use FOREX ( £, ¥, ruble, rial are easily converted into USD)
"globalism" & who hate UN & NATO suddenly become flaming globalists when it suits them, eg they're OK w/ Russian meddling in US elections & demand war crimes prosecutions of Fauci & Biden (it's UN who investigates & prosecutes war crimes)
I know MAGATs have a hard time with abstract thinking (same reason y’all love concrete answers for everything, eg DT’s so-called impenetrable wall, the type proven not to work on 10/7 in Gaza), but re-read post again, even sounding out words & following w/ your finger if it’ll help
We formed a superPAC for addressing internal gov corruption via #forensics, over a DECADE ago. We were #Silenced & politically #targeted, but we're still here.
What's everyone waiting for?!
Not surprised someone with that name engages in projection while throwing around the stupid word.
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/23-939_e2pg.pdf
I was just providing the actual findings and implications of the Immunity decision. Clearly granting dictator authority.
Braindead Barbie relishes witnessing us all starve to death.
This is a coup, not violent, yet. But it very much meets the definition.
Top to bottom the movement believes its ideology must be inflicted on the planet. Remind you of anything?
This action has been planned for decades & is being implemented by a relatively large group of christofascists backed up by a hive mind of tens of millions.
The SCOTUS supermajority is part of it. The extremist “christian” evangelical movement is complicit.
Gotta be because damn, you're bitter.
And, frankly, dim.
Who decides what an "official act" is "genius"?
He does.
You're supporting authoritarianism and you don't even know it.
(Geniuses don't have to tell anyone they're geniuses)
Braindead Barbie verges on tilt at this point.
Maybe you should actually look at the Constitution
There was a separate supreme Court ruling, giving additional presidential powers last year
https://open.substack.com/pub/roberthubbell/p/backstopping-the-courts?selection=ab7469e6-b2ae-4ff2-8708-e1d60fdb01bc&r=1wwikc&utm_medium=ios
May the courts remain strong and resilient enough to stop his autocratic playbook. 🇺🇸
But, I am worried, and we have reason to be when starts appointing more.
See how he did that? He got two separate terms. So more judges to appoint than normal, it seems?
I'm with you on that.
I was just thinking of federal judges like Cannon. You're correct. Merchan blew it.
Those doing the dirty work for Trump are on thin ice as far as any immunity though.
I'd take the weakest link (the hacking kids), arrest them, isolate them, interrogate them.
Musk's efforts are probably ruffling these Operational folks quite a bit. They are being exposed.
It wouldn't surprise me one bit if this did happen to at least 1 of them.
Aside from marching in the street to get mowed down by the new Trump military, what can be done???
The House has yet to decide if it will continue to be allowed in mathematics. The Freedom caucus says it should not be.
The well off and well connected always received more protection
https://youtu.be/dMt8qCl5fPk?si=oZyH-YGNNfHKnn7a
I sit here with a furry best friend who actually teaches me forgiveness love acceptance and simplicity and I get to say I've always done my best. That's luxury.
1) It symbolizes the common man over the billionaire.
2) It has the visage of our greatest president on it.
3) While he can order no more be made, he won't ever eliminate them. A metaphor for his reckless term in office.
While he can order no more be made, he won't ever eliminate them. A metaphor for his reckless term in office
He cannot protect Elon Musk from federal prosecution, nor is the president immune when he is actually in breach of the constitution ... READ:
https://poe.com/s/8k7I5kMYIM0GEjIfoXs3?utm_source=link
https://poe.com/s/MNQlaD8nnryS48cKvGn7?utm_source=link
No strict scrutiny application. So it falls within the "rational basis" test.
It's a go-ahead.
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@schumer.senate.gov
It is a relic of the Founders monarchal mindset. It needs serious reform - preferably retroactive. Maybe a pardon board to review pardons past and future to strike the unreasonable ones.
Clown.