U. Marshals can do that. The president cannot order U.S. Marshals to not make an arrest under a valid Judicial warrant. The Judiciary Act of 1789 established the office of the U.S. Marshal and gave them the authority to carry out lawful orders from the president, judges, and Congress."
Also, like, if Trump says don't make the arrest, and the marshals do what he says, then it certainly seems like he can issue orders to the us marshals. Laws and convention don't mean shit if nothing stops anyone from breaking them
This this this. Like, congressmen and women tried to enter the treasury, where they are allowed to go, and let themselves be stopped by a single security guard. Why didn’t they just call the cops? What would the cops have done though?
I imagine congressional representatives could, if they so choose, deputize say union labourers to remove an unauthorized guard. Should the police be unwilling.
Sure, but it forces them to actually do that. Explicitly ordering US Marshals to disobey a court order is another step that will sway public opinion. It forces the crisis in a new and important way
If they’re planning to have a full-blown autocratic regime, then just having their most rabid supporters, the police and the military on their side is enough. Public opinion is already turning against them but they’re not really stopping.
Well. I believe it does, and observe that the judges not on SCROTUS are still on our side. I don't ever give in to defaitism. It is not productive. Fight it instead. There is no power as strong a people standing together. That is what they fear, and the reason for the bombardment. 💖
This is not really defeatism. Not having blind faith in institutions anymore is practical. The institutions are being taken over or dismantled. They won’t save you.
But they just go on quietly doing whatever they want to do? Are there any normal folks left to oversee and keep them out? Are offices still in operation?
Assuming they (DOGE goons and the White House) care about the law. So far, that hasn’t appeared to be the case and honestly, why would it? Nobody has held these men accountable their entire lives.
How is it devastating? They'll just ignore it. We're past the stage where laws can stop them because the men at the top dont care. They need to be stopped in ways beyond the law.
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I guess you can't trust the FBI anymore ...