The 4 votes in this case are why it’s ridiculous to assume that it’s a 100% chance the Court would prevent a third Trump term. - ThreadSky

jvl.bsky.social • 44 days ago

The 4 votes in this case are why it’s ridiculous to assume that it’s a 100% chance the Court would prevent a third Trump term.

Reposted from Josh Marshall

there was zero basis on which to do anything else. but it's a reminder that you have four and often five or six thoroughly corrupt justices who on the merits should be removed from office.

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mpaweska.bsky.social•44 days ago

A court that would allow him a run for a 3rd term would also be a court that would proverbially find him those 11,000 votes.

mel2lou.bsky.social•44 days ago

And also the reason we can't blame Garland. There were 6 votes claiming Trump is above the law. No amount of speediness in indictments would have stopped that. Now, Smith shouldn't have rolled the dice when filing the documents case in FL.

obregonia.bsky.social•44 days ago

Amy Coney Barrett has nerve. This man appointed her and yet she said hold up I'm going to do what the law says.

trixienorton.bsky.social•43 days ago

Because she knows Trump won't incur any actual punishment in New York.

jusbellum.bsky.social•44 days ago

POTUS nominates.

Senate appoints.

Yea - USA's open source media often say '[insert name of POTUS] appointed [insert name of Judge/Justice]', but your open source media folks need courses in Civics and American Government more than most USAians.

elizabethpearce.bsky.social•43 days ago

It’s quite possible Trump only leaves 1600 the same time he leaves earth

trixienorton.bsky.social•43 days ago

If I were morally bankrupt, I'd bet on it. Instead, I guess we wait for the world's most depressing, unsatisfying "I told you so."

elizabethpearce.bsky.social•43 days ago

Such is the plight of us Cassandras

thinkingitover.bsky.social•44 days ago

But Trump will be dead or in a memory care unit before then. I'm betting he doesn't make it through this term.

lupusblackfur.bsky.social•44 days ago

➕➕➕💯💯💯

haleynms.bsky.social•43 days ago

If that happens, we're running Obama again.

kkschnabel.bsky.social•44 days ago

Except even they will be sick and tired of him by then, right 🤔

buddhaofnazareth.bsky.social•44 days ago

If the Dems don’t retake the house &/or senate, the constitution will be either interpreted, or changed, in way that allows more terms for Trump.
Putin did it and Trump copies Putin.

alicethewonderdog.bsky.social•43 days ago

Definitely non-zero chance of trump seriously advocating for a third term.
100% he’ll do it, odds SCOTUS will grant it?
Not zero, definitely not zero.

gohst-hunter.bsky.social•44 days ago

The 6 votes on immunity and insurrection too

randymiller6.bsky.social•43 days ago

Impeach Thomas alito and Robert’s who is in charge of the whole Supreme Court. Which should be called the Supreme Court of corruption. Impeach now

lpoolmike.bsky.social•44 days ago

Especially when Justices Thomas and Alito retire and are replaced by Justices Ho and Cannon

ottawapaul.bsky.social•44 days ago

Wow. Such a great democracy. Amazingly robust. And great.

jakevk.bsky.social•44 days ago

Sigh, fine. Obama vs Trump is the only way to end this timeline.

davidcolincrass.bsky.social•44 days ago

Yes. When a 17th century business model meant to distribute risk/reward is declared a person for the purposes of the 1st amendment, the opening clause of the 2d (and the existence of the National Guard) is ignored, and Section 3 of the 14th is nullified, we would be foolish to expect otherwise.

meredith-keith.bsky.social•44 days ago

JVL makes the point that the Dems have to point-out every failure of Trump's presidency.

I'll add, because if he's popular 2 years from now, he'll have an easier time getting to run for a third term.

lonestargooner.bsky.social•44 days ago

Exactly.

carolannete.bsky.social•44 days ago

The "originalists" who rewrote the Constitution to place Trump above the law would probably have no qualms about rewriting it again to give him as many terms in office as he wants.

blueontario.bsky.social•44 days ago

Wouldn't be surprised if the court gets stacked by Republicans. What would it cost them?

chrisneyland.bsky.social•44 days ago

Nothing they do is shocking anymore but these Republican politicians cosplaying as federal judges are really going to be shocked when a Democratic president behaves like Benedict Trump does and starts locking up his or her political enemies and claiming immunity after the fact.

jusbellum.bsky.social•44 days ago

Explain, as you can, how SCOTUS can have any basis to weigh in, for or against, on a third term for any POTUS, given 22A.

napoleon-the-pig.bsky.social•44 days ago

They absolutely will not. The seed of this is already in how they determined how the insurrection clause applies. They will rubber stamp him remaining president for life

stosh80.bsky.social•44 days ago

Scary because it's true

saukfish.bsky.social•44 days ago

That's the clear takeaway. Dirty Sam has been embarrassed by even the suggestion that he may not be the perfect repository of all that is true and just in God's eyes, and the country will fucking pay for that.

I bet Trump doesn't even Zoom in tomorrow.

davrcro.bsky.social•44 days ago

I assume with the current Court, nothing is safe with any certainty.

chiefjoer.bsky.social•44 days ago

This is why I say release the report. The courts are so feeble what are they going to do? They had 4 years to punish Trump and did nothing. Release the report. Cannon will hold you in contempt and then what? Nothing. That’s what.

lillym2.bsky.social•44 days ago

America is doomed. Even if the Democrats regained power, they have shown consistently that they are too timid to fight back.

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