I say this as one of the universe's greatest lovers of judicial review: this is a facile, pathetic way of thinking about what democracy is - ThreadSky

hurricanexyz.bsky.social • 1 day ago

I say this as one of the universe's greatest lovers of judicial review: this is a facile, pathetic way of thinking about what democracy is

Reposted from All In with Chris Hayes

WATCH: Schumer says "our democracy will be at stake" if Trump disobeys the Supreme Court—but "we're not there yet."

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northcarolinats.bsky.social•1 day ago

Why is anyone letting him go on camera with those readers perched on his nose? Is he the narrator from the Princess Bride?

mattmillburn.bsky.social•1 day ago

All of them took an oath to defend the Constitution. Not just judges.

hurricanexyz.bsky.social•1 day ago

You need the rule of law for democracy to be real, but!

(1) You need other things too;
(2) There are threats to the rule of law other than contempt of court;
(3) The PERIL clearly exists already!!

hurricanexyz.bsky.social•1 day ago

Schumer's tactical logic here is basically looking out upon a field of enemy soldiers massing outside your castle walls and preparing a battering ram and saying "no no, our safety isn't at stake yet, not until they get through the gate"

hurricanexyz.bsky.social•1 day ago

No dude you're supposed to mobilize your defenses BEFORE THEN

celticdragon1.bsky.social•23 hours ago

Like, putting range markers out for your own ballistic war machines, laying in provisions and water(!) arranging your fields of fire etc

Btw here's an amazing artillery fire plan map for the Union Army at Gettysburg. Failure to prepare is preparing to fail.

celticdragon1.bsky.social•23 hours ago

Each gun symbol is a battery of several guns

mseraphimsl.bsky.social•23 hours ago

And down in the middle of that is Pickett's division. He is having a bad problem and will not go to space today. Or crest that ridge.

dbmichele.bsky.social•1 day ago

Mind blowing from, of all people, the minority leader.

jonsternfeld.bsky.social•1 day ago

He’s a fucking idiot if he doesn’t realize you have to fight BEFORE the worst case scenario. Not after it arrives.

Moron.

andycraig.bsky.social•1 day ago

The oracles of First Street ain't the only people who take an oath to support and defend the Constitution, Chuck.

royx.bsky.social•23 hours ago

also "court rulings are not real unless SCOTUS issues them" is no way to run a country

hurricanexyz.bsky.social•23 hours ago

Cf. AEDPA

royx.bsky.social•23 hours ago

like at the limit it's Trump ignoring a lower court death penalty stay and just executing them. Hey, SCOTUS didn't say anything, so fair game, said Shumer

chrispg12.bsky.social•23 hours ago

his same strategy for project 2025 which was well known months in advance and yet the Dems had no plan for dealing with it, still don’t.

thedanadecker.bsky.social•20 hours ago

Schumer's plan:
Wait for the people to rise up, and then we'll join them.

transcript from a portion of the interview

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