2. Consumer Protection: A judge blocked the administration’s move to dismantle the CFPB, protecting the agency created after the 2008 crisis from being gutted.
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3. Migrant Deportations: The administration was barred from deporting migrants to deporting migrants to countries other than their home country without notice or a chance to seek protection, halting a fast-track deportation tactic.
Except all he wants is to overcrowd his contractor’s prisons and frighten the rest of us.
Is this kidnapping mode without warrants or even charges legal? I’ve worked with immigration lawyers for a few years and have never even heard of such a case.
4. Law Firm Retaliation: Judges froze parts of Trump’s executive orders targeting law firms involved in the Mueller probe, calling the actions a threat to their existence.
Also what’s the point of that beyond retribution? This should be seen as a frivolous suit; it serves no one. Not even Trump. In fact they need to take a look backwards into the future at how a lot of what they do will be viewed by their own constituency in a few yrs. This isn’t why he squeaked by.
Jen, didya ever see a sports team have a wildly successful 1st period, completely dominate their opponent for that period, then just collapse and LOSE once their opponent straightens out, toughens up, finds their stride, and then rolls right over the leaders. My mind, heart, soul, see that coming.
YOUR feet on the street! The gods won't do it FOR us. WE CREATE OUR OWN REALITY by what WE choose to do or not do. Quit with the passive, 'I'm helpless - it's out of my hands' crap.
We haven’t had the experience of seeing these people face justice, other than some of tWumpty’s lawyers losing their licenses to practice law. And we may never see it.
But I’ll enjoy that sliver of light for hoping to see them lose their political power.
There are indications that the not-so-supreme court is retreating from its rubber stamping of the felon's actions. When the cases get to them and they find against him, if he continues to defy the court, the real test of democracy will be played out. Contempt for the highest court matters the most.
It's that this kind of outcome and the ignoring-behavior are straight out of their playbook. Both project 2025 and whatever the techbro Butterfly one is called where they plan to basically dismantle the US into company-states.
It all matters—whether is changes anyone else or not. Cyncism, defeatism, and learned helplessness are not our friends. In itself, standing up for the rule of law matters. Without that, there is no opposition. Without opposition, there is only capitulation.
The part that is astonishing to me?The fact that ppl equate realism or being realistic about *what is* not what *should be*, with cynicism, defeatism,or learned helplessness.Some people can see the writing on the wall and call that out.Others, refusing to acknowledge reality, call them defeatists 🤦🏻♀️
Yeah, I keep seeing this same mentality everywhere. Are they going to ignore it? Most likely. What's the alternative then? For the justice system to just lay down, stop insisting the laws of this country are being broken and not fight?! I'd rather the fight. #resist #takethefighttothem
I agree with you completely. We must maintain confidence that our system of government will work. Checks and balances, and due process will carry us through. We must all keep the faith.
That's true, but the people who need to hear it are either: the men with guns who enforce laws, or, the people who convince those men to enforce the laws.
All of this should be viewed through that lens. Don't just expect it to happen by itself, be convincing
Fascist regimes work hard to evoke despair and helplessness in resistance movements. We don't have to let them.
As is the case with armed resistance, nonviolent resistance requires courage and involves serious risks. However, fascist power is more precarious than it looks, and we can bring it down.
agree with all you say. and yet, there is a push to change the law. Here is the new bill HR 1295 that gives the government license to do all that it wants, bypassing Congress, and obviously, the federal judges. If it passes, it is law.
They flew the plane to El Salvador. They moved the Tufts student ( I am two more emails from nailing the spelling on her name). What other orders have they ignored? I'm sure some are there.
Again, Trumpie wants an authoritarian state where he's 'king' and 'worshipped'. And where he can use his power to harass or punish any who don't worship or agree with him.
They want another banking crisis so trump and his billionaire buddies can get bailed out again, and fraud the tax payers. Remember covid funds that 814 BILLION paid millionaires who employed a gardener, landscaper, housekeeper, cook, dog groomer, personal trainer, makeup artist, masseuse
Let's watch please for the new bill HR 1295 that gives the government license to do all that it wants, bypassing Congress, and obviously, the federal judges. If it passes, it is law.
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Is this kidnapping mode without warrants or even charges legal? I’ve worked with immigration lawyers for a few years and have never even heard of such a case.
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We need to hold onto that sliver of light. 😩
But I’ll enjoy that sliver of light for hoping to see them lose their political power.
It's that this kind of outcome and the ignoring-behavior are straight out of their playbook. Both project 2025 and whatever the techbro Butterfly one is called where they plan to basically dismantle the US into company-states.
All of this should be viewed through that lens. Don't just expect it to happen by itself, be convincing
As is the case with armed resistance, nonviolent resistance requires courage and involves serious risks. However, fascist power is more precarious than it looks, and we can bring it down.