Inside of two weeks, SCOTUS has given itself authority to:
- cancel legislation it doesn't like
- overrule regulatory bodies it doesn't agree with
- and after the fact legalize actions taken by a President.
Given that it's already got final say on the actions of the rest of the judiciary, that now consolidates the power of all three branches of American government under the authority of the Supreme Court.
In other words? It's a judicial coup.
Revolutions have been fought over less.
He has immunity for much more than that. I think he is too weak to take the steps necessary to resolve this though.
@the_Effekt @ArneBab Again - he doesn't.
What's an official act? Who decides that? Show me the law that says the President can *redacted* SCOTUS members because if you can't? That's up to a judge to decide; and oh btw? SCOTUS can override any judge in the land if they want to hear the appeal.
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That's what they've been discussing up and down, left to right on CNN in a circular fashion just minutes ago and none of that matters, because, well, SCOTUS ultimately will decide whatever the hell they want and deem to be in favour of MAGA fascists.
I mean - sure it's hard to swallow, but that's a coup d'état, done by SCOTUS. Nothing less will fit.
@DrOtto @GNUmatic @the_Effekt @ArneBab My friend, are you seriously trying to tell me that the same administration that just passed a bunch of laws to PROTECT Scotus judges and punish protestors with federal time after Dobbs, are going to ignore the court?
What if a magic unicorn showed up and farted so hard Trump and all 6 fascist SCOTUS judges died?
We can do this all day.
@DrOtto @GNUmatic @the_Effekt @ArneBab It's happened twice. Andrew Jackson said "no I'm going to genocide these Indigenous People anyway and fuck you." And FDR said "if you keep fucking with my ability to govern I will pack so many pinkos onto this court it might end capitalism."
We're a little short on folks in power willing to do that.
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