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The Thriller said:
Do we seriously not see where this is headed???
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I think we’re there…..

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The Constitutional Crisis Is Here

Trump’s administration is only pretending to comply with the Supreme Court on the matter of a Maryland man it deported erroneously.
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The Trump administration is defying a Supreme Court order to retrieve a man it marooned in a Gulag abroad, while pretending to comply with it. What it could do to him, it could do to anyone. More significantly, if the Trump administration can defy court orders with impunity, and Congress is unwilling to act, there is no reason for it to respect the constitutional rights of American citizens either. The Roberts Court will now have to decide whether to side with the Constitution or with a lawless president asserting the power to disappear people at will. This is not a power that any person, much less an American president, is meant to have.
 
Today at the school a kindergartener was crying while telling me that her grandpa had to go to mexico and he can never come back to America.
It was heartbreaking
 
The Thriller said:
This is so sick

“Home grown”

Guys, he’s talking about sending you to the gulag for opposing him. Do we seriously not see where this is headed???


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Of course we do. And so do the "conservatives". It's what they voted for. They're fascists. The "freedom" they keep talking about is them being free to ethnically cleanse the country, enforce their religion and deranged ideology on everyone, take away the vote from women, etc. IT'S WHAT THEY WANT.

Trump WILL try to remain in office if he's alive by the end of his term. His supporters will be fully on board. Every decent American should be prepared to actively resist by all means necessary.
 
Red said:
I think we’re there…..

www.theatlantic.com

The Constitutional Crisis Is Here

Trump’s administration is only pretending to comply with the Supreme Court on the matter of a Maryland man it deported erroneously.
www.theatlantic.com www.theatlantic.com

The Trump administration is defying a Supreme Court order to retrieve a man it marooned in a Gulag abroad, while pretending to comply with it. What it could do to him, it could do to anyone. More significantly, if the Trump administration can defy court orders with impunity, and Congress is unwilling to act, there is no reason for it to respect the constitutional rights of American citizens either. The Roberts Court will now have to decide whether to side with the Constitution or with a lawless president asserting the power to disappear people at will. This is not a power that any person, much less an American president, is meant to have.
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The Roberts Court is siding with the US Constitution, and so is the Trump administration.

The weirdest aspect to this story is how Trump critics are cheering for authoritarianism, and against the rule of law, without realizing it.

The US Constitution is very clear on the separations of powers. The Judicial Branch, including the Supreme Court, has no say over foreign affairs. It is not in the court's allotted powers. Per the US Constitution, they have no voice on such matters. Trump critics want unelected judges to exercise power over Trump's handling of foreign affairs, and that is what makes Trump critics champions of authoritarianism. They want judges to be all powerful rulers who are immune from elections and can dictate anything.

The El Salvador citizen currently sitting in an El Salvador prison broke US law when he crossed the border illegally. The Executive Branch has the constitutional power to expel the criminal foreign national. Garcia's terrorist gang involvement is irrelevant, and a catch-22. The reason there was a prohibition against deporting Garcia to El Salvador was because there was a rival gang who tries to kill members of Garcia's gang. If Garcia isn't a member of the gang then he can be deported to El Salvador, and if he is a member of the gang then he's a designated terrorist who should be deported. Either way, the correct and lawful course of action is to deport the criminal foreign national. None of that is authoritarian.

It would be dangerously authoritarian for the judicial branch to order the executive branch to go overseas to El Salvador, take possession of the citizen of El Salvador, and bring him to the United States. Such an order would violate limits on jurisdiction and separation of powers which is why Robert's court didn't order that. Robert's order isn't a violation of the US Constitution, and Trump's administration doing nothing more than offering a free airline ticket back to the US if Garcia shows up at the US embassy in El Salvador to claim it also isn't a violation of the US Constitution or Robert's court order.

STOP CHEERLEADING FOR AUTHORITARIANISM!!!!
 
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Fosto said:
Of course we do. And so do the "conservatives". It's what they voted for. They're fascists. The "freedom" they keep talking about is them being free to ethnically cleanse the country, enforce their religion and deranged ideology on everyone, take away the vote from women, etc. IT'S WHAT THEY WANT.

Trump WILL try to remain in office if he's alive by the end of his term. His supporters will be fully on board. Every decent American should be prepared to actively resist by all means necessary.
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Good post. Anyone else remember when Trump said the immigrants were, “poisoning the blood of our nation?” Not much of a dog whistle there. And his entire platform of MAGA, tells his followers that the current multicultural America needs to go.

The sad problem we find ourselves in is do we have enough decent Americans anymore? Last election told me no. Many Americans talked themselves into egg prices and entertainment presidenting being more important than keeping a twice impeached, totally corrupt, authoritarian loving, rapist out of office. If people couldn’t get motivated to keep that trash out of office, then our country doesn’t deserve the freedom and prosperity that democracy provides.

Which is why our economy, civil liberties, and freedom are evaporating before our eyes. The garbage leadership we’ve empowered is a manifestation of the garbage electorate. We are what we prioritize.
 
The Thriller said:
Good post. Anyone else remember when Trump said the immigrants were, “poisoning the blood of our nation?” Not much of a dog whistle there. And his entire platform of MAGA, tells his followers that the current multicultural America needs to go.

The sad problem we find ourselves in is do we have enough decent Americans anymore? Last election told me no. Many Americans talked themselves into egg prices and entertainment presidenting being more important than keeping a twice impeached, totally corrupt, authoritarian loving, rapist out of office. If people couldn’t get motivated to keep that trash out of office, then our country doesn’t deserve the freedom and prosperity that democracy provides.

Which is why our economy, civil liberties, and freedom are evaporating before our eyes. The garbage leadership we’ve empowered is a manifestation of the garbage electorate. We are what we prioritize.
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I'm genuinely not sure if there are enough decent people left. Like I've stated multiple times, I think all Trump supporters, and most of the people who voted for Trump, did so for "culture" reasons. There are MANY problems with the economy. And just as many problems with every aspect and system in this country. But most of those critiques come from the "left" (which is not really a left in any way, shape, or form. It just looks that way compared to the utter lunacy of the right). Liberals are the ones who are critical of things like wealth inequality, wage stagnation, work conditions, money's influence on politics, and so on. None of these things are part of the platforms of conservative politicians.

Conservatives might complain about egg or gas prices, but its a facade. It's their attempt at looking like they're reasonable people who care about reasonable things that everyone can relate to. Just look how how little they care about egg prices now. They never cared. What they care about is a government that enforces a social hierarchy where they are securely on top. No more black actors leading popular franchises. No more open displays of pride flags. No more talk of gender identity. No more representation of anything outside of the proper white, Christian, straight man, and his subordinate female partner.

My hope is that some were simply uninformed and just influenced by others around them, and that those people will come to their senses seeing the disaster that is unfolding. After all, Trump's first term wasn't THAT different from the American neoliberal norm. This time around, it is. And I hope those who have become apathetic, due to the weight of all the problems with America, get jerked out of their apathy. Then we'll have more than enough.
 
Al-O-Meter said:
The Roberts Court is siding with the US Constitution, and so is the Trump administration.

The weirdest aspect to this story is how Trump critics are cheering for authoritarianism, and against the rule of law, without realizing it.

The US Constitution is very clear on the separations of powers. The Judicial Branch, including the Supreme Court, has no say over foreign affairs. It is not in the court's allotted powers. Per the US Constitution, they have no voice on such matters. Trump critics want unelected judges to exercise power over Trump's handling of foreign affairs, and that is what makes Trump critics champions of authoritarianism. They want judges to be all powerful rulers who are immune from elections and can dictate anything.

The El Salvador citizen currently sitting in an El Salvador prison broke US law when he crossed the border illegally. The Executive Branch has the constitutional power to expel the criminal foreign national. Garcia's terrorist gang involvement is irrelevant, and a catch-22. The reason there was a prohibition against deporting Garcia to El Salvador was because there was a rival gang who tries to kill members of Garcia's gang. If Garcia isn't a member of the gang then he can be deported to El Salvador, and if he is a member of the gang then he's a designated terrorist who should be deported. Either way, the correct and lawful course of action is to deport the criminal foreign national. None of that is authoritarian.

It would be dangerously authoritarian for the judicial branch to order the executive branch to go overseas to El Salvador, take possession of the citizen of El Salvador, and bring him to the United States. Such an order would violate limits on jurisdiction and separation of powers which is why Robert's court didn't order that. Robert's order isn't a violation of the US Constitution, and Trump's administration doing nothing more than offering a free airline ticket back to the US if Garcia shows up at the US embassy in El Salvador to claim it also isn't a violation of the US Constitution or Robert's court order.

STOP CHEERLEADING FOR AUTHORITARIANISM!!
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A for effort.
 
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