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Trump Floats Deploying National Guard to New York, Chicago, and LA After DC Crack Down
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The law does matter. People don't seem to realize just how much of Trump's bullshit has already been stopped by the courts.
The majority of his executive orders have all been blocked or straight-up nullified, so far...but thanks to the overwhelming volume of court cases and the long delays in reaching some decisions...the media never covers the outcomes to the same extent.
Exactly, he is escalating bc he is feeling pressure. He is getting worried about the midterms. That is not to say that the law will surely prevail in the end, but just to point out that he wouldn't even be bothering to test the waters with threats of "maybe your city is next" if he didn't believe he would see pushback.
He's already sent and recalled much of the military in L.A., so what tf is he even talking about? Floating the idea of sending them again only to then recall them again?
D.C. has gained autonomy as a city, but keep in mind it was already unique compared to Chicago, LA, and NY bc it's already a federal district. When he called for a "federal takeover" a few days ago, he meant stripping the city of its autonomy in terms of taking the power from the mayor.
When he tried to take LA the first time, he experienced pushback from both city and state governments. Military morale was reportedly extremely low, he made them sleep on the floor bc he didn't really have any kind of a plan other than a show of force. In the end, he basically succeeded in a public show of wasting money and resources for absolutely nothing.
Now what? He's going to send in the troops again? Surely they'll get the job done the second time around.
Buddy if the law mattered even one fucking iota trump himself would be buried under the prison.
If the law was perfect or if the law even worked as intended, he would have been in prison a long time ago.
If the law didn't matter at all, he wouldn't bother making threats and testing the waters. The military never would have been recalled from LA the first time around. The FBI would have already arrested the TX Democrats in Chicago, and TX Republicans would have just gone ahead with the redistricting without a second thought (which even I'm pretty surprised that they didn't).
Will the law alone prevail and save us in the end? Not likely, but there is a difference between being naive and not allowing yourself to panic and be backed into a corner of black and white thinking. In many ways, doing so is accepting defeat.
Being smart and strategizing means using the law and along with everything else to your advantage while you still can. Trump has been bulldozing through law bc his goal is to betray his own country. Democrats in TX are breaking the law, but they're doing it strategically to save their country. They're aligning themselves with Democrats in other states, and uniting as Americans. That's what we all should be doing.
You are a useful idiot for this admin.
No you're right, I'm the useful idiot for not buying what's being sold to me by a reality TV star. Now is definitely not the time for alliances against a traitorous coup.
Might as well give up and accept it's over. No point in fighting to hold on to what's left. Every man for himself. It's total anarchy.
"Put them through trauma." Either it took you less than 8 months to break, or you're fully aware of your usefulness.
That's not how the law works.
Oh okay please explain how the law works I’m sure youre a lawyer or a judge or some other type of legal expert. We’re all dying to hear how our president isn’t guilty of literally dozens and possibly hundreds of serious financial and sexual crimes dating back to the 1980s, or how he is guilty and the fact that he hasn’t been punished is just “how the law works”
Man I hate lemmoids
You still need to present evidence, in court, before you can throw someone in (or under) prison. Or do you think Trump is right by arguing that he shouldn't have to follow due process against HIS targets? The law should be equally applied to everyone...so, if you think it's ok to simply ignore the process for him, then anyone can simply ignore the process for others.
Guilt by decree is not "justice".
If anyone else was a 34 time convicted felon they would be spending life without parole in jail.
But do go on about how the law is definitely working, and does affect the rich.
I'm not saying the system is perfect. There's no such thing as a perfect system. But throwing away the entire concept of due process, just because rich people have the advantage of hiring better lawyers, is not the answer.
There are definitely ways to reform the system to make it more equitable...but skipping the parts where evidence is required for a conviction, or closing all possibilities for appeals? No. All that does is give people like Trump the perfect weapon to use against their enemies. None of us are safe, if we abandon those foundational principles.
He would be dead shortly after being locked up because he wouldn't survive withdrawal from his fast food and orange makeup addiction.
Also amphetamines
whenever an EO gets challenged or struck down, Trump figures out a way to get rid of the problem or go around it. the only thing the law is doing is showing him vulnerabilities to exploit. state injunctions are legally being ignored thanks to SCOTUS, so.. Trump does not have to listen to judges.