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kentuck

(113,109 posts) Wed Jan 29, 2025, 01:27 PM 20 hrs ago

The elephant in the room is the Supreme Court...

They have already ruled that he is immune from breaking the laws while he is president. Trump believes he is immune for everything since he is now the President. He wants a case to go to the Supreme Court so they can legitimize his illegalities once and for all.

As we have seen, the present bunch of MAGA Justices will not hesitate to rule against the Constitution if it is at odds with what Donald Trump wants.

I have zero confidence that the Supreme Court will put the Constitution over Trump.

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The elephant in the room is the Supreme Court... (Original Post) kentuck 20 hrs ago OP

Sad, but I fear you are right... Wounded Bear 20 hrs ago #1

donnie's little ace in the hole... rubbersole 19 hrs ago #2

The constitution states that the Supreme Court will resolve disputes. unblock 19 hrs ago #3

Supreme Court has typically held firm on legislation enacted by Congress and will do same with trump's EO. Immunity Silent Type 19 hrs ago #4

I've wondered how the Court is feeling leftyladyfrommo 18 hrs ago #5

Wounded Bear

(61,099 posts)

1. Sad, but I fear you are right...

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Wed Jan 29, 2025, 01:28 PM

20 hrs ago

or at least right enough that trump will get away with a lot of bad shit.

rubbersole

(8,923 posts)

2. donnie's little ace in the hole...

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Wed Jan 29, 2025, 01:38 PM

19 hrs ago

...on the table, no longer up his sleeve.

unblock

(54,394 posts)

3. The constitution states that the Supreme Court will resolve disputes.

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Wed Jan 29, 2025, 01:49 PM

19 hrs ago

It doesn't say how. This is what they learned in bush v. Gore.

They can decide cases however the f*ck they want.

No need for explanation, and if they choose to provide one, it doesn't need to make sense or be consistent with the constitution or logic or facts or anything else.

As long as these Nazis control enough of congress to prevent impeachment or the justices, there's little we can do about it.

Silent Type

(7,880 posts)

4. Supreme Court has typically held firm on legislation enacted by Congress and will do same with trump's EO. Immunity

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Wed Jan 29, 2025, 01:59 PM

19 hrs ago

doesn't give trump power to overturn legislation.

leftyladyfrommo

(19,501 posts)

5. I've wondered how the Court is feeling

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Wed Jan 29, 2025, 02:38 PM

18 hrs ago

after such a violent freeze against the most needy in our country. And all this other super rightwing billionaire stuff.

They should have seen the results their right wing decisions would have when implemented by an insane complete wierdo. But they were so tied up in their own power grab maybe they really didn't expect Trump to go this power crazy.

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