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Cake day: June 22nd, 2023

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  • First, if you actually believe Trump has violated the constitution then this is how you do it, in court. Trump does not have the ability to impeach judges, and it requires 2/3 majority of Congress.

    While the Supreme Court may overrule decisions in some instances, they’ve shown at least some indication that they have a redline that he’s too stupid to realize. All I have to say at that point, is good luck attacking your own appointed Supreme Court Justices. See how that plays out for ya.

    Legal judgements & opinions—even the ones that are based on flawed theories—are not a simple waive of the pen. I imagine even with significant corruption, that a process of keeping it almost entirely secret while trying to warp law into something else entirely is such a significant undertaking, that it isn’t sustainable.

    The second & most important part however, what Trump is asking is that they instead not even try that, but instead ignore even basic judicial standards. While that might fly in some red states where he’s got a majority of support, once any faith is lost in the Supreme Court by District & Circuit courts, then you’ll see how a breakdown in the judiciary would take down Trump. Congress would not have the votes to impeach. There is no disciplinary action if the District & Circuit courts decide to no longer rely on Supreme Court precedent.

    The Supreme Court only hears about 100 to 150 cases out of the more than 7,000 requests it receives each year. It is not structured to hear every single case of defiance from lower courts. If they altogether stopped relying entirely on Supreme Court precedent, the Supreme Court simply has no authority other than reversal. Furthermore, this would create such a breakdown that Republicans would immediately be pressured into impeachment of the President, knowing that they wouldn’t have the votes to amend the Constitution or impeach the judges.





  • Good, this is what America should be about. It doesn’t mean all people the right will act in kind, nor people on the left, but the resolution was about condemning violence & extremism on both sides, and not using it as a tool to censor others:

    Whereas the assassination of Charlie Kirk was not only a heinous act of violence, but a sobering reminder of the growing threat posed by political extremism and hatred in our society;

    Whereas such acts of politically motivated violence are antithetical to the principles of a free republic, in which differences of opinion are to be debated—not silenced—with civility, reason, and mutual respect;

    Whereas the rise in targeted violence against individuals for their political beliefs undermines the very fabric of our constitutional democracy and chills the free exchange of ideas essential to a healthy civic society;

    Whereas leaders at every level—government, education, media, and beyond—must stand united in unequivocal condemnation of political violence, regardless of their ideology;

    Whereas the tragic loss of Charlie Kirk must not be allowed to deepen the divides in our Nation, but instead serve as a turning point to recommit ourselves to better angels, and to the timeless American principles of liberty governed by truth and the virtues of peaceful dialogue; and