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THE MORNING RANT: In Response to Rogue Judiciary, Perhaps Trump Should Expand Executive Branch Purview and Start Firing Federal Judges

There has been a great deal of discussion in recent days about rogue federal judges unconstitutionally inserting themselves into the administration of Executive Branch departments. Federal judge Paul Engelmayer of New York decreed that only career bureaucrats in the Treasury Department can have access to the department’s payment system, but that the boss, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (who was appointed by Donald Trump), was barred from all access. Similarly, federal judge John Bates just unconstitutionally inserted himself into the administration of several federal health agencies by reversing President Trump’s executive order that removed sex change propaganda from the heath agencies’ websites. Judge Bates demanded that the various gender and sexual lifestyle links be re-instated.

So how should the Trump administration respond? Here’s an idea:

President Trump should fire these rogue federal judges and instruct all Executive Branch employees to ignore any rulings that come from federal judges that he has fired.

Some people might argue that Trump has no constitutional authority to fire federal judges. They’d be right. But those rogue federal judges also have no constitutional authority to insert themselves into the administration of the Executive Branch departments.

By the current playbook, if a rogue judge unlawfully issues an injunction to impede or change the workings of the Executive Branch, the President must abide with the ruling. The only recourse is to appeal to an appellate judge or court to seek a reversal of the ruling, with a likely escalation of appeals and counter-reversals that will take an extended period of time.

So, if the President declares that a federal judge has been terminated of his job, shouldn’t that judge have to stand down until the appeals process plays out too? If not, why not? If the judiciary can interfere with the administration of the Executive Branch, why can’t the Executive Branch reciprocate?

Obviously, the judiciary has no constitutional reason to consent to the President firing federal judges, and it is free to ignore such a request. Likewise, the President has no obligation to acknowledge or respect a clearly unconstitutional intrusion into its affairs by the judiciary. Forcing the judiciary to refuse Executive Branch intrusion into its turf would be extremely helpful.

And clearly, the notion of the President firing federal judges is preposterous, but it is no less preposterous than what the judiciary is doing. If a federal judge ruled that the President must re-segregate the government in the manner of Woodrow Wilson’s policies, would the President have to engage in those actions until the appeals process played out? Of course not. But allowing a federal judge to demand that sex-change information be put on government websites is happening right now, and it’s just as outrageous.

In our Constitutional system of “checks and balances,” Congress has the authority to impeach judges and abolish courts, but it has proved that it won’t do so. There is no defined Executive Branch mechanism to check the judiciary, however, and unchecked power leads to abuses. We now have hundreds of federal judges who have the unchecked power to unilaterally veto any legislation, reverse any Executive Order, and implement regulatory whims.

Politely asking the judiciary to stay in its lane has been futile. There needs to be consequences or it will never stop.

It is not possible to swat away the endless injunctions and rulings from activist judges. The appeals process will consume the entire Trump presidency. That leaves the Executive Branch with two options, ignore the rulings from rogue judges, or punch back. “Firing” federal judges would force the judiciary to go on defense, and somehow explain why it can assume unconstitutional authority but the President can’t.

Of course, the usual suspects would demand that President Trump be impeached, again, if he were to announce the firing of federal judges. That’s fine, we should be having a discussion about impeaching federal officials who trample on the Constitution. There are a lot of judges that need to be impeached and removed from the bench.

I’m aware that some conservatives whom I regard very highly are confident that the Supreme Court is about to slap down all these rogue federal judges, and very soon. I certainly hope so, but I don’t expect it. For some reason, and despite a lengthy history to the contrary, these conservative legal minds cling to an idealistic belief that principles and fidelity to the Constitution will suddenly swell in the justices’ hearts and minds.

Experience tells me otherwise. In fact, Alexandria Brown stated my thoughts about this subject better than I can state them myself in this outstanding Twitter/X thread quoted below.

A warning to all my legal peeps, most notably myself, that we are ignoring the Normies' responses to the lawfare at our own peril. The Normies are sick of all of this with reason. So grab your coffee, which we all know has a solid 80% chance of being Irish, and let's get it.

We, the legal peeps, are going on about having to respect the legal process and sure, sure, it may take a bit and that's annoying but the mills of God grind slowly but fine and just you wait, Thomas is going to bench slap the national injunctions, don't you worry about it!

Meanwhile, the Normies have pesky questions such as, Alex, nationwide injunctions have been around as long as Thomas has been on the bench, including now that there's the supposedly solid 6-3 majority and yet nothing's been done yet so why should I believe it will happen now?

The Normies note minor things like you are saying I should trust the process, you mean the one where Roberts has invented an entire separate set of precedents for the Obamacare cases, and where it took 50 years to overturn Roe and Casey, you mean that process?

The Normies wonder just why it is that 77 million people voting turns out to matter less than the votes a total of at most 23 people. (Here's the math - 1 SDNY district court judge, 13 Second Circuit court judges, 9 Supremes). [I suppose to be picky you could say 2 SDNY judges.]

The Normies want to know why one single judge in one single district can put an immediate stop to a matter that sure seems to be part of what the Executive can do in the Executive branch, causing months of delays and, when that judge is wrong, nothing bad happens to the judge.

The Normies want to know why, if the claimed danger by the actions of the Executive are so immediate as to require a restraining order, those same actions aren't so immediate as to require that the Circuit court and then SCOTUS to hear it within days or weeks rather than months.

The Normies see, to pick someone at random, me, saying these cases are bait and unitary executive theory is going to be entrenched at SCOTUS and want to know what possible monkey crack I've been smoking to assume that Roberts is going to uphold unitary executive authority.

These are all absolutely fair questions. Falling back on, look, I know it's awful, however, respect for the judiciary is imperative as it has taken centuries to even claw mankind to this low level of using court orders and not kinetic responses to solve matters is a crutch.

We (I) are (am) asking people to respect a judiciary that absolutely appears to have two tiers of law. People who trespass at abortion clinics are sentenced harshly while people who firebomb a Federal courthouse have their cases dismissed or are given community service.

The Normies are done, utterly done, with lawfare and sue and settle and being told to trust the process. You mean the process that tries to avoid answering any difficult questions directly until there is no choice? That process? Sure, Jan.

The Normies have absolutely valid concerns that any of these cases will resolve in a matter that does not benefit the Left. The Normies have even more valid questions about why all of this takes so long. All of that is fair. Saying that's just how it works? Not enough. /f

[buck.throckmorton at protonmail dot com]

Posted by: Buck Throckmorton at 11:00 AM




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1 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 14, 2025 11:00 AM (Zz0t1)

2 #Winning

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 14, 2025 11:00 AM (Zz0t1)

3 Sponge!

Posted by: rickb223 at February 14, 2025 11:00 AM (uUKhP)

4 These judges need to be removed. They suck. Bigly.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 14, 2025 11:00 AM (Zz0t1)

5 Yup

Posted by: Lizzy at February 14, 2025 11:01 AM (Cki93)

6 Present until get some coffee

Posted by: Skip at February 14, 2025 11:01 AM (fwDg9)

7 I lum'd NOOD.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 14, 2025 11:01 AM (Zz0t1)

8 Sponge!
Posted by: rickb223 at February 14, 2025 11:00 AM (uUKhP)



*fistbump*

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 14, 2025 11:01 AM (Zz0t1)

9 If the judges want to micromanage the WH, then the WH should micromanage the judiciary branch.

Alinsky #4

Posted by: Lizzy at February 14, 2025 11:01 AM (Cki93)

10 Emerson Bigguns

Bwahahaha!!! Good one!

Posted by: Diogenes at February 14, 2025 11:02 AM (W/lyH)

11 How bout we Tee Pee the Judges house?

Posted by: Pudinhead at February 14, 2025 11:03 AM (Wg6v7)

12 The Normies have absolutely valid concerns that any of these cases will resolve in a matter that does not benefit the Left. The Normies have even more valid questions about why all of this takes so long. All of that is fair. Saying that's just how it works? Not enough. /f


The Normies are about tired of waiting. You don't want to see what comes next.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 14, 2025 11:03 AM (uUKhP)

13 Haven't yet heard that 1 of these maybe dozen judges got slapped down yet. And that's what they want, stones thrown into the gears because they know it takes a long time to undo a judge bad opinion

Posted by: Skip at February 14, 2025 11:04 AM (fwDg9)

14 If only there was a superior court, whose rulings might be considered supreme.

We wouldn't have any of these silly discussions.

Posted by: BurtTC at February 14, 2025 11:04 AM (dGCAG)

15 I dont like Trump following "the process" here

What's that going to take, 2 years until it reaches SCOTUS, only for fuckface Roberts to say, welllllllll you didn't dot an I here, so your executive power is invalid

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - China is Assho And Void of Freedom Loving Wagshambas at February 14, 2025 11:04 AM (HYKHz)

16 Biden openly defied the Supreme Court on cancelling student loans, and boasted about it.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 14, 2025 11:04 AM (uxCna)

17 Any $$$ laying around here that says there will experience at least one day of PDJT's term where he or his devote minions (that's us!) don't PO the leftists?

Didn't think so.

Posted by: Tonypete at February 14, 2025 11:04 AM (WXNFJ)

18 AtC FTW

Posted by: Lizzy at February 14, 2025 11:04 AM (Cki93)

19 Every profile of these activists turns out a raving anti-Trump of a Cultural Marxist who wants to make laws up at their bench.

Posted by: Skip at February 14, 2025 11:05 AM (fwDg9)

20 16 Biden openly defied the Supreme Court on cancelling student loans, and boasted about it.
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Salient Point - No Standing.

Posted by: Pudinhead at February 14, 2025 11:05 AM (Wg6v7)

21 If you say they're fired but leave them free to run around and pretend they still have power, the project fails. So Trump would need to round them all up, as well as their supporters and send them to one of Bukele's prisons in El Salvador, no communication allowed. Come to think of it if you're going to drop the constitution, might as well send all the Democrat Congressmen and Senators there too. As well as any Republicans that won't get on board. And if we're going to go all Cromwell, let's just abolish all courts of any kind for a few years, and just rule by decree. What could go wrong?

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 14, 2025 11:05 AM (wyMQY)

22 Order the IRS to do an intense rectal probing of all judges, great and small. (but, off the record, warn them to go easy on the few good ones)

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 14, 2025 11:06 AM (8zz6B)

23 What's the /f end?

No f*cks given?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 14, 2025 11:06 AM (Zz0t1)

24 Hello, Horde! 😊❤

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Plucky Comic Relief, AoS Ladies Brigade - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 14, 2025 11:06 AM (SRRAx)

25 If President Trump can't fire the judges directly, fire everyone that works under them.

Or suspend their pay.

Money seems to be the only thing that matters to them so take it away.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 14, 2025 11:07 AM (7fElN)

26 The normies are pretty much finished with the questioning part. We've moved into the retribution part.

It's not hard to understand.

That we're "fed up with the bullshit" is an understatement.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 14, 2025 11:07 AM (Q4IgG)

27 Do you want to see who is plotting and strategizing against Trump and DOGE?

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/forums/show/39.page

Posted by: Jeith at February 14, 2025 11:08 AM (SjKLn)

28 Swinging from a rope by the neck.

It's the only way they'll learn.

Posted by: XTC at February 14, 2025 11:08 AM (sm6Pk)

29 >>The Normies have absolutely valid concerns that any of these cases will resolve in a matter that does not benefit the Left.


Because the Normies has watched a corrupt judge and jury let Democrats and their pals off again and again and again. And more recently, a corrupt court delivery judgements and damages beyond comprehension against the Democrats' enemies such as Trump, Giuliani, Bannon, Alex Jones.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 14, 2025 11:08 AM (Cki93)

30 Why not accuse the Judge of Insurrection and jail him immediately? This seems to be within the Law of District of Chazz.

Posted by: Pudinhead at February 14, 2025 11:08 AM (Wg6v7)

31 Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Plucky Comic Relief, AoS Ladies Brigade - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 14, 2025 11:06 AM (SRRAx)


How are you doing?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 14, 2025 11:08 AM (Zz0t1)

32 And if we're going to go all Cromwell, let's just abolish all courts of any kind for a few years, and just rule by decree. What could go wrong?
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 14, 2025 11:05 AM (wyMQY)

You know, Congress could force the issue, write a simple law that says "The President has the discretion to enact whatever measures he deems appropriate, within the executive branch, as long as it is not explicitly denied by the Constitution."

Something like that. Let them fight over that law, and let it make its way up to the SCOTUS. In the mean time, it negates all these shitty little potentates, sitting in their shitty little courtrooms.

Posted by: BurtTC at February 14, 2025 11:09 AM (dGCAG)

33 Any judge at any level that dictates agency policy gets canned...toot sweet.

Posted by: BignJames at February 14, 2025 11:09 AM (Yj6Os)

34 Good Morning, Teresa!

Posted by: Bulg at February 14, 2025 11:09 AM (77rzZ)

35 Order the IRS to do an intense rectal probing of all judges, great and small. (but, off the record, warn them to go easy on the few good ones)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 14, 2025 11:06 AM (8zz6B)
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Another good idea. Hold them all to the same rigid standard of fiscal responsibility. The "good ones" should have nothing to fear.

The corrupt ones will be sweating bullets.

Furthermore the "good ones" will KNOW that their rectal probing is BECAUSE of the bad apples.

Might make them start holding each other accountable.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 14, 2025 11:09 AM (7fElN)

36 Has anyone explained why I'm supposed to be upset that a federal employee with auditing authority over federal employees has access to data that lower level federal employees already compromised multiple times?

Posted by: Boron Cobbie - We'd quit theorizing if you boys would quit conspiring at February 14, 2025 11:09 AM (sG4Li)

37 Of COURSE it was a New York Judge. They're still pissed they couldn't jail Donald.

Posted by: Richard McEnroe at February 14, 2025 11:09 AM (vx2Oy)

38 I don't think that "firing" Federal judges is the solution, but I saw a suggestion:

- No district judge is allowed to issue a nationwide injunction about anything until a three-judge panel in his circuit agrees.

- Any injunction approved by a three-judge panel gets automatically fast-tracked to the Supreme Court.

Historically, nationwide injunctions by Federal district judges have been very, very rare, except when Trump is President.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 14, 2025 11:10 AM (uxCna)

39 This is a constitutional crisis that has been building since at least the Warren Court. The left doesn't install judges, they install political activists, and our GOPe types vote for them during confirmation. This has to stop NOW.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 14, 2025 11:11 AM (xCA6C)

40 I guess we'll see if trump learned anything from his first go around. The activist judges need to be crushed and buried for all time.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 14, 2025 11:11 AM (VwHCD)

41 DOGE shows up at IRS, sending taxmen into panic

Posted by: SMOD at February 14, 2025 11:11 AM (DFm5D)

42 37 Of COURSE it was a New York Judge. They're still pissed they couldn't jail Donald.
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They are still really pissed that Putin kicked them out of Russia, too.

Posted by: Pudinhead at February 14, 2025 11:11 AM (Wg6v7)

43 Government Retirement Files Ruined After Miners Dig Too Deep And Unearth Balrog.

Posted by: Boss Moss at February 14, 2025 11:11 AM (yF8T2)

44 Something like that. Let them fight over that law, and let it make its way up to the SCOTUS. In the mean time, it negates all these shitty little potentates, sitting in their shitty little courtrooms.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 14, 2025 11:09 AM (dGCAG)

You are right, some buy in from Congress would make this much easier to get through.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 14, 2025 11:11 AM (wyMQY)

45 Congress and Executive have deferred questions of Constitutionality to the Judiciary at great costs to their respective branches and to the US citizen. Each branch should be asking themselves, "is this action Constitutional" in everything they do, instead of winging it hoping that if it gets questioned by the Judiciary, that the Judiciary, fickle as it can be, rules the way they want it to.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 14, 2025 11:11 AM (Dv3i1)

46 13 Haven't yet heard that 1 of these maybe dozen judges got slapped down yet. And that's what they want, stones thrown into the gears because they know it takes a long time to undo a judge bad opinion
Posted by: Skip at February 14, 2025 11:04 AM (fwDg9)

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Nothing's been slapped down because the delay tactic right now is temporary restraining orders which have very limited methods of countering.

They're essentially stalls as the judge takes time to hear arguments in a time-limited manner: no more than 14 days.

It's frustrating, but unless we're talking full revolution of the system, it's going to happen.

The end point is most likely going to be a 7-2 decision in favor of Trump being chief executive of the executive branch, though, along with some potential final hits on things like Humphrey's Executor v US.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching B-movies with Roger Corman at February 14, 2025 11:12 AM (GBKbO)

47 TBH I think he should just publicly ignore them and proceed.

Announce that he is bound by his oath to the Constitution and continue full speed ahead.

Perhaps give Roberts 10m notice and ask him if he'd like to smack down each Hawaiian Judge instead or if you should just proceed.

But just waiting on the courts plays into the left's strategy of just trying to slow everything down.

Also start ARRESTING the people getting these stolen funds and through civil asset forfeiture take EVERYTHING they have.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 14, 2025 11:12 AM (t0Rmr)

48 32 And if we're going to go all Cromwell, let's just abolish all courts of any kind for a few years, and just rule by decree. What could go wrong?
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 14, 2025 11:05 AM (wyMQY)

======

But I don't want to get rid of Easter.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching B-movies with Roger Corman at February 14, 2025 11:12 AM (GBKbO)

49 Easier than "firing" those judges is just having Pam Bondi instruct the US Marshals to quit assisting those judges in their courtrooms.

You can even frame it as a kind of malicious compliance. "Judge Englemeyer has ruled that Cabinet leaders are mere figureheads, I lack the authority to tell the Marshals to help secure Judge Englemeyer's courtroom."

Posted by: Jack Squat Bupkis at February 14, 2025 11:13 AM (GD2xa)

50 - Any injunction approved by a three-judge panel gets automatically fast-tracked to the Supreme Court.

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I would declare the district courts to be in open sedition against the US, freeze all fed money to them until Congress gets their fucking shit together and restructure the courts once and for all, as is their purview

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - China is Assho And Void of Freedom Loving Wagshambas at February 14, 2025 11:13 AM (HYKHz)

51 For all the left's screeching about a Constitutional Crisis, they're right in a sense. The crisis is that the judiciary has been running roughshod over the other two branches of government since Marbury v. Madison.

The solution is for Trump and the Executive branch to just, get this, ignore these little tin-pot dictators in robes and let the chips fall where they may.

"PUT THE TRANNY STUFF BACK ONLINE! OR ELSE!"
"No."
"BUT BUT BUT MUH COURTS"
"Eat a pile of shit."
"HUH"

I mean, what's going to happen? The court holds the president in contempt? Try to have him arrested? By whom, exactly? The US Marshals, who are an Exectutive Branch entity? As alexthechick said, Sure Jan.

Posted by: ballistic at February 14, 2025 11:13 AM (fqRk4)

52 Roberts will come.

Posted by: Conservative Legal Expert at February 14, 2025 11:13 AM (Cw7Lx)

53 Also start ARRESTING the people getting these stolen funds and through civil asset forfeiture take EVERYTHING they have.
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This would work. Thus it is not permitted.

Posted by: Pudinhead at February 14, 2025 11:14 AM (Wg6v7)

54 The thing is that this has been brewing for a long time.
It's been decades of a state ballot issue passing, such as no SSM, some limitations on abortion, or womens bathroom protections, and immediately some judge says NOPE.

They haven't just been overruling the people we elect, they've been overruling us, the things we've explicitly voted for.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 14, 2025 11:14 AM (Cki93)

55 This is a constitutional crisis that has been building since at least the Warren Court. The left doesn't install judges, they install political activists, and our GOPe types vote for them during confirmation. This has to stop NOW.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 14, 2025 11:11 AM (xCA6C)

Yep, it's been a long time coming, and I don't know if the outcome is going to be favorable or not. Seems to me there must be a SC decision, and then if necessary, a referendum must be initiated by the Amendment process to clarify just who should have this power. The courts? The Administration? Congress?

Settle it. Once and for all.

Posted by: BurtTC at February 14, 2025 11:14 AM (dGCAG)

56 52 Roberts will come.
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You just have to be really, really patient.

Posted by: Mrs. Roberts at February 14, 2025 11:14 AM (Dv3i1)

57 Roberts will come.

Posted by: Conservative Legal Expert at February 14, 2025 11:13 AM (Cw7Lx)



Apparently, on young girls.

Posted by: The Epstein List at February 14, 2025 11:14 AM (Zz0t1)

58 Relocate all the judges to Ft. Sumter.

Then shoot a big ol' fuck off canon at them.

If we're gonna party, let's party.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 14, 2025 11:14 AM (jKo6M)

59 As usual, congress can bring federal judges to heel anytime it wants through its control of the budget. There's a lot of judicial fat that can be cut, including eliminating all clerk and attorney positions associated with the courts. It doesn't because this is what congress wants, Republicans and Democrats alike. Trump may as well get used to this nonsense because it's what's for dinner for the next four years.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 14, 2025 11:15 AM (xzkgE)

60 - No district judge is allowed to issue a nationwide injunction about anything until a three-judge panel in his circuit agrees.

- Any injunction approved by a three-judge panel gets automatically fast-tracked to the Supreme Court.


Any judge who is reversed above a certain percentage must secure the approval of Congress before continuing on the bench.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 14, 2025 11:15 AM (xCA6C)

61 I dont like Trump following "the process" here

What's that going to take, 2 years until it reaches SCOTUS, only for fuckface Roberts to say, welllllllll you didn't dot an I here, so your executive power is invalid
Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - China is Assho And Void of Freedom Loving Wagshambas at February 14, 2025 11:04 AM (HYKHz)


Requiring a nationwide injunction to be heard by the Appeals Court within 2 business days and, if upheld, by SCOTUS within the same timeframe. Further requiring that either SCOTUS rules in favor of the issue which garnered the injunction or remove it within an additional 2 business days would probably put an end to the bullshit pretty quick.

There's absolutely no reason why the country should have to wait and hang on the utterances of the philosopher-kings.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 14, 2025 11:15 AM (ExV1e)

62 I'm late but I don't think the President can fire a federal judge. Judges aren't hired, they are appointed, and to remove a judge we have to use the impeachment process.

If I were President, (and nobody wants that, beLIEVE me), I would not respond to these ridiculous TROs that are clearly unconstitutional due to our separation of powers doctrine.

as always: Unless I'm Wrong.

Posted by: Don Black. Message: It is decidedly so at February 14, 2025 11:15 AM (AOsQT)

63 I mean, what's going to happen?

***************

The remedy Im guessing is that Congress impeaches Trump for not following court orders

again

and they could continue to harass him after office by charging him for crimes under US UC Orange Man Bad statutes

again

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - China is Assho And Void of Freedom Loving Wagshambas at February 14, 2025 11:16 AM (HYKHz)

64 We do need to be careful, though - at some point the Dems will be in power again, and they are going to shove stuff down our collective throats if the Executive has too much power.

I know it's fun to imagine that all of our dreams will come true, but let's take a step back and ensure that what we do now won't come back and bite us in the ass - HARD - when we don't have a Trump or a Vance on our side.

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Plucky Comic Relief, AoS Ladies Brigade - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 14, 2025 11:16 AM (SRRAx)

65 >>Also start ARRESTING the people getting these stolen funds and through civil asset forfeiture take EVERYTHING they have.


Yes.
Especially those such as the executives at these immigrant/refugee resettlement and homeless NGOs who are paying themselves millions of dollars a year for doing government funded work.

Spare us the sob stories about serving the poor as you become millionaires.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 14, 2025 11:16 AM (Cki93)

66 Off with the heads of these Robe S. Pierres!

Posted by: Gil O. Tine at February 14, 2025 11:16 AM (1Jg9Z)

67 As usual, congress can bring federal judges to heel anytime it wants through its control of the budget.

The Ninth Circuit has its annual "retreat" at a luxury resort in Hawaii.

It would be fun to mandate that the "retreat" be held in Butte, Montana in winter, and that no funds can be expended for any Ninth Circuit gathering other than that.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 14, 2025 11:17 AM (uxCna)

68 The thing is that this has been brewing for a long time.
It's been decades of a state ballot issue passing, such as no SSM, some limitations on abortion, or womens bathroom protections, and immediately some judge says NOPE.

They haven't just been overruling the people we elect, they've been overruling us, the things we've explicitly voted for.
Posted by: Lizzy at February 14, 2025 11:14 AM (Cki93)

That's a good point too. Courts do that a lot at the state level, but also federal. All the tinkering around the 2nd Amendment should be struck down, once and for all. It's not your decision, courts. You don't get to decide. It was already decided by us, the people.

Posted by: BurtTC at February 14, 2025 11:17 AM (dGCAG)

69 52 Roberts will come.
Posted by: Conservative Legal Expert at February 14, 2025 11:13 AM (Cw7Lx)

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Yeah, the guy who sided with Trump on the Muslim Ban (Hawaii v Trump), the immunity case, and the CO primary ballot case is definitely only out there to stab Trump in the back and is willing to risk the entire authority of the judicial branch by upholding facially illegal orders from no-nothing lower court judges because his only goal is to preserve judicial power.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching B-movies with Roger Corman at February 14, 2025 11:17 AM (GBKbO)

70 There is no system on earth that can't be subverted and used to bring down itself. That is why the nature of the Left is subversion first and foremost.

Posted by: ... at February 14, 2025 11:17 AM (6B9tZ)

71 Carryover from the previous thread...

Update on DOGE's legality -

DOGE: "Legally untouchable because it was already fully funded and operational. Congress can't defund it because it's not a new program, just a repurposed one. Since the (prior program) was originally an IT oversight program, DOGE now has full access to all Federal data systems. Yes, that's right. All of them."
Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 14, 2025 10:57 AM (Dv3i1)


That's absolutely the best part about DOGE: Obama created it (as the "US Digital Service") and all Trump did was rename it "US DOGE Service". It's legally air-tight because the DNC's crack team of lawyers made it so. Kind of a second coming of Harry Reid's rule changes fucking over the Democrats, but even funnier because it's Bathhouse Barry.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 14, 2025 11:18 AM (2ocoG)

72
What's left, 12 hours, for the Democrat party's hamas org to release their Hot Sausages??

What do you think is going to happen? PDT, for the 2nd time, drew a line in the sand. If hamas doesn't comply and he does nothing, it's gonna make him look weak.

Posted by: Soothsayer at February 14, 2025 11:18 AM (qQdUz)

73 61 I dont like Trump following "the process" here

What's that going to take, 2 years until it reaches SCOTUS, only for fuckface Roberts to say, welllllllll you didn't dot an I here, so your executive power is invalid
Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - China is Assho And Void of Freedom Loving Wagshambas at February 14, 2025 11:04 AM (HYKHz)

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SCOTUS is going to deal with this no later than summer.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching B-movies with Roger Corman at February 14, 2025 11:18 AM (GBKbO)

74 Government Retirement Files Ruined After Miners Dig Too Deep And Unearth Balrog.
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 14, 2025 11:11 AM (yF8T2)
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SPOILER: That was the plan all along...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 14, 2025 11:18 AM (7fElN)

75 22 Order the IRS to do an intense rectal probing of all judges, great and small. (but, off the record, warn them to go easy on the few good ones)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 14, 2025 11:06 AM (8zz6B)

Yeah, I like this idea.

Probe the shit out of each of them, their entire families and all associates.

Prosecute the shit out of them too. Find a reason. Make them consider death as the only way out.

Posted by: Stateless...39% - mental state clawing up from 10% at February 14, 2025 11:18 AM (jvJvP)

76 64 We do need to be careful, though - at some point the Dems will be in power again, and they are going to shove stuff down our collective throats if the Executive has too much power.

I know it's fun to imagine that all of our dreams will come true, but let's take a step back and ensure that what we do now won't come back and bite us in the ass - HARD - when we don't have a Trump or a Vance on our side.
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Plucky Comic Relief, AoS Ladies Brigade - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 14, 2025 11:16 AM (SRRAx)

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You say this like this hasn't been the Democrat modus operandi for decades already.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching B-movies with Roger Corman at February 14, 2025 11:18 AM (GBKbO)

77 356 291 Anyone got a link to Vance speech?
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It's over now. He spoke for about 18 minutes. Here's one link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIjmUxT9FWI
Posted by: Meade Lux Lewis, Domestic Terrorist at February 14, 2025 11:01 AM (paSBy)

Posted by: m at February 14, 2025 11:18 AM (v0TzN)

78 We do need to be careful, though - at some point the Dems will be in power again, and they are going to shove stuff down our collective throats if the Executive has too much power.

They're going to do that anyway, no matter what Trump does.

If the Democrats regain control of the government, they're going to go the full East Germany.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 14, 2025 11:18 AM (uxCna)

79 You know, Congress could force the issue, write a simple law that says "The President has the discretion to enact whatever measures he deems appropriate, within the executive branch, as long as it is not explicitly denied by the Constitution."

Something like that. Let them fight over that law, and let it make its way up to the SCOTUS. In the mean time, it negates all these shitty little potentates, sitting in their shitty little courtrooms.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 14, 2025 11:09 AM (dGCAG)


It would never get to SCOTUS because it would never get past the Senate. The Democrats would filibuster because they know that a Democrat President need not fear this sort of lawfare.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 14, 2025 11:19 AM (ExV1e)

80 The larger issue here is that there are no actual judicial elements to the rulings by these judges.

They've just decided that Trump and his cabinent are not allowed to use the political power of the executive.

The correct answer to this is to ignore.

Someone made the argument that if a judge told a general to commit troops to a particular piece of land during a war that no one would expect the general to do so because its an absurd ruling and a power the judge clearly does not have.

And the answer here should be the same. Publicly ignore the judge because there is no judicial case.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 14, 2025 11:19 AM (t0Rmr)

81 Congress should also get off their ass (yeah, I know) and just abolish the Federal court system. The Supreme Court is the only Constitutionally-mandated part of the Judicial Branch. Just shut em all down and make the Supremes take every Federal case. That should keep em busy.

Posted by: ballistic at February 14, 2025 11:19 AM (fqRk4)

82 Art II Sec 4

The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.


Are federal judges 'civil officers' ?

Posted by: Don Black. Message: It is decidedly so at February 14, 2025 11:19 AM (AOsQT)

83 Have the WH legal team put out a standard document to be issued in response to every one of these rulings that the ruling is unconstitutional, the executive branch is not bound by unconstitutional rulings, and here's the constitutional argument for why with references to language found in the Constitution. And then a short appendix that references the current idiotic ruling and adds appropriate mockery.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 14, 2025 11:19 AM (Dv3i1)

84 Two things that I've mulled over:

- Why does it take weeks or more likely months to get a rouge federal judge's asinine ruling addressed when the previous administration had shit like this taken care of in days?

- Why does a federal judge who represents states X, Y and Z and passes down a ruling, have that ruling apply to people outside of states X, Y and Z?
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I realize Q1 is more rhetorical. But I note many of the rulings that the *biden junta disagreed with were overturned quickly... or just plain ignored. With zero consequences.

As for Q2, don't federal judges represent specific, geographical areas? Why aren't their rulings specific to that area then? Make the other federal judges join in the fray at their own peril.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 14, 2025 11:19 AM (Q4IgG)

85 All the tinkering around the 2nd Amendment should be struck down, once and for all. It's not your decision, courts. You don't get to decide. It was already decided by us, the people.

AtC refers to this possibility in terms of Clarence Thomas issuing an opinion that just cites Heller and says "Did I fucking stutter?"

Posted by: Ian S. at February 14, 2025 11:19 AM (2ocoG)

86 80 The correct answer to this is to ignore.

Someone made the argument that if a judge told a general to commit troops to a particular piece of land during a war that no one would expect the general to do so because its an absurd ruling and a power the judge clearly does not have.

And the answer here should be the same. Publicly ignore the judge because there is no judicial case.
Posted by: 18-1 at February 14, 2025 11:19 AM (t0Rmr)

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Trump effectively has been ignoring a lot of the orders through malicious compliance.

I mean, he's been ordered to restart USAID funding, but nothing's actually moved. NGOs are still going broke.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching B-movies with Roger Corman at February 14, 2025 11:20 AM (GBKbO)

87 but let's take a step back and ensure that what we do now won't come back and bite us in the ass

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Here's the thing, Obama has already ignored court rulings before

Biden has ignored court rulings before

so its not like using the same lawfare approach on our side has worked out well

we have electoral access to the executive and legislative branch to make our voice known, we do not have such access to the judicial which is fucking out of control now and needs to get fucked in the face

if anything I would want to see Trump and DOGE burn the fedgov down so much it has no power other than securing the border and building highways

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - China is Assho And Void of Freedom Loving Wagshambas at February 14, 2025 11:20 AM (HYKHz)

88 But Trump knows how to "subvert" the Left, which is why he has been more successful against them than anyone else in our lifetimes.

He uses their strengths - the blanket media coverage of everything, the ever shifting lockstep deception, the constant will to "fight" him at any cost - against them.

Because there doesn't exist anything that can't be used against itself. Even them.

Posted by: ... at February 14, 2025 11:20 AM (6B9tZ)

89 The left doesn't install judges, they install political activists, and our GOPe types vote for them during confirmation.

(Democrat) Presidents deserve to have their nominees confirmed. -- Mitch McConnell

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 14, 2025 11:20 AM (ExV1e)

90 My solution is the opposite.

Trump should tell judge Ozymidias that he now has total control of the Dept. of Treasury and that now there is a dotted line to the Secretary of Treasury that indicates advisory connection to the Executive. Judge Oz needs to get busy working out how his District Treasury Department goes about the business of managing the national disc.

Posted by: Minuteman at February 14, 2025 11:21 AM (INJnj)

91 SCOTUS is going to deal with this no later than summer.
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Too late.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 14, 2025 11:21 AM (Dv3i1)

92 We do need to be careful, though - at some point the Dems will be in power again, and they are going to shove stuff down our collective throats if the Executive has too much power.


Joe Biden repeatedly ignore judicial rulings he didn't like. The horse is out of the barn on this one.

And Biden ignored that ruling that said he couldn't spend money without congressional authorization which is obviously true. The questions here are absurd things like, "Can the Treasury Secretary see Treasury Data"

Posted by: 18-1 at February 14, 2025 11:21 AM (t0Rmr)

93 The other thing is: who brings these lawsuits?
We never hear WHO is doing this, who is funding it, whom they allegedly represent?

It's odd that citizens are told again and again that they have no standing to file a lawsuit regarding voter fraud, Obamacare, whatever, then we have these quickie cases filed and judges ruling immediately to stop Trump.

Who is doing this?

Posted by: Lizzy at February 14, 2025 11:21 AM (Cki93)

94 91 SCOTUS is going to deal with this no later than summer.
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Too late.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 14, 2025 11:21 AM (Dv3i1)

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Well. Might as well just kill ourselves, I guess.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching B-movies with Roger Corman at February 14, 2025 11:21 AM (GBKbO)

95 It's odd that citizens are told again and again that they have no standing to file a lawsuit regarding voter fraud, Obamacare, whatever, then we have these quickie cases filed and judges ruling immediately to stop Trump.


To be fair, a judge yesterday did rule government employee unions have no standing to stop Trump.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 14, 2025 11:22 AM (2ocoG)

96 >> We do need to be careful, though - at some point the Dems will be in power again, and they are going to shove stuff down our collective throats if the Executive has too much power.

The Dems already do that. DACA was invented from whole cloth by Obama’s pen. It’s still ongoing.

Biden was told he couldn’t forgive student loans by SCOTUS. He announced he was going to keep doing it and he did.

These rules only serve to constrain us; the left simply does not obey them. It’s been “heads they win, tails we lose” for decades.

The Democrats will only ever be back in power if we allow it.

Posted by: Conservative Legal Expert at February 14, 2025 11:22 AM (Cw7Lx)

97 They're going to do that anyway, no matter what Trump does.

If the Democrats regain control of the government, they're going to go the full East Germany.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 14, 2025 11:18 AM (uxCna)

If anything, it's the argument for going as hard and as fast as possible right now. Ask for neither forgiveness nor permission. They *will*, somehow, find their way into office again, and when they do, there needs to be enough bloody-minded roided-up monsters in opposition to make their lives hell, backed by the full faith and credit of a galvanized and motivated populace willing to burn shit to the ground if and only if necessary.

We will have none of that in place by playing Mother May I for four years.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 14, 2025 11:23 AM (jKo6M)

98 "So how should the Trump administration respond?"

Have some of Pam Bondi's U.S. Marshall goons wake his ass up at 0200, shoot his dog, threaten his family, and fr9g march his ass up to D.C. where Bondi can have the constitution read to him, the the bill of rights, then all of the amendments. Water board him a while just because he needs it. Then tell him to loint to the part us U.S. law where he is wrong. Meanwhile, Elon's autists look up his asshole with an electron microscope for fina cial shady dealing and connections. Lastly, impeach him, then charge him with denial of civil rights to the U.S. population through lawfare, find him guilty as fuck, then throw him into PMITA prison as an example to the rest of the partisan shitheads in black robes.

Posted by: BifBewalski at February 14, 2025 11:23 AM (MsrgL)

99 It would never get to SCOTUS because it would never get past the Senate. The Democrats would filibuster because they know that a Democrat President need not fear this sort of lawfare.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 14, 2025 11:19 AM (ExV1e)

Force it. Make this one of those issues where everything else stops, and make those people stand up there and pontificate for days, if necessary. The filibuster doesn't end legislation unless you let it.

Posted by: BurtTC at February 14, 2025 11:23 AM (dGCAG)

100 96 Biden was told he couldn’t forgive student loans by SCOTUS. He announced he was going to keep doing it and he did.

These rules only serve to constrain us; the left simply does not obey them. It’s been “heads they win, tails we lose” for decades.

The Democrats will only ever be back in power if we allow it.
Posted by: Conservative Legal Expert at February 14, 2025 11:22 AM (Cw7Lx)

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Democrat presidents expand federal power.
Republicans run on limiting federal power, and then they expand federal power.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching B-movies with Roger Corman at February 14, 2025 11:23 AM (GBKbO)

101 I mean, he's been ordered to restart USAID funding, but nothing's actually moved. NGOs are still going broke.

Interesting comment from a hard-Left executive director of a Portland NGO yesterday.

Multiple organizations in Portland's NPO (non-profit organization) sector laying off staff this week.

Laundered Federal money was supporting the entire nonprofit sector.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 14, 2025 11:23 AM (uxCna)

102 Thx Buck. Just came in from Dr appt and turned on Varney. They had a video of African American Dem activists on a podcast. They were complaining about Kamala not being a leader in the fight against Trump . "She lost but that doesn't mean she should disappear".
Yup please bring her back, please, please, please

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 14, 2025 11:23 AM (KXtU1)

103 SCOTUS is going to deal with this no later than summer.

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SCOTUS talks like poofsies and their poops all tarded

they never, ever rule definitively on anything

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - China is Assho And Void of Freedom Loving Wagshambas at February 14, 2025 11:23 AM (HYKHz)

104 > The other thing is: who brings these lawsuits?
We never hear WHO is doing this, who is funding it, whom they allegedly represent?
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I brought this up the other day too. We never hear about who it was that petitioned the court and claimed they were "harmed" by something the Trump administration was doing. I mean, if you're going to petition the court to stop something you have to have a legit reason.

Not a bullshit reason.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 14, 2025 11:23 AM (Q4IgG)

105 European underwater neutrino telescope detects most powerful neutrino ever

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I never did trust those bastards.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Covfefe Today, Covfefe Tomorrow, Covfefe Forever! at February 14, 2025 11:24 AM (L/fGl)

106 These rules only serve to constrain us; the left simply does not obey them. It’s been “heads they win, tails we lose” for decades.

I'll point out too it has actually been mathematically proven that if you are playing a game of cooperation or conflict with another person and they start choosing conflict you can only ever move them back to cooperation by a copious use of conflict yourself.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 14, 2025 11:24 AM (t0Rmr)

107 101 Multiple organizations in Portland's NPO (non-profit organization) sector laying off staff this week.

Laundered Federal money was supporting the entire nonprofit sector.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 14, 2025 11:23 AM (uxCna)

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Non-profits that paid people to turn in their mail in ballots.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching B-movies with Roger Corman at February 14, 2025 11:24 AM (GBKbO)

108 Also start ARRESTING the people getting these stolen funds and through civil asset forfeiture take EVERYTHING they have.
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This would work. Thus it is not permitted.
Posted by: Pudinhead at February 14, 2025 11:14 AM (Wg6v7)


We could hope that it would have the effect of killing CAF.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 14, 2025 11:24 AM (ExV1e)

109 - No district judge is allowed to issue a nationwide injunction about anything until a three-judge panel in his circuit agrees.

- Any injunction approved by a three-judge panel gets automatically fast-tracked to the Supreme Court.

Historically, nationwide injunctions by Federal district judges have been very, very rare, except when Trump is President.

Posted by: The ARC of History!





The solution is to say: "Fuck you. You do not have national jurisdiction; only the Supreme Court does and can issue the order you are purporting to issue. Since your order is defective on its face and lacks constitutional merit, I will ignore it, unless and until the Supreme Court decides to issue such an order. Also: Fuck you."

Go about the business of managing the Executive Branch and let the local courts whine to the S.Ct. to get involved. Eventually, so much whining will ensue that Justice Thomas will bench-slap the local court miscreants and we'll be done with this nonsense.

Posted by: Sharkman at February 14, 2025 11:24 AM (+JWyd)

110 Couldn't the same be accomplished by just instructing the executive branch to ignore the judge's ruling, and force the ruling up through the judiciary? I think where the pushback will come from is from firing the judge.

Posted by: Wardo at February 14, 2025 11:25 AM (Vw5oS)

111 Sadly in Israel, it looks like Bibi has decided to just take the 3 hostages promised tomorrow and not do anything more than that for a while. Hell is staying locked up in the hurt locker for now. I understand that he's in a tough spot, and to have done different would have guaranteed the death of all remaining hostages. Most westerners would just write them off as dead already, but it's part of the Isreali character that they can't do that. Hard to fault them for being who they are.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 14, 2025 11:25 AM (wyMQY)

112 European underwater neutrino telescope detects most powerful neutrino ever


I saw some science headline that one of our telescopes observed two neutron stars colliding...perhaps tied to that?

Posted by: 18-1 at February 14, 2025 11:25 AM (t0Rmr)

113 I'm waiting for the temporary restraining orders to be set up to expire February 1, 2029. You know that is what these rogue judges want.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at February 14, 2025 11:25 AM (lTGtQ)

114 Who is doing this?

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We are, through USAID apparently

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - China is Assho And Void of Freedom Loving Wagshambas at February 14, 2025 11:25 AM (HYKHz)

115 Congress can remove any federal judge that isn’t on SCOTUS. It doesn’t have to be impeachment. Impeachment is only mentioned under the executive branch section of the constitution. SCOTUS was who said it had to be impeachment, and it was wrong.

Either way, the standard for removal is good behavior not crimes.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at February 14, 2025 11:25 AM (REy3e)

116 Well. Might as well just kill ourselves, I guess.
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Why so pessimistic? I suppose I should have added that the Executive shouldn't wait for the SC to get off their asses and act instead to protect the Executive branch's powers in the meantime.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 14, 2025 11:26 AM (Dv3i1)

117 Having missing hostages is a hard decision to do much.
Was wondering how many are missing yet

Posted by: Skip at February 14, 2025 11:26 AM (fwDg9)

118 116 Why so pessimistic? I suppose I should have added that the Executive shouldn't wait for the SC to get off their asses and act instead to protect the Executive branch's powers in the meantime.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 14, 2025 11:26 AM (Dv3i1)

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Trump has been ordered to restart USAID funding.

NGOs are still closing doors because they are unable to meet payroll.

I mean...it's not like Trump is rolling over.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching B-movies with Roger Corman at February 14, 2025 11:27 AM (GBKbO)

119 The solution is to say: "Fuck you. You do not have national jurisdiction; only the Supreme Court does and can issue the order you are purporting to issue

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This is what i dont understand, if a assho district judge is going to issue an injunction, that injunction should only apply to his district

any nationwide injunction can only be carried out by SCOTUS (I dont think even court of appeals should have that power)

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - China is Assho And Void of Freedom Loving Wagshambas at February 14, 2025 11:27 AM (HYKHz)

120 Send in some of those fellas from Black Water and give these judges a well needed tune up until they comply with the law.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 14, 2025 11:27 AM (/U5Yz)

121 IMHO, Trump should issue an EO that says all inferior court TROs and judgements must be appealed and ignored until SCOTUS rules on the case.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 14, 2025 11:27 AM (ZmEVT)

122 Obviously, the judiciary has no constitutional reason to consent to the President firing federal judges, and it is free to ignore such a request. Likewise, the President has no obligation to acknowledge or respect a clearly unconstitutional intrusion into its affairs by the judiciary. Forcing the judiciary to refuse Executive Branch intrusion into its turf would be extremely helpful.

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Righteous rant, Buck -- STAY IN YOUR OWN LANE, JUDICIAL ASSHATS!

[Good comment from yesterday:]

All three branches of government have the right, and obligation to honor the Constitution as they understand it. None of the three have the right to tell the other two how to do it.

Posted by: Grump928(C) at February 13, 2025 04:44 PM (ElmBx)

Posted by: ShainS -- It's A Sorry State of Affairs When It's The Judges Who Need Hanging at February 14, 2025 11:28 AM (PPHr4)

123
Trump has been ordered to restart USAID funding.

NGOs are still closing doors because they are unable to meet payroll.

I mean...it's not like Trump is rolling over.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching B-movies with Roger Corman at February 14, 2025 11:27 AM (GBKbO)




REEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!

*lights hair on fire*

*runs around*

Posted by: The Epstein List at February 14, 2025 11:28 AM (Zz0t1)

124 CRAP!

Strike one.....

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 14, 2025 11:28 AM (Zz0t1)

125 The other thing is: who brings these lawsuits?
We never hear WHO is doing this, who is funding it, whom they allegedly represent?

It's odd that citizens are told again and again that they have no standing to file a lawsuit regarding voter fraud, Obamacare, whatever, then we have these quickie cases filed and judges ruling immediately to stop Trump.

Who is doing this?

Posted by: Lizzy at February 14, 2025 11:21 AM (Cki93)

My guess it's the ones getting all this "funding" that trump and musk are eliminating.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 14, 2025 11:28 AM (VwHCD)

126 The Ninth Circuit has its annual "retreat" at a luxury resort in Hawaii.

It would be fun to mandate that the "retreat" be held in Butte, Montana in winter, and that no funds can be expended for any Ninth Circuit gathering other than that.
Posted by: The ARC of History! at February 14, 2025 11:17 AM (uxCna)


Better still. You may have a retreat any time you want, any place you want, but you must pay for it out of your own pocket.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 14, 2025 11:28 AM (ExV1e)

127 >>To be fair, a judge yesterday did rule government employee unions have no standing to stop Trump.


Excellent.

>>Multiple organizations in Portland's NPO (non-profit organization) sector laying off staff this week.

And that is why Trump has to ignore the order to restart USAID funds. They are on the ropes almost immediately -- make them layoff staff and vacate their offices.

And as to "what if Democrats do this to us in the future" -- they already did with the Tea Party. Obama and Congress (from both parties) used the IRS to not just kill the organizations, but to bankrupt their founders (McCain's aid specifically set out to ruin them).

Posted by: Lizzy at February 14, 2025 11:29 AM (Cki93)

128 Republicans run on limiting federal power, and then they expand federal power.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching B-movies with Roger Corman at February 14, 2025 11:23 AM (GBKbO)

They will definitely keep their promises. They just need the Executive Branch, both Houses, the Judiciary, the Intelligence agencies, the Universities, Disney, the NFL, the Vatican and Chuck Schumer.

Posted by: ... at February 14, 2025 11:29 AM (6B9tZ)

129 In 2020 Alito ruled that PA had to segregate mail in ballots that didn't have a date or signature. PA said fuck you. Nothing happened to PA. Last year SCOTUS told the Biden admin that they couldn't forgive student loans. They said fuck you. Nothing happened.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at February 14, 2025 11:29 AM (2UnvF)

130 I've read Art III Sec 2 over and over again, and I can't find anything that says an inferior court can tell the President what he can or cannot do.

If I'm wrong, one or more of you will tell me!

Posted by: Don Black. Message: not at this time at February 14, 2025 11:30 AM (AOsQT)

131 Send in some of those fellas from Black Water and give these judges a well needed tune up until they comply with the law.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 14, 2025 11:27 AM (/U5Yz)

You misspelled columbians on dirt bikes with MAC10s.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 14, 2025 11:30 AM (VwHCD)

132 128 They will definitely keep their promises. They just need the Executive Branch, both Houses, the Judiciary, the Intelligence agencies, the Universities, Disney, the NFL, the Vatican and Chuck Schumer.
Posted by: ... at February 14, 2025 11:29 AM (6B9tZ)

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And ABC News 7 out of Chicago. Can't forget them.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching B-movies with Roger Corman at February 14, 2025 11:30 AM (GBKbO)

133 Either way, the standard for removal is good behavior not crimes.
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at February 14, 2025 11:25 AM (REy3e)

Yep. And who defines good behavior? Congress does.

Congress likes to pretend it can do nothing about sixty years of communism being crammed down our throats by judges, but they’ve always had the power.

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at February 14, 2025 11:30 AM (Cw7Lx)

134 Since your order is defective on its face and lacks constitutional merit, I will ignore it, unless and until the Supreme Court decides to issue such an order. Also: Fuck you."

And the news media will scream "CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS!" on every network.

Not that I care. I'm just observing that they will do that.

Posted by: NR Pax at February 14, 2025 11:30 AM (NR6c1)

135 No. Trump can just issue blanket pardons for anyone who might be charged with violating a court order. Then I suppose, it would put the ball back in Congress's court on whether to stop him or not.

Posted by: Qzy at February 14, 2025 11:30 AM (ykE+S)

136 This guy, a fucking Congressman, is certifiably insurrectionist, calling for armed response to Doge

https://tinyurl.com/3axamj48

Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 14, 2025 11:30 AM (t1/Tn)

137 European underwater neutrino telescope detects most powerful neutrino ever
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It will *never* be more powerful than me.

Posted by: A Hawaiian Judge at February 14, 2025 11:30 AM (6B9tZ)

138
Who is doing this?

Posted by: Lizzy at February 14, 2025 11:21 AM (Cki93)



The Democrat party. I mean, look at how pissed off Chuck Schumer is. They're behind every bit of everything done to try and stop Trump from stopping the grift.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 14, 2025 11:31 AM (Zz0t1)

139 >>My guess it's the ones getting all this "funding" that trump and musk are eliminating.

Yes, but why do we not know their names?
Why do we not know who is representing them?
They get cover from the MSM.
I'd like to know the names of the people and organizations stopping an elected president from doing what he was elected to do. I want them to tell us why they think they have the right to do this.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 14, 2025 11:31 AM (Cki93)

140 Also start ARRESTING the people getting these stolen funds and through civil asset forfeiture take EVERYTHING they have.

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Start with Malia Obama and Chelsea Clinton.

Posted by: BruceWayne at February 14, 2025 11:31 AM (MGB5H)

141 The Constitution only speaks to the SCOTUS.

The existence of lesser Courts is questionable

Posted by: YosemiteSatchmo at February 14, 2025 11:31 AM (JUpL6)

142 Sadly in Israel, it looks like Bibi has decided to just take the 3 hostages promised tomorrow and not do anything more than that for a while. Hell is staying locked up in the hurt locker for now. I understand that he's in a tough spot, and to have done different would have guaranteed the death of all remaining hostages. Most westerners would just write them off as dead already, but it's part of the Isreali character that they can't do that. Hard to fault them for being who they are.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 14, 2025 11:25 AM (wyMQY)
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Kinda admire the French response when their peeps were taken hostage by the Serbs and chained to the ammo bunkers.
"There will be monuments built and your grandchildren will sing songs in your honor!"

Posted by: Diogenes at February 14, 2025 11:31 AM (W/lyH)

143 While we lament the problems in the Judiciary, take a moment and look at the huge victory Trump has had in the Senate - it looks like *all* of his nominees are going to be confirmed, and quickly, too! (with the exception of Gaetz, but that nomination always had an asterisk next to it) Labor secretary might be problematic, but that's not an extremely important spot this cycle.

This is a strong sign that Trump is going to get a relatively favorable outcome in this legislative session, something he never got last time. It also means the Bureacracy will begin to turn, as the new appointees like Hegseth start to clean house. The Judges are making a lot of noise because they're the last line of anti-Trump defenses, and they know it.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 14, 2025 11:31 AM (wyMQY)

144
Who is doing this?
____

It is reported on X that Mark Elias is behind the lawsuit shenanigans via a new 'non-profit' with a civic minded sounding name.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 14, 2025 11:31 AM (Dv3i1)

145 And the news media will scream "CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS!" on every network.

Not that I care. I'm just observing that they will do that.
Posted by: NR Pax at February 14, 2025 11:30 AM (NR6c1)



Libtard congress people are already saying it. The media will just follow their masters.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 14, 2025 11:31 AM (Zz0t1)

146 What's the impeachment rate of judges? Likely even lower than the firing rate for federal workers or even teachers at large. The legislative check on the judicial has been abrogated and abandoned. The judiciary has become an unchecked oligarchy on the United States, with even low level judges decreeing nationwide policy.
Something has to change.

Posted by: FunkySeeFunkyDo at February 14, 2025 11:32 AM (awEqa)

147 141 The Constitution only speaks to the SCOTUS.

The existence of lesser Courts is questionable
Posted by: YosemiteSatchmo at February 14, 2025 11:31 AM (JUpL6)

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Created by Congress under its authority as listed in Article I:

"To constitute Tribunals inferior to the supreme Court;"

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching B-movies with Roger Corman at February 14, 2025 11:32 AM (GBKbO)

148 Homan and Adams on FOX and Friends this morning
Talk about the Odd Couple!
I'ma watch Adams must be flipping as a potential witness.
NY fed prosecutors are resigning..

Posted by: I'm Gumby Damn It! at February 14, 2025 11:33 AM (w4nzS)

149 148 Homan and Adams on FOX and Friends this morning
Talk about the Odd Couple!
I'ma watch Adams must be flipping as a potential witness.
NY fed prosecutors are resigning..
Posted by: I'm Gumby Damn It! at February 14, 2025 11:33 AM (w4nzS)

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It would entertain me if Adams cleans up NYC, becomes super popular, runs for governor, and defeats Hochul on an anti-illegal immigrant platform.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching B-movies with Roger Corman at February 14, 2025 11:34 AM (GBKbO)

150 >The Constitution only speaks to the SCOTUS.

The existence of lesser Courts is questionable

Posted by: YosemiteSatchmo
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no it's not

Article III

Section 1

The judicial Power of the United States, shall be vested in one supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish.

Posted by: Don Black. Message: not at this time at February 14, 2025 11:34 AM (AOsQT)

151 >> In 2020 Alito ruled that PA had to segregate mail in ballots that didn't have a date or signature. PA said fuck you. Nothing happened to PA.

But when a county-level official in KY didn’t move fast enough to recognize anal “marriage” she was jailed instantly and now is being forced to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars.

This is what listening to conservative legal experts who tell us to defer to the “wisdom” of the courts has gotten us.

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at February 14, 2025 11:34 AM (Cw7Lx)

152 136 This guy, a fucking Congressman, is certifiably insurrectionist, calling for armed response to Doge

https://tinyurl.com/3axamj48
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 14, 2025 11:30 AM (t1/Tn)

The funny part is that now that USAID is shut down, he can't pay any of the street rowdy's that they have always been used to paying to cause trouble. He's got nobody behind him except a few blue haired trannies who will go out and cry on the street about how scared they are.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 14, 2025 11:34 AM (wyMQY)

153 Schumer was damn near buddy buddy with Trump for a hot second there. Obama was all chuckles and laughs with the guy at that funeral. I wonder if there was some tactical schmoozing before the inauguration, some finagling to make the deep state goons all think Trump 2.0 would be Trump 1.0.1, and play the kayfabe for TV while rolling over for a belly rub.... and so they were all caught with pants at half-mast when Operation Fuck Yo Shit kicked off at zero hour.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 14, 2025 11:34 AM (jKo6M)

154 >>It is reported on X that Mark Elias is behind the lawsuit shenanigans via a new 'non-profit' with a civic minded sounding name.


Of course. And who is paying him?
No doubt it's connected to the usual suspects - Obama, Eisen, DNC, etc.

It should be reported in every story so we can draw our own conclusions about what is happening here.

Posted by: Lizzy at February 14, 2025 11:35 AM (Cki93)

155 The existence of lesser Courts is questionable

**************

They're extraconstitutional, and only exist to lighten the workload of SCOTUS

delete the districts

Posted by: The Unvaxed and Unmasked Ranger - China is Assho And Void of Freedom Loving Wagshambas at February 14, 2025 11:35 AM (HYKHz)

156 Biden ignored rulings of the "Supreme Court". This certainly provides plenty of precedent for Trump to give a middle finger to much lower level courts issuing plainly unconstitutional rulings.
Trump should deem these rulings stayed pending appeal. Let the townhouse judges appeal, not the leader of the executive.

Posted by: FunkySeeFunkyDo at February 14, 2025 11:35 AM (awEqa)

157 152 The funny part is that now that USAID is shut down, he can't pay any of the street rowdy's that they have always been used to paying to cause trouble. He's got nobody behind him except a few blue haired trannies who will go out and cry on the street about how scared they are.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 14, 2025 11:34 AM (wyMQY)

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A Trump administration where the left can't do performative burning of cities will be interesting to see unfold.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching B-movies with Roger Corman at February 14, 2025 11:35 AM (GBKbO)

158 This guy, a fucking Congressman, is certifiably insurrectionist, calling for armed response to Doge

https://tinyurl.com/3axamj48
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 14, 2025 11:30 AM (t1/Tn)
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I find his terms...acceptable.
Come to my town asshole. Bring your soy army.

Posted by: Diogenes at February 14, 2025 11:35 AM (W/lyH)

159 Trump should just keep going and going. Eventually, sooner than later the cases will be an omnibus one in front of the Supreme Court. And when that happens even Roberts can weasel out, he has to draw clear lines

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 14, 2025 11:35 AM (KXtU1)

160 Study? WE DON'T NEED NO STINKIN' STUDY!!!

Buck Sexton@BuckSexton
RFK jr should launch a national study to nail down the clear connection between men who vote Democrat and extremely low testosterone levels

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Covfefe Today, Covfefe Tomorrow, Covfefe Forever! at February 14, 2025 11:36 AM (L/fGl)

161 Article III also says Congress “may from time to time ordain and establish” inferior courts.

All this bullshit about non- SCOTUS judges being untouchable is a myth created by the judges themselves.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at February 14, 2025 11:37 AM (REy3e)

162 Buck Sexton@BuckSexton
RFK jr should launch a national study to nail down the clear connection between men who vote Democrat and extremely low testosterone levels
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Covfefe Today, Covfefe Tomorrow, Covfefe Forever! at February 14, 2025 11:36 AM (L/fGl)



Pajama Boy wasn't enough for you?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 14, 2025 11:37 AM (Zz0t1)

163 He's got nobody behind him except a few blue haired trannies who will go out and cry on the street about how scared they are.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 14, 2025 11:34 AM (wyMQY)

Even the blue haired trannies are USAID funded.

The only actual freelancers out there are cat ladies on facebook and noodle-dicked college boys trying to get the smelly chick to notice them.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 14, 2025 11:37 AM (jKo6M)

164 Can't not can . Fingers still cold from my walk

Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 14, 2025 11:37 AM (KXtU1)

165 Sadly, judicial review of executive and legislative action is baked into the cake.

What Trump should do is request expedited action by SCOTUS so these issues get before them within a Presidential lifetime.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 14, 2025 11:37 AM (XV/Pl)

166 But when a county-level official in KY didn’t move fast enough to recognize anal “marriage” she was jailed instantly and now is being forced to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars.

This is what listening to conservative legal experts who tell us to defer to the “wisdom” of the courts has gotten us.
Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at February 14, 2025 11:34 AM (Cw7Lx)

Big Homo has been ascendant in many places up until now. but that control is starting to crack. Understand that it was the entire Kentucky State government that wanted her gone, not just one judge.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 14, 2025 11:38 AM (wyMQY)

167 >>And the news media will scream "CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS!" on every network.


They already are -- since Trump was sworn in and started signing EOs like a Tasmanian devil

Posted by: Lizzy at February 14, 2025 11:38 AM (Cki93)

168 Nuff Said!

Posted by: I'm Gumby Damn It! at February 14, 2025 11:38 AM (w4nzS)

169 IMHO, Trump should issue an EO that says all inferior court TROs and judgements must be appealed and ignored until SCOTUS rules on the case.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 14, 2025 11:27 AM (ZmEVT)

That would still concede that SCOTUS has final veto power over the President’s actions. Where is that in the Constitution?

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at February 14, 2025 11:38 AM (Cw7Lx)

170 I wonder why the founders used the word tribunals there. Did they intend for there to be 3 judges for these things?

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at February 14, 2025 11:38 AM (REy3e)

171 Another strategy Trump should try - get a friendly group to make a weak, stupid argument in front of a friendly judge and quickly get a ruling.

That would make it easier to ignore the Hawaiian judges. But the problem of course is most rightleaning judges won't play the political game the way leftleaning ones will

Posted by: 18-1 at February 14, 2025 11:39 AM (t0Rmr)

172 If the judiciary can interfere with the administration of the Executive Branch, why can’t the Executive Branch reciprocate?

———

I said yesterday that Trump should issue an EO barring district judges from issuing injunctions.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at February 14, 2025 11:39 AM (TPKrp)

173 Impeach a federal judge? It's not who we are.

Posted by: Mike Johnson at February 14, 2025 11:39 AM (/U5Yz)

174 The Constitution only speaks to the SCOTUS.

The existence of lesser Courts is questionable
Posted by: YosemiteSatchmo at February 14, 2025 11:31 AM (JUpL6)


Seriously?

Article III
Section 1

The judicial Power of the United States, shall be vested in one supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 14, 2025 11:39 AM (ExV1e)

175 173 Impeach a federal judge? It's not who we are.
Posted by: Mike Johnson at February 14, 2025 11:39 AM (/U5Yz)

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He's been talking tougher recently.

But talk is cheap.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching B-movies with Roger Corman at February 14, 2025 11:39 AM (GBKbO)

176 Arrest the judge for obstruction of justice.

I'm clearly no prosecutor, but I have a hunch there's probably a case to be made.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 14, 2025 11:40 AM (jKo6M)

177
Big Homo has been ascendant in many places up until now. but that control is starting to crack. Understand that it was the entire Kentucky State government that wanted her gone, not just one judge.


Its all over the place too. Remember the guy in Kansas that got 19 years for stealing a gay flag?!?

But this is the political landscape we face where most right leaning local pols will not use their power, and most right leaning jurors will still vote however the hell the judge tells them to vote.

Posted by: 18-1 at February 14, 2025 11:40 AM (t0Rmr)

178 136 This guy, a fucking Congressman, is certifiably insurrectionist, calling for armed response to Doge

https://tinyurl.com/3axamj48
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 14, 2025 11:30 AM (t1/Tn)

Rep. Robert Garcia, D-CALIFORNIA

Posted by: m at February 14, 2025 11:41 AM (v0TzN)

179 >>If the judiciary can interfere with the administration of the Executive Branch, why can’t the Executive Branch reciprocate?

Because there is no mechanism for that in our system other than impeachment.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 14, 2025 11:41 AM (XV/Pl)

180 Hey, does anyone know if THE WALLS ARE CLOSING IN!™ on Trump yet? Or do we need another week?

Posted by: NR Pax at February 14, 2025 11:41 AM (NR6c1)

181 'President Trump should fire these rogue federal judges and instruct all Executive Branch employees to ignore any rulings that come from federal judges that he has fired.'


That would be awesome mostly because liberals would self immolate from anger.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at February 14, 2025 11:41 AM (2sg1c)

182 Shatner trolls Mark Hamill over Luke Skywalker's sexual orientation

Posted by: SMOD at February 14, 2025 11:41 AM (DFm5D)

183 172 If the judiciary can interfere with the administration of the Executive Branch, why can’t the Executive Branch reciprocate?"

Well you've figured out why we've been arguing about Marbury vs Madison for 200+ years.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 14, 2025 11:41 AM (wyMQY)

184 Anyone got a link to Vance speech?
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It's over now. He spoke for about 18 minutes. Here's one link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIjmUxT9FWI


They did NOT like that. They still haven't grasped that the times, they are a-changin'.

For he that gets hurt
Will be he who has stalled
The battle outside ragin'
Will soon shake your windows
And rattle your walls
For the times they are a-changin'

Posted by: Archimedes at February 14, 2025 11:41 AM (xCA6C)

185 From time to time =/= Forever and always no takebacksies.


Term limits for courts. Throw the entire thing out and start from scratch every 10 years. Or 5. Or 1, whatever, how much run-up time do you need to put some asshole in a chair and say "tell us if this case is bullshit or not", really?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 14, 2025 11:42 AM (jKo6M)

186 I wonder if there was some tactical schmoozing before the inauguration, some finagling to make the deep state goons all think Trump 2.0 would be Trump 1.0.1, and play the kayfabe for TV while rolling over for a belly rub

That, or someone whispered in the Dem's ear that Trump is an egotist and a little stroking will get him to give them whatever they want. Lord knows plenty of people have said that in the comments here.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 14, 2025 11:42 AM (ExV1e)

187 179 >>If the judiciary can interfere with the administration of the Executive Branch, why can’t the Executive Branch reciprocate?

Because there is no mechanism for that in our system other than impeachment.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 14, 2025 11:41 AM (XV/Pl)

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Which is a legislative action.

Really, this comes to an end if Congress acts or the higher courts implement rules to limit the lower courts.

Without actual revolution of the system, that's where the solutions lie.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching B-movies with Roger Corman at February 14, 2025 11:42 AM (GBKbO)

188 What is the judge gonna do? Send the marshals to arrest Trump for failure to abide?

Marshals vs Secret Service on PPV.

I'd buy a ticket.

Posted by: AlaBAMA at February 14, 2025 11:42 AM (2sg1c)

189 Buck Sexton@BuckSexton
RFK jr should launch a national study to nail down the clear connection between men who vote Democrat and extremely low testosterone levels
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Covfefe Today, Covfefe Tomorrow, Covfefe Forever! at February 14, 2025 11:36 AM (L/fGl)


Pajama Boy wasn't enough for you?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 14, 2025 11:37 AM (Zz0t1)

Man, no shit, lol. I think that dude more than any planetary defense has warded off alien invasion.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 14, 2025 11:43 AM (VwHCD)

190 How are federal judges paid? Congress appropriates and then the Executive pays?

Just saying.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 14, 2025 11:43 AM (ZmEVT)

191 Good morning
Couple of things
I 'm pretty sure the Judge who ordered the USAID stuff to resume, had to back track and say that Trump has the ability to cancel contracts. Maybe it still affects US employees but I think if there are ways to cancel contracts in the contract documents, he can.
Also Judge says his buyouts are legal and the process resumes with 75000 locked in.
Also Treasury Secretary can do his job.
There have been work around on a lot of this because as ATC, the normies want this to succeed.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at February 14, 2025 11:43 AM (t/2Uw)

192 That warning quoted about normies being ready with pitchforks is much more important than those insulated in the legal world seem to understand.

We are WAY closer to a spectacular explosion of violence than people realize. Millions of young men have been shit on for years and shoved into dead end jobs. Millions of normies have had their careers wrecked by PC and marxist bullshit, their hard earned money inflated away, or their children brainwashed into self-mutilating, effectively terminating their family trees. Almost EVERYONE knows someone, or knows of someone locally, who got skullfucked over J6 related nonsense.

I haven't been unscathed myself - my career is basically over because white guys can't get promoted. My wife's is toast because she doesn't have a dick and a beard. I've been directly threatened by the feds simply because I did (lawful) business with someone, and that business owner got railroaded by an informant and killed themselves in prison. We have to pay through the nose to avoid public school indoctrination. We are about done with all this bullshit.

Posted by: heya at February 14, 2025 11:44 AM (Hm8Vv)

193
Man, no shit, lol. I think that dude more than any planetary defense has warded off alien invasion.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 14, 2025 11:43 AM (VwHCD)



HA!

"We want no part of THAT shit......."

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 14, 2025 11:44 AM (Zz0t1)

194 Tell the Secretary of the Treasury to stop paying salaries of certain judges.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 14, 2025 11:44 AM (ZmEVT)

195 If the judiciary can interfere with the administration of the Executive Branch, why can’t the Executive Branch reciprocate?

Because there is no mechanism for that in our system other than impeachment.
Posted by: Thomas Bender


As someone said above, DOJ controls the US Marshals service. The US Marshals are no longer allowed to work for/be directed by these judges.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 14, 2025 11:44 AM (uUKhP)

196 191 Good morning
Couple of things
I 'm pretty sure the Judge who ordered the USAID stuff to resume, had to back track and say that Trump has the ability to cancel contracts. Maybe it still affects US employees but I think if there are ways to cancel contracts in the contract documents, he can.
Also Judge says his buyouts are legal and the process resumes with 75000 locked in.
Also Treasury Secretary can do his job.
There have been work around on a lot of this because as ATC, the normies want this to succeed.
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at February 14, 2025 11:43 AM (t/2Uw)

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There are two cases in the same jurisdiction being handled by two judges (it should be one, but shenanigans gave the second case to another judge). It's a difference of who brought the cases (the states brought the first, NGOs brought the second).

The second judge is ordering a complete restart of USAID funds.

Doubt it happens, to be honest.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching B-movies with Roger Corman at February 14, 2025 11:44 AM (GBKbO)

197 116 Well. Might as well just kill ourselves, I guess.
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Or we could kill the douche bags. Imma for killing douche bags.

Posted by: Pudinhead at February 14, 2025 11:44 AM (Wg6v7)

198 190 How are federal judges paid? Congress appropriates and then the Executive pays?

Just saying.
Posted by: no one of any consequence at February 14, 2025 11:43 AM (ZmEVT)

Successful plaintiffs give them a cut of their winnings.

Posted by: Tom Servo at February 14, 2025 11:45 AM (wyMQY)

199 >> Sadly, judicial review of executive and legislative action is baked into the cake.

No it isn’t. This is nonsense invented by lawyers to justify their corrupt profession.

- judicial review is mentioned nowhere in the Constitution
- Presidents have ignored SCOTUS plenty of times in the past, with no ill effect
- Congress defines most of SCOTUS’ jurisdiction, and they can simply neuter John Roberts any time they want

“Judicial review” is a rule which is invoked to screw us and help the commies. I’m sick and tired of hearing that our country has to defer to John Roberts and his self-annointed super-legislature. Scalia nailed that one.

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at February 14, 2025 11:45 AM (Cw7Lx)

200 162 Buck Sexton@BuckSexton
RFK jr should launch a national study to nail down the clear connection between men who vote Democrat and extremely low testosterone levels
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Covfefe Today, Covfefe Tomorrow, Covfefe Forever! at February 14, 2025 11:36 AM (L/fGl)


Pajama Boy wasn't enough for you?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at February 14, 2025 11:37 AM (Zz0t1)

Been seeing a commercial on the financial tv with a low-test soy-boy type passively sitting in the back of a self-driving car as it ignores his questions and takes him to an unfamiliar part of town at night...to a surprise party because ' the future's not scary'.

Wish someone would do a follow-on meme with the now-enlightened soy-boy trading the self-driving car in for a 1960's muscle car with the seller saying in the background....guaranteed 'no computers'....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 14, 2025 11:45 AM (QGaXH)

201 NGOs are not mentioned in the Constitution or any State Constitution. Fuck these guys.

Posted by: Pudinhead at February 14, 2025 11:46 AM (Wg6v7)

202 We knew antifa etc was funded by the DNC. Did we know it was our own money? I mean I'm sure most of us suspected it...

Posted by: ... at February 14, 2025 11:46 AM (6B9tZ)

203 Holy shit balls, to quote the ever eloquent Weasel. Listen to Vance's speech in Munich. It's on the White House channel on YT among other places. It is all true and was the most polite bitch sap and castration (all deserved) ever. The faces in the audience make it worth the time to listen.

Posted by: JTB at February 14, 2025 11:47 AM (yTvNw)

204 Good morning
Couple of things
I 'm pretty sure the Judge who ordered the USAID stuff to resume, had to back track and say that Trump has the ability to cancel contracts. Maybe it still affects US employees but I think if there are ways to cancel contracts in the contract documents, he can.
Also Judge says his buyouts are legal and the process resumes with 75000 locked in.
Also Treasury Secretary can do his job.
There have been work around on a lot of this because as ATC, the normies want this to succeed.
Posted by: Sharon


BREAKING: Judge enters order clarifying that Trump Administration can proceed to cancel funding of Hotels4Gangs and use normal procedures to check for fraud.

https://tinyurl.com/2fm33fha

Posted by: rickb223 at February 14, 2025 11:47 AM (uUKhP)

205 Righteous rant as well by AlexTheChick!

She could have also mentioned that that asshat Benedict Roberts:

. irrationally (like seriously mentally-ill) claimed that judges are not partisan figures; and

. "unexpectedly" has failed to "discover" and identify the individual on HIS staff -- Sheldon Snook, husband of Deep State Empress Mary McCord -- who likely leaked a draft of Justice Samuel Alito’s opinion in Dobbs.

I hope he's on Epstein's client list ... which (if not all copies) has likely been destroyed by now.

Posted by: ShainS -- The Deep State Dies in Daylight at February 14, 2025 11:47 AM (vAHT7)

206 >>> Perhaps Trump Should Expand Executive Branch Purview and Start Firing Federal Judges

If a little old lady walking through a door help open by police can be called an insurgent then the judge can too.

Send an infantry company to suppress the insurgents.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 14, 2025 11:48 AM (8l+eW)

207 Defining the exact moment the pussification of America began.

https://is.gd/9rdcaz

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Covfefe Today, Covfefe Tomorrow, Covfefe Forever! at February 14, 2025 11:48 AM (L/fGl)

208 94 Well. Might as well just kill ourselves, I guess.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching B-movies with Roger Corman at February 14, 2025 11:21 AM (GBKbO)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjVQ36NhbMk

Posted by: m at February 14, 2025 11:48 AM (v0TzN)

209 Richard Grenell, President Trump’s “special missions” envoy and interim executive director of the Kennedy Center, left the door open to a run for California governor if former Vice President Harris decides to run for the job.

Posted by: SMOD at February 14, 2025 11:48 AM (DFm5D)

210 202 We knew antifa etc was funded by the DNC. Did we know it was our own money? I mean I'm sure most of us suspected it...
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Well, Dems need NAZI Stormtroopers so its okay, rite?

Posted by: Pudinhead at February 14, 2025 11:48 AM (Wg6v7)

211 The Supreme Court ruled Biden couldn't dissolve college debt but he did it anyway. Ignore these judges like Biden did.

Posted by: DanMan at February 14, 2025 11:49 AM (8uzBS)

212 When Obama said he was "keeping the barbarians at the gate" he knew he could just say the word and they would burn the shit.

Posted by: ... at February 14, 2025 11:49 AM (6B9tZ)

213 Well. Might as well just kill ourselves, I guess.
---------------
Or we could kill the douche bags. Imma for killing douche bags.
Posted by: Pudinhead


Suicide is never the answer.
Homicide, on the other hand ...

Posted by: rickb223 at February 14, 2025 11:49 AM (uUKhP)

214 "152 The funny part is that now that USAID is shut down, he can't pay any of the street rowdy's that they have always been used to paying to cause trouble. He's got nobody behind him except a few blue haired trannies who will go out and cry on the street about how scared they are.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 14, 2025 11:34 AM (wyMQY)"

They're actually quite likely to go do a spate of shootings or other attacks. One of them tried just the other day.

Those people are fucking mental - they'll do it. It's not commonly known that most of the (real, not gang-banger) school shooters the last several years have been trannies or tranny-orbiters.

Posted by: heya at February 14, 2025 11:49 AM (Hm8Vv)

215 Send an infantry company to suppress the insurgents.
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Make sure its lead by a guy named Bobby Lee, too.

Posted by: Pudinhead at February 14, 2025 11:50 AM (Wg6v7)

216 He's been talking tougher recently.

But talk is cheap.


Given when he started talking tough, I think he got a phone call from Elon that DOGE knows what he did last summer.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 14, 2025 11:50 AM (2ocoG)

217 Washington faces a multi-billion dollar deficit after years of high spending; Democrats propose a wealth tax as a solution.

Posted by: SMOD at February 14, 2025 11:50 AM (DFm5D)

218 That warning quoted about normies being ready with pitchforks is much more important than those insulated in the legal world seem to understand.

Posted by: heya at February 14, 2025 11:44 AM (Hm8Vv)

Ah, but see: you didn’t go to law school and get a Calvinballis doctorate. You just don’t understand all of the complex mechanisms hidden in the Constitution that are absolutely essential to shoving anti-white gay communism down everyone’s throats.

Don’t be upset: by summer Shadow President John Roberts will let you know who *really* won the 2024 elections.

2026 at the latest.

Posted by: Conservative Legal Expert at February 14, 2025 11:50 AM (Cw7Lx)

219 Defining the exact moment the pussification of America began.

https://is.gd/9rdcaz
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks


When the hippies ran to Canaduh during the Vietnam draft.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 14, 2025 11:50 AM (uUKhP)

220 We knew antifa etc was funded by the DNC. Did we know it was our own money? I mean I'm sure most of us suspected it...

Posted by: ... at February 14, 2025 11:46 AM (6B9tZ)

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I'm pretty sure that they were trained and supplied -- and unexpectedly never infiltrated -- by the Top. Men. and the F.B.I.

Fecklessness. Betrayal. Insurrection.

Posted by: ShainS -- The Deep State Dies in Daylight at February 14, 2025 11:50 AM (vAHT7)

221 Those people are fucking mental - they'll do it. It's not commonly known that most of the (real, not gang-banger) school shooters the last several years have been trannies or tranny-orbiters.

I remember when it came out the Texas school shooter was a tranny the FNM tried to argue that just because he dressed up like a woman didn't mean anything!

Posted by: 18-1 at February 14, 2025 11:50 AM (t0Rmr)

222 DOGE should send these judges a “pink slip”

Posted by: SMOD at February 14, 2025 11:51 AM (DFm5D)

223 There have been work around on a lot of this because as ATC, the normies want this to succeed.

I suspect that some of it is that the judge can put out a TRO based on having the sadz but the actual injunction has to be about the law. And they can't figure out ways to pretend that the law says what they want it to say.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 14, 2025 11:52 AM (ExV1e)

224 From GatewayPundit

An awful incident occurred involving a female Secret Service trainee, which could have had fatal consequences.

Real Clear Politics’ Susan Crabtree reported Thursday night that the trainee in question shot herself in the leg at the Secret Service’s Rowley Training Center. Following the shooting, the trainee was airlifted to a Baltimore hospital emergency room for treatment.

Crabtree reveals the incident involved an accidental discharge of a weapon. There is no word yet on her condition.

Crabtree notes that it’s “extremely rare” for an agent or trainee to shoot themselves, though one previously did so back in September. That incident involved a male secret service agent.

Posted by: Stateless...39% - mental state clawing up from 10% at February 14, 2025 11:52 AM (jvJvP)

225 I'm pretty sure that they were trained and supplied -- and unexpectedly never infiltrated -- by the Top. Men. and the F.B.I.

Fecklessness. Betrayal. Insurrection.
Posted by: ShainS -- The Deep State Dies in Daylight at February 14, 2025 11:50 AM (vAHT7)

Yeah, they were almost certainly funded, trained, equipped, and protected by our intelligence community.

That's not to say that the idiots on the ground knew that, to be clear.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at February 14, 2025 11:52 AM (uCjyK)

226 222 DOGE should send these judges a “pink slip”
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Will DOGE audit the Justice Department?

Posted by: Pudinhead at February 14, 2025 11:52 AM (Wg6v7)

227 I do at least trust that Trump and his team have a strategy for dealing with all these rulings. They must have known coming. Their strategy may be a little more tempered than some want on hear ... but that too can be part of the strategy. Wait until the time is ripe to go harder on it. The downside to waiting for SCOTUS is that SCOTUS doesn't oblige. But that is why you build up political capital. Let's see where we are in a week on all these.

Posted by: SH (no more socks) at February 14, 2025 11:53 AM (sX1BW)

228 >>>Trump has no constitutional authority to fire federal judges.

That plays into their hands and invites impeachment proceedings, which *looks askance at GOPe* should not happen in the near term.

Let's be patient and let them get slapped down in the courts and advocate that GOPers on initiate impeachment proceedings against them, which Representative Andrew Clyne has just initiated against Judge John McConnell (funding freeze asshat).

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 14, 2025 11:53 AM (i24o9)

229 We knew antifa etc was funded by the DNC. Did we know it was our own money? I mean I'm sure most of us suspected it...

The pre-printed signs at Democrat protests stopped immediately when funding to NGOs got cut off. And while Antifa popped up briefly after the inauguration, they also disappeared when the funding stopped.

Turns out the old joke that conservatives don't protest because we have jobs isn't accurate. They also have jobs, but their paid job is protesting.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 14, 2025 11:54 AM (2ocoG)

230 Crabtree reveals the incident involved an accidental discharge of a weapon. There is no word yet on her condition.

Crabtree notes that it’s “extremely rare” for an agent or trainee to shoot themselves, though one previously did so back in September. That incident involved a male secret service agent.
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Imma guessing it wasn't a revolver. Girls get confused with auto pistols.

Posted by: Pudinhead at February 14, 2025 11:54 AM (Wg6v7)

231 That warning quoted about normies being ready with pitchforks is much more important than those insulated in the legal world seem to understand.

It's not. It's internet hyperventilating, the right wing equivalent of the sad cat ladies who give tearful rants in their cars on Tik Tok. The normies allowed an election to be stolen from them after allowing themselves to be confined to their homes for two years more or less. The idea that TROs are going to unleash the beast is wishful thinking. The normies want civilization to continue. Burn it all down is not what they are all about.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 14, 2025 11:55 AM (xzkgE)

232 Margot Cleveland has been doing an excellent play by play on all of the actions that judges have been taking during this process.

It sounds like a lot of noise but not much real action. The judges are backtracking almost as soon as they receive the least bit of pushback.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 14, 2025 11:55 AM (LkLld)

233 Another well, duhhhh moment.

Poll shows liberal women are much sadder, lonelier than their conservative counterparts

https://is.gd/HctjK2

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Covfefe Today, Covfefe Tomorrow, Covfefe Forever! at February 14, 2025 11:55 AM (L/fGl)

234 Crabtree notes that it’s “extremely rare” for an agent or trainee to shoot themselves, though one previously did so back in September.

Twice in 6 months is not extremely rare.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 14, 2025 11:55 AM (2ocoG)

235 The Constitution defines and describes SCOTUS' jurisdiction in detail. To change that would require constitutional amendment.

Unless I'm wrong.

Posted by: Don Black. Message: not at this time at February 14, 2025 11:56 AM (AOsQT)

236 @195

>>As someone said above, DOJ controls the US Marshals service. The US Marshals are no longer allowed to work for/be directed by these judges.

If that's codified in a law or statute, good luck not getting a judge to hold the administration in contempt.

Listen, I would love an imperial President, honestly, I would at this point, but that's not how any of this works, it's not how any of this works.

The game has to be to get all of this in front of the SCOTUS as quickly as possible and also for Trump and his merry band of Psychopathic Wizards to keep moving forward as swiftly as possible as the Lawfare Judiciary peruses them.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 14, 2025 11:56 AM (XV/Pl)

237 The normies want civilization to continue. Burn it all down is not what they are all about.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 14, 2025 11:55 AM (xzkgE)


Spell out your solution then.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 14, 2025 11:56 AM (2ocoG)

238 No it isn’t. This is nonsense invented by lawyers to justify their corrupt profession.

There is what should be and there is what is.

Virtually every citizen in this country accepts the idea of judicial review. At this point it doesn't matter that it's not in the Constitution. Go around it and it'll be in the Constitution 72 hours later. We must accept the terrain upon which we fight and devise stratagems to defeat the enemy.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at February 14, 2025 11:56 AM (ExV1e)

239 That should be "Alexandria Brown" because that isn't her actual name. It's her opinionated on-line persona, kind of like how "Cybersmythe" is for me.

Posted by: Cybersmythe at February 14, 2025 11:57 AM (2Insx)

240 Poll shows liberal women are much sadder, lonelier than their conservative counterparts

I'm sure being told to pretend David Hogg is hot really wears them down.

Posted by: Ian S. at February 14, 2025 11:57 AM (2ocoG)

241 An interesting aside is that while all this is going on apparently Trump's nominees are being approved at a much faster rate than usual. As they take control of different cabinet ministries they now have the ability to fire and make changes. The House is working on a budget document which could enshrine the changes zTrump wants. Maybe give him credit for knowing what he wants to happen and things are playing out the way he wants.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at February 14, 2025 11:58 AM (t/2Uw)

242 The pre-printed signs at Democrat protests stopped immediately when funding to NGOs got cut off. And while Antifa popped up briefly after the inauguration, they also disappeared when the funding stopped.

Turns out the old joke that conservatives don't protest because we have jobs isn't accurate. They also have jobs, but their paid job is protesting.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 14, 2025 11:54 AM (2ocoG)

Just like how signs printed in English show up at protests around the world.

I think this is how it works -- someone's brother in law owns a print shop in DC, and he gets huge contracts from NGO's / non profits to print these signs. They, of course, get the money from USAID or another slush fund.

Remember the "Tylenol Factory" signs that protestors were holding up (in English) after we bombed a building in Sudan?

We call it by the brand name Tylenol. The rest of the world calls it Acetaminophen.

Weird, right?

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at February 14, 2025 11:58 AM (uCjyK)

243 237 The normies want civilization to continue. Burn it all down is not what they are all about.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 14, 2025 11:55 AM (xzkgE)

Spell out your solution then.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 14, 2025 11:56 AM (2ocoG)

There isn't one. This is the process. Trump will work the process.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 14, 2025 11:58 AM (xzkgE)

244 from rickb223's link

Looks like Judge McConnel got over ruled.

https://tinyurl.com/3das5j8t

Posted by: DanMan at February 14, 2025 11:58 AM (8uzBS)

245 I remember when it came out the Texas school shooter was a tranny the FNM tried to argue that just because he dressed up like a woman didn't mean anything!
Posted by: 18-1

Used to be common knowledge that it meant INSANE!

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 14, 2025 11:59 AM (8l+eW)

246 Lee Zeldin, Trump’s new administrator at the Environmental Protection Agency, has just cancelled a Biden-era contract with a supposed environmental group, that also happens to be a ‘free Palestine’ organization.

canceled a Biden-era contract awarded to the Climate Justice Alliance

Posted by: SMOD at February 14, 2025 11:59 AM (DFm5D)

247 "Barbarians at the gate" *is* the failure condition. It is the signal that the proverbial shit has already hit the proverbial fan. You're supposed to keep the barbarians so terrified that they assiduously remain as far away from even your gate as they possibly can lest they invite hellfire and ruin upon themselves, unless they're coming to your gate with some kind of tribute.

You're not supposed to have barbarians at your gates at all.

But when you're the spawn of a nameless father and some pinko whore's stretched out starfish, and you're educated by perverts and retards in the finest Idiot Mills the world has to offer, then you don't ever actually learn what words and sayings actually mean, do you?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 14, 2025 11:59 AM (jKo6M)

248 File under "Shit Happens" or, in this case, didn't happen.

FBI arrests (another) trans student for alleged plot to shoot up school, this time on Valentine's Day

https://is.gd/FG8R4D

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Covfefe Today, Covfefe Tomorrow, Covfefe Forever! at February 14, 2025 12:00 PM (L/fGl)

249 235 The Constitution defines and describes SCOTUS' jurisdiction in detail. To change that would require constitutional amendment.

Unless I'm wrong.

Posted by: Don Black. Message: not at this time at February 14, 2025 11:56 AM (AOsQT)

It does not. Well, it describes a "Supreme Court" and what it's original jurisdiction is, and says congress can make inferior courts.

Prior to Marbury v. Madison, there was no judicial review.

However, that was over 200 years ago, so let's move on and accept that judicial review is a thing.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at February 14, 2025 12:00 PM (uCjyK)

250 Better off just ignoring the judges imo. They have no power to enforce.

Firing them comes off illegitimate, even though they deserve it

Posted by: Maroon at February 14, 2025 12:00 PM (dr62z)

251 The Constitution defines and describes SCOTUS' jurisdiction in detail. To change that would require constitutional amendment.

Unless I'm wrong.

Posted by: Don Black. Message: not at this time at February 14, 2025 11:56 AM (AOsQT)

You are wrong.

tinyurl.com/57n2c423

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at February 14, 2025 12:00 PM (Cw7Lx)

252 The President does not have the power to fire these lesser court Judges. Those courts are a creation of Congress.
He does, however, have the power to arrest them and throw them in Federal PMITA Penetentiary. I mean, you could charge them with deprivation of rights under color of law, but honestly I’d be good if you just discovered the kiddie pr0n on their work laptop. That always seems to work.

Posted by: Hawkpilot at February 14, 2025 12:00 PM (oYtl5)

253 @246

>>canceled a Biden-era contract awarded to the Climate Justice Alliance

And the bigger issue is that that organization did not exist a couple of weeks before the money was pushed out to it.

The group was literally created to receive untraceable money.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 14, 2025 12:00 PM (XV/Pl)

254 We call it by the brand name Tylenol. The rest of the world calls it Acetaminophen.

Weird, right?
Posted by: Harry Paratestes at February 14, 2025 11:58 AM (uCjyK)

These are the same groin idiots who wrote "overcharge" on an emergency stop button and thought it was clever.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 14, 2025 12:01 PM (jKo6M)

255 > An awful incident occurred involving a female Secret Service trainee, which could have had fatal consequences.
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The Secret Service seems to have had a really run of "bad luck" with their female agents. Didn't one of them who was assigned to Kamala Harris have a mental breakdown prior to a flight the VP was going on?

And agent "Kanna Holster" who was assigned to Trump and, well, had issues getting her sidearm secured.

And the one who took a break from duty to breastfeed her kid.

And....

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 14, 2025 12:01 PM (Q4IgG)

256 You know what I miss about Trustafarian protests? Paper Mache Giant Heads. We don't see that anymore. Nothing says you have a serious complaint like a Paper Mache Giant Head.

Posted by: Pudinhead at February 14, 2025 12:01 PM (Wg6v7)

257 The Secret Service seems to have had a really run of "bad luck" with their female agents.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 14, 2025 12:01 PM (Q4IgG)

With all of their agents. It's one thing after another with them.

Hiring hookers in South America, shooting themselves, letting strangers wander in to and around the White House, letting JFK, Reagan, and Trump get shot.

They seem to be a bunch of bumbling idiot frat bros who have now been infiltrated by bumbling idiot lesbians as well.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at February 14, 2025 12:03 PM (uCjyK)

258 UK calls it paracetamol

Posted by: ... at February 14, 2025 12:03 PM (6B9tZ)

259 Pam Blondie
US Attorney General Pam Bondi orders murderer returned to Oklahoma for execution

Posted by: I'm Gumby Damn It! at February 14, 2025 12:03 PM (w4nzS)

260 An interesting aside is that while all this is going on apparently Trump's nominees are being approved at a much faster rate than usual. As they take control of different cabinet ministries they now have the ability to fire and make changes. The House is working on a budget document which could enshrine the changes zTrump wants. Maybe give him credit for knowing what he wants to happen and things are playing out the way he wants.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at February 14, 2025 11:58 AM (t/2Uw)


I didn't like his support of Johnson at the time. I am willing to entertain that I was wrong, pending Johnson's actions over the next year.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 14, 2025 12:03 PM (i24o9)

261 260 I didn't like his support of Johnson at the time. I am willing to entertain that I was wrong, pending Johnson's actions over the next year.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 14, 2025 12:03 PM (i24o9)

========

Johnson matters for the CR (yes...it's gonna be a CR) due in March.

He's talking like it'll be full of cuts and massive tax cuts.

We'll see.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching B-movies with Roger Corman at February 14, 2025 12:04 PM (GBKbO)

262 258 UK calls it paracetamol
Posted by: ... at February 14, 2025 12:03 PM (6B9tZ)

Fine, my point is -- the signs were in American English.

Posted by: Harry Paratestes at February 14, 2025 12:04 PM (uCjyK)

263 UK calls it paracetamol

Posted by: ... at February 14, 2025 12:03 PM (6B9tZ)

That's why they haven't landed anyone on the moon. They're stuck in the early 20th century.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 14, 2025 12:05 PM (i24o9)

264 AtC Johnson is right. Damnit.

Posted by: Eromero at February 14, 2025 12:05 PM (jgmnb)

265 >>I didn't like his support of Johnson at the time. I am willing to entertain that I was wrong, pending Johnson's actions over the next year.

I don't know if you were wrong. But I do know that you don't always go to war with the team you want, you go with the team you have.

Trump is proving pretty good at getting people who at least persuadable to do the right thing.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 14, 2025 12:05 PM (LkLld)

266 >> Virtually every citizen in this country accepts the idea of judicial review.

[citation needed]

Most citizens can’t even name the three branches.

>> At this point it doesn't matter that it's not in the Constitution. Go around it and it'll be in the Constitution 72 hours later.

Ah, the “living document” argument. They said the same thing about Roe. Turns out it was also just a flimsy ruling from the bench that could be overturned.

If you want judicial review added to the Constitution, then add it. The Amendment process is defined in this Constitution. None of this “Let’s have an unwritten constitution that rewrites the written Constitution” bullshit.

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at February 14, 2025 12:06 PM (Cw7Lx)

267 > I didn't like his support of Johnson at the time. I am willing to entertain that I was wrong, pending Johnson's actions over the next year.
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I bet Johnson was given a preview of the Trump II playbook and told to pick a side. He (rightly) figured which would likely be to his benefit.

So far.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 14, 2025 12:06 PM (Q4IgG)

268 I lived in FL for over 30 years.
Some crazy Crackers down there.. heh heh
Minimal corruption in government AFAICT

Posted by: I'm Gumby Damn It! at February 14, 2025 12:06 PM (w4nzS)

269 That's quite an attractive couch on Outnumbered, even the dude.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at February 14, 2025 12:06 PM (XV/Pl)

270 ULTRA VIRES.

That's the legal term for "acting beyond one's powers or authority."

Pronounced "ultra VYE-reeze."

We need to get this term into the zeitgeist, everywhere.

Posted by: Beverly at February 14, 2025 12:07 PM (Epeb0)

271 267 I bet Johnson was given a preview of the Trump II playbook and told to pick a side. He (rightly) figured which would likely be to his benefit.

So far.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 14, 2025 12:06 PM (Q4IgG)

========

Let's be honest.

Johnson has DONE literally nothing that we are aware of since the start of Trump's term. Right before his term, he tried to make it illegal for anyone to look into the actions of the 1/6 committee.

If he does get a CR through that includes massive spending cuts, great.

But he's earned no trust.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching B-movies with Roger Corman at February 14, 2025 12:07 PM (GBKbO)

272 I suspect that Musk’s comment about $140K government employees getting rich applies to judges too. And the judges know it.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at February 14, 2025 12:08 PM (Vh9CX)

273 I bet Johnson was given a preview of the Trump II playbook and told to pick a side. He (rightly) figured which would likely be to his benefit.

So far.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 14, 2025 12:06 PM (Q4IgG)

My thoughts as well. Johnson is living up to his potential it seems and as Trump says "Straight out of central casting"

Posted by: I'm Gumby Damn It! at February 14, 2025 12:08 PM (w4nzS)

274 Re judges: We have the House....Johnson should drop everything and legislate around the judge.

Then same with Senate. Drop regular order.
EMERGENCY LEGISLATION

Posted by: torabora at February 14, 2025 12:08 PM (0Gnoc)

275 Holy shit. A simple oil change is 100 bucks.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 14, 2025 12:08 PM (/di7g)

276 I don't know if you were wrong. But I do know that you don't always go to war with the team you want, you go with the team you have.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 14, 2025 12:05 PM (LkLld)

Politics being politics, he is at least making the right mouth noises. I'll wait and see on his actions when they count.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 14, 2025 12:08 PM (i24o9)

277 266 >> Virtually every citizen in this country accepts the idea of judicial review.

[citation needed]

Most citizens can’t even name the three branches.

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at February 14, 2025 12:06 PM (Cw7Lx)

These aren't mutually exclusive statements, really.

Most people are uneducated about how the system works. Most people are uneducated about how the system is even supposed to work. Most people, being busy with their own problems, are perfectly happy to say "I don't know and I don't care, if that's how they say it works I'm fine with it".

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 14, 2025 12:08 PM (jKo6M)

278 Judges like doctors prescribing pain pill meekly so I have to suffer along with the abuser.

Posted by: humphreyrobot at February 14, 2025 12:08 PM (M+SOm)

279 >>I bet Johnson was given a preview of the Trump II playbook and told to pick a side. He (rightly) figured which would likely be to his benefit.

>>So far.

I think the playbook also includes a large section describing how Trump was going to help get some of the less cooperative Reps to play ball. And he's been doing it.

I know everyone thinks that with the right Speaker Republican Reps will fall in line just like Democrats do but I've never seen any evidence that's true. For better or worse we have a lot more free thinkers on our side of the aisle.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 14, 2025 12:09 PM (LkLld)

280 I bet Johnson was given a preview of the Trump II playbook and told to pick a side. He (rightly) figured which would likely be to his benefit.

He's 100% been given some kind of threat(s) by Trump. Leading people around by blackmail worked great for the Dems for 70 years, why not?

Posted by: Ian S. at February 14, 2025 12:09 PM (2ocoG)

281 But he's earned no trust.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, watching B-movies with Roger Corman at February 14, 2025 12:07 PM (GBKbO)

Yep. Actions not words, as usual for these turds.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at February 14, 2025 12:10 PM (i24o9)

282 275 Holy shit. A simple oil change is 100 bucks.
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Wait till you have to replace a water heater.

Posted by: Pudinhead at February 14, 2025 12:10 PM (Wg6v7)

283 272 I suspect that Musk’s comment about $140K government employees getting rich applies to judges too. And the judges know it.
Posted by: MAGA_Ken at February 14, 2025 12:08 PM (Vh9CX)

Congressmen, senators.
Seems like a lot of them become fabulously wealthy compared to their salaries.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 14, 2025 12:10 PM (xzkgE)

284 What kind of witchery is this?

Libs of TikTok@libsoftiktok
WH Press Sec. Karoline Leavitt fires back at CNN’s Kaitlan Collins:
“If outlets in this room push lies, we will hold them accountable.”

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Covfefe Today, Covfefe Tomorrow, Covfefe Forever! at February 14, 2025 12:10 PM (L/fGl)

285 If, as he has stated, President Trump goes along with this crap to the extent of actually lending their illegal actions the legitimacy they do NOT deserve, by appealing to the judiciary to "please rule on whether he may exercise his Presidential prerogatives under BLACK-LETTER LAW" (i.e., under the Constitution itself), he will be making a serious mistake.

In other words, he should tell them to fuck right off.

Posted by: Beverly at February 14, 2025 12:11 PM (Epeb0)

286 Holy shit. A simple oil change is 100 bucks.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 14, 2025 12:08 PM (/di7g)

Next time get full synthetic....costs more but you can run longer....25k.

Posted by: BignJames at February 14, 2025 12:11 PM (Yj6Os)

287 Pronounced "ultra VYE-reeze."

We need to get this term into the zeitgeist, everywhere.
Posted by: Beverly at February 14, 2025 12:07 PM (Epeb0)

"VEER-ace", dammit.

This isn't Vietnam. There are rules.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 14, 2025 12:11 PM (jKo6M)

288 Reference also Col. Kurt Schlichter's recent columns on this topic.

I believe the AoS stylebook term is 'en fuego.'

Posted by: Lurk at February 14, 2025 12:11 PM (FIL9P)

289 Blackmail is faster than depending on a fat judge.

Posted by: humphreyrobot at February 14, 2025 12:11 PM (M+SOm)

290 Holy shit. A simple oil change is 100 bucks.
Posted by: nurse ratched

Buy three get one free.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 14, 2025 12:12 PM (8l+eW)

291 Unless you're one of those classicist creeps who would say "WEER-ace".


Weirdos.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 14, 2025 12:13 PM (jKo6M)

292 New one.

Posted by: Archimedes at February 14, 2025 12:13 PM (xCA6C)

293 I have been wondering for a couple of years how the commies communicate all their info.
James Okeefe on X is teasing secret apps may exist !!!
Someone needs to get ahold of a commie leaders unlocked phone...

Posted by: I'm Gumby Damn It! at February 14, 2025 12:13 PM (w4nzS)

294 ULTRA VIRES.

That's the legal term for "acting beyond one's powers or authority."

Pronounced "ultra VYE-reeze."

We need to get this term into the zeitgeist, everywhere.
Posted by: Beverly at February 14, 2025 12:07 PM (Epeb0)



I'll settle for waterboarding every lawyer who continues to use a dead language like Latin when there's a perfectly understandable language like American available.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at February 14, 2025 12:14 PM (FoIOl)

295 Must be an oil change for EV.

Posted by: humphreyrobot at February 14, 2025 12:14 PM (M+SOm)

296 Speaking of low testosterone . . .

Second Dem Sen. Tina Smith Announces Retirement, Weirdo Walz May Run for Seat

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Twinkle Toes to the Senate!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Covfefe Today, Covfefe Tomorrow, Covfefe Forever! at February 14, 2025 12:14 PM (L/fGl)

297 Razib Khan, Cremieux, and Lee Jussim have been saying "we told you so, you fucking fools" at their fellow academics for their cowardice and opportunism in the Years Of Woke. Now that the bill is due.
unsafescience.substack.com/p/we-tried-to-warn-you
Alexandria Brown seems to be delivering similar warnings to activist judges.

Posted by: gKWVE / Yyrog at February 14, 2025 12:14 PM (yYROg)

298 Turn off the heat and power to the federal building those disputed judges are in.

Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at February 14, 2025 12:14 PM (Da7Vv)

299 I identify as right?

Posted by: Don Black. Message: not at this time at February 14, 2025 12:15 PM (AOsQT)

300 Change English to American Talk.
Fuck you UK.

Posted by: humphreyrobot at February 14, 2025 12:15 PM (M+SOm)

301 Holy shit balls, to quote the ever eloquent Weasel. Listen to Vance's speech in Munich. It's on the White House channel on YT among other places. It is all true and was the most polite bitch sap and castration (all deserved) ever. The faces in the audience make it worth the time to listen.

Posted by: JTB at February 14, 2025 11:47 AM (yTvNw)
==
Europe was told the game is up. We don't respect your soft power and if you keep it up we are prepared to bury you up to your necks, dump honey on your head and let lose an ant colony on you.

Posted by: Black JEM at February 14, 2025 12:17 PM (GZYu7)

302 243 237 The normies want civilization to continue. Burn it all down is not what they are all about.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 14, 2025 11:55 AM (xzkgE)

Spell out your solution then.
Posted by: Ian S. at February 14, 2025 11:56 AM (2ocoG)

There isn't one. This is the process. Trump will work the process.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at February 14, 2025 11:58 AM (xzkgE)

Well said.

Posted by: m at February 14, 2025 12:19 PM (v0TzN)

303 BTW there's a good chance that Republicans lose the House 2026. (Senate will stay R)
This is because of Texas. Texas' GOP is split and its Speaker has loaded up his committees with Democrats. This will depress R turnout in Texas because, why vote Republican if you're getting a corporatist Democrat House anyway.
If you are reading this in Texas, the time to get involved is now. Primary those bastards so there's a reason to vote in November.

Posted by: gKWVE / Yyrog at February 14, 2025 12:19 PM (yYROg)

304 "TBH I think he should just publicly ignore them and proceed.

Announce that he is bound by his oath to the Constitution and continue full speed ahead."

So much this! If you "respect the [unconstitutional, illegal, outrageous] process," you are giving it power and legitimacy it doesn't deserve.

These leftwing judges have NO LEGAL RIGHT to do any of this.

Posted by: Beverly at February 14, 2025 12:20 PM (Epeb0)

305 My suggestion on how to deal with the judges inserting themselves in the executive business of the government: turn off the heat, power, and water to those federal buildings as an economy measure.

Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at February 14, 2025 12:23 PM (Da7Vv)

306 These aren't mutually exclusive statements, really.

Most people are uneducated about how the system works. Most people are uneducated about how the system is even supposed to work. Most people, being busy with their own problems, are perfectly happy to say "I don't know and I don't care, if that's how they say it works I'm fine with it".
Posted by: Warai-otoko at February 14, 2025 12:08 PM (jKo6M)

Fair points, but the thing is, you can just do stuff and the IDK/IDCs will go along. As long as you’re not making their groceries or gas more expensive.

You think the average voter actually cares about Muh Sacred Judicial Review or jurisdiction stripping?

They want results. They want to be able to afford a good life. They want thugs locked up so they don’t have to fear for their lives. They want the border enforced, so some third-worlder can’t sneak, drop an anchor baby and go on welfare-for-life.

They don’t care about legal minutiae. And the left doesn’t care about legal minutiae if it interferes with communism.

Only the politically-active right is full of people obsessing over how we can apply made-up rules to hamstring our own agenda.

Posted by: Disinterested FDA Director at February 14, 2025 12:23 PM (Cw7Lx)

307 Chuck is right:

"Have the WH legal team put out a standard document to be issued in response to every one of these rulings that the ruling is unconstitutional, the executive branch is not bound by unconstitutional rulings, and here's the constitutional argument for why with references to language found in the Constitution.

"And then a short appendix that references the current idiotic ruling and adds appropriate mockery."

Posted by: Beverly at February 14, 2025 12:26 PM (Epeb0)

308 Easy- Trump overturns every decision these judges make.

Goose
Gander

Posted by: Cicero Kaboom ! Kid at February 14, 2025 12:26 PM (hirWM)

309 207 Defining the exact moment the pussification of America began.

https://is.gd/9rdcaz
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Covfefe Today, Covfefe Tomorrow, Covfefe Forever! at February 14, 2025 11:48 AM (L/fGl)


She has no sense of history - it all started back in the 1940's with Arthur Lake.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 14, 2025 12:26 PM (QGaXH)

310 When the Normie began to hate...

Posted by: Crotalus Atrox at February 14, 2025 12:29 PM (25QY+)

311 292 New one.
Posted by: Archimedes at February 14, 2025 12:13 PM (xCA6C)

Posted by: m at February 14, 2025 12:30 PM (v0TzN)

312 "That would still concede that SCOTUS has final veto power over the President’s actions. Where is that in the Constitution?"

THIS times 100,000.

Posted by: Beverly at February 14, 2025 12:42 PM (Epeb0)

313 "Been seeing a commercial on the financial tv with a low-test soy-boy type passively sitting in the back of a self-driving car as it ignores his questions and takes him to an unfamiliar part of town at night...to a [gang-banging*] because ' the future's not scary'.

*edited for realism

Posted by: Beverly at February 14, 2025 12:53 PM (Epeb0)

314 286 Holy shit. A simple oil change is 100 bucks.

Posted by: nurse ratched at February 14, 2025 12:08 PM (/di7g)

Next time get full synthetic....costs more but you can run longer....25k.

======

Don't do that. Synthetics will still sludge up and kill your engine. They'll last longer but 25k is too long, especially if you have a turbo. I, unfortunately, learned this the hard way.

Posted by: stuckincalifornia at February 14, 2025 01:12 PM (HHTes)

315 The President has the power to instruct the Federal Marshal's office to return UNSERVED any judicial Orders that violate the Constitution.

Our federal judiciary has no enforcement powers -- they rely on the Marshal's office to carry out their edicts. The Marshal's office is part of the DOJ which is part of the UNITARY Executive. The President has sworn to Protect and Defend our Constitution and is tasked with Taking Care that our laws are faithfully followed.

Posted by: Norman Rogers at February 14, 2025 01:34 PM (GVtWn)

316 Regarding Trump removing judges . . .

One might want to argue that impeachment is only for members of the executive branch, as that is where it is mentioned. As such, judges do not need to be impeached but can simply be dismissed when they fail to adhere to good behavior. This is further supported by impeachment being for actual crimes and not mere behavior.

One good gratuitous interpretation deserves another.

Posted by: Sam at February 14, 2025 02:07 PM (7jMef)

317 Ideally the courts would police this - the Supremes immediately reverse such blatantly obviously unconstitutional rulings, and further, send a letter to congress requesting the impeachment of the judges making these obviously unconstitutional rulings.

Posted by: El Mariachi at February 14, 2025 02:10 PM (nLFEI)

318 I assume the German Defense Minister was raised in Easr Germany.

Posted by: tankdemon at February 14, 2025 02:19 PM (zw3h9)

319 Aren't all Federal judges Presidential appointees?

Posted by: Old Man Mike at February 14, 2025 02:21 PM (hKCpR)

320 While I assume the President does not actually have the authority to fire a judge, he can actually take enforcement actions, such as barring them from federal buildings. While I don't know anything about this, I wonder who has control of their paychecks?

Posted by: Rick Happ at February 14, 2025 03:19 PM (aHaIQ)

321 Any real answer to this conundrum will take an entire book. The short answer is that our Constitution is worn out after 235 years. It is clearly not fit for purpose. Any of the proposals made by you and the commenters will only break the Constitution even more. That’s a good thing as it will hasten the adoption of V2, but the process will be harsh and ugly.

Posted by: JackWayne at February 14, 2025 03:23 PM (eDPLA)

322 Remove all of Obamas Imperial Judges

Posted by: Tama the Drongo Bird at February 14, 2025 05:27 PM (wGqjj)

323 The answer is to eliminate those judicial districts that exceed their authority. No district, no judge. The Constitution mandates only one court.

Posted by: TJ Jackson at February 14, 2025 06:38 PM (bXvrr)

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