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[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 hours ago

Notice how none of these judges attempt to attach actual consequences for ignoring the order. Every single one of these orders has been exactly nothing more than the judicial equivalent of asking "pretty please" and hoping the administration will just magically become benevolent and comply.

And that's because every single one of these judges is trying to avoid the question of what happens when a judge threatens consequences, Trump tells them to go fuck themselves, and then they actually try to enforce those consequences. Because they all know what will happen. Trump will continue to ignore them and suffer no consequences as a result. They are desperately trying to hang on to the illusion that they are a co-equal branch of government, knowing full well that the curtain has been all but pulled and they are about to be relegated to merely an advisory panel that, with no enforcement mechanism available, can be safely ignored.

They're doing this in the somewhat ironic hope that most people won't notice it's all they've got. They're hoping that people will remain fearful of a judicial system that threatens enforcement while only having the illusion of enforcement. But at the end of the day, they know that all they've got to answer the question of "What are you going to do about it?" is a whole lot of nothing.

I'd love to see someone prove me wrong, but all I've seen are a bunch of judges going well out of their way to avoid it entirely. The last time a judge even tried, Trump violated court orders ten fucking times and received no consequence. And that's when he was a private citizen. What do you think is going to happen when a judge tries the same thing with the same guy who is now President? The judge will be in a cell before Trump would be. And that's the "good" outcome.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

Dear Judge,

Grow a fucking spine you shitheel.

If something is illegal but no one ever tries to stop you or arrest you for it, it’s not really illegal.

The legal system is openly enabling Trump through it’s inaction.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 15 hours ago

Illegal illsmeagle