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[–] [email protected] 37 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Absolutely disgusting behavior by the Republicans.

Locking up student activists for voicing their opinion on any matter only lends credence to their argument and makes Republicans and the administration look weak and ineffectual.

How the Republican party can dare call themselves patriots, freedom-loving, or even American while they repeatedly piss on our constitutional rights is shameful. God save us, because our politicians won't.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 4 days ago

The party of Free Speech and Small Government at work.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago

Modern Republican Party is essentially equivalent to 1930s Nazi party. Aame ethics, same arrogance, same actual concern for country.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Nothing. Nothing will happen, and at this point anyone who thinks otherwise is only fooling themselves.

[–] lost_faith 1 points 3 days ago

Official Acts...

[–] [email protected] 16 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Yes, but who will actually prosecute, adjudicate, and enforce this ruling, when the majority of every branch of our government, State Governors, and State Sheriffs are all in for MAGA?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Per the opinion, Boasberg will appoint an attorney to prosecute if DOJ declines to do the job. Conceivably this could even be some private practice attorney.

I suspect that adjudication would be by a different judge in the same district.

Enforcement of any punishment would go to the US Marshals. Things would get really dicy if they decline to carry out orders received from a federal judge.

This all assumes the finding of PC survives the appeal that was just noticed.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

The Marshals are already compromised. They acquiesced to protecting Musk.

Private law firms, some that are considered the best in the US, that are not onboard with Trump are being persecuted, right now, by his DoJ. Most of them are submitting. Because they care more about money, and don't want to up in a death camp.

Another Judge will be ignored, like the last.

This is a coup, that is most of the way to success. Wake up.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

The word you're searching for is "nothing". Dictators aren't prosecuted... they're overthrown.