• QueenHawlSera@sh.itjust.works
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    Awesome, so… I don’t expect him to be arrested or impeached, or for there to even be an investigation or anything.

    I’m hoping for something more realistic like taking away his screen time for the weekend, or at least till he says he’s sowwy.

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      Such an optimist. I’m hoping for a clear declaration of illegality so the guardsmen involved have no excuses for knowing it’s an illegal order. I hope it will support any with the courage to stand up for the law, and will dissuade any cowards with the expectation they will face jail time

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          … No? He said being illegal, which inherently means he’s talking about trump not the judge.

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            The joke is Trump is King and what tis actually illegal is accusing him of whatever, not to mention he’s immune. That judge better like El Salvador. Lmao

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            Trump did something illegal, so logically it follows he is in turn, arrested, and placed in a jail cell, or on probation until prosecution in a court of law. I saw a cartoon about this, and it was quite specific.

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    The past year doesn’t give me the feeling that this will change anything.

    Trump is still free and doing his dumbevil stuff

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      But the the military say they don’t follow illegal orders. What’s an illegal order? Well they don’t really know but they definitely don’t follow them!

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      Exactly, stop going after trump. Go after every officer and government agents who followed those orders. See how fast they enforce his bullshit when they’re facing personal consequences

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          Not on state charges. But Newsom doesn want the optics of going after the troops for illegally kicking the shit out of his own constituants, because that would play terribly with the only important demographic for democrats, republican voters.

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          Maybe someday we’ll honor the 14th amendment, nullifying 47th’s term, rendering all of his pardons void

          You know, since enemies of the US cannot hold office

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              I’ve got no problem with the people bearing arms so they may rise up against a tryannical government… like one that has masked goons kidnapping farm workers and meat packers.

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          Yeah, but maybe Trump issuing illegal orders to the military and offering pardons to those that follow them would be the catalyst Congress needs to pass an amendment limiting presidential pardon power.

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      Lock them all up. Pure evil. Orders should always be considered against the interpretation of law.

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    A federal judge has ruled that President Donald Trump acted illegally in deploying the National Guard to address protests in the Los Angeles area.

    In a ruling issued Thursday evening, U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer wrote that such use of the National Guard was a violation of the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution and exceeded the statutory authority granted to the president.

    The order, which takes effect Friday, says the administration must return control of the California National Guard to the state of California.

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        He does, but anyone following illegal orders doesn’t. Sure, he could pardon them, but only after a long, expensive, and potentially life-changing legal battle after which they’re convicted.

        That doesn’t sound like a fight most regular troops should want to gamble on.

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          Pardons can be pre-emptive, as long as the illegal act has already occured. (Pardons cannot apply to a future crime that haven’t happened yet.)

          Just look at Ford Pardon Nixon.

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            That’s true, but trump is transactional. He and Giuliani were selling them for 2 million a pop. How many military regulars can afford one? Why should trump care to pardon them if they can’t give him something?

            If I was rank-and-file, I wouldn’t take that bet.

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          Court: “Deploying National Guard in LA is illegal”

          orange dickhead: "KILL THESE ‘LOOTERS’ IN NYC!

          See, this is the problem. Doesn’t even matter unless this category of actions are enjoined.

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          It does seem the power of the judiciary will be challenged quite soon.

          It will probably be with a tweet saying “Make me. You and what army?” and the courts will need to rely on the US military choosing the Constitution over the Commander in Chief.

          May we all have the fortune to live securely in less interesting times. I suppose it is our duty to make that happen.

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            It does seem the power of the judiciary will be challenged quite soon.

            I think that happened some time ago.

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        Might be true, but since the orders are illegal, the NG are following illegal orders if they continue, meaning potential court martial (depending on many factors).

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      The National Guard should release all arrested protesters, return to base and tell the Governor of California that they are “reporting for duty”. If not, they are traitors (already before but then even more so).

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      The legal system is just not equipped to deal with the threat implied by Trump.

      In the US it seems like judges are just another executive arm of the government anyway.

      The few actual judges still considering the law just get perpetually paused with appeals and what have you.

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      So…just let him keep breaking the law until it reaches the Supreme Court? I thought they were supposed to pause his actions, pending appeal…not let him keep going.

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        Or at least get right wing death threats and have any security stripped away, followed by being doxxed by the head of the judicial branch and DOJ.

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      The question is whether the California National Guard will follow Trump’s orders or Newsom’s orders in a situation where a court has ruled that Newsom is who they currently work for.

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      No no you don’t understand… The PRESIDENT broke a law… This is like yuge. America won’t stand for this.

      Jkjk this is just Thursday, tune in tomorrow night for night TGIF! If I haven’t seen it, it’s new to me!

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    Okay?

    Nothing matters without a consequence. Show me a judge who will put a warrant out on Trump and enforce it.

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      It’s paused on appeal now, but there was never going to be a consequence for Trump personally because he’d argue “official act.” There’d only be the return of control of the CA National Guard troops to Governor Newsom So they could be sent to help with wildfire situations, for instance. Then again, will people even trust them to help with an evacuation anymore?

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        Yeah, everyone should remember that the Supreme Court fucked you all by paving the way for this, and the rest of the Legislative branch as well by either ignoring their duty or actively supporting a massive overreach in power and outright ignoring existing limits.