Frankly ASTONISHED not to see speculation that Trump and his merry band assembling at Heritage would go after Federal Judges, since he's already doing it right now. Just for one example, he's praying that SCOTUS "will have the courage" to do the right thing on immunity and section 3, just as he prayed Mike Pence would "have the courage "…
Frankly ASTONISHED not to see speculation that Trump and his merry band assembling at Heritage would go after Federal Judges, since he's already doing it right now. Just for one example, he's praying that SCOTUS "will have the courage" to do the right thing on immunity and section 3, just as he prayed Mike Pence would "have the courage " on Jan. 6. How'd that turn out?
Think of Chutkan, who can now rely on capable and committed protection by US Marshals, FBI, and DHS. If he's reelected, Trump will control them all. So, there will not be the option to enforce rights in court if Trump comes after you.
Who hasn/t speculated on this? I've been telling people that the list will start with
1. DOJ -- everyone, starting with the AJ and all his/her immediate subordinates, and at the same time all the district attorneys in every jurisdiction. And simultaneously, although it may take a year or so to fully clear them out ---
2. A list of Federal judges who are "good:" and "bad", and the "bad" will be pushed out with the ultimatum -- retire with pension, or retire involuntarily later without benefits. The incentives will include one two examples being defenestrated. If this list does not already exist and is not being assiduously maintained I have never opened a single history book much less read numbers of them.
3. All state supreme court judges, same offer. Then Heritage and Federalist society minions starting in on the state judiciaries in the same wise.
4. Of course the FBI, the CIA, ICE, the rest of Homeland Security. First it will be a matter of being known as aware of the prevailing wind. Then it will be if one has put MAGA stickers on one's vehicles. Finally it will be how much of one's salary one has voluntarily dedicated to the cause, and after that with how vehemently one has gone out of one's way to exceed the average cotributions.
5. Congress and elected officials. Congress cleaned out by 2026-2028.
6. Should put this up in priority with #2. First the Joint chiefs, then whispering campaign to explain that a successful military career requires a positive MAGA vetting. Soldiers aren't stupid, they will quickly get the message, and those who don't or don't want to dishonor themselves will leave.
I've had discussions with people who don't want to believe this telling me this will take too much time. All I can say is it took about 90 days to turn the Weimar republic from a democracy to a Nazi dictatorship. It's truly amazing how an emergency decree or two can speed up events.
My expectation is the country will blow up at some point in this process ( it's possible it will do as soon as Trump is declared the winner). Two accelerating factors:
1. The trains will not run on time, systems on which lives and fortunes depend will begin to break down
2. Widespread conviction Trump not constitutionally eligible, should never have been allowed to run, no matter what those corrupt hacks on the Court ruled. CW entirely missing how destabilizing this could be
Frankly ASTONISHED not to see speculation that Trump and his merry band assembling at Heritage would go after Federal Judges, since he's already doing it right now. Just for one example, he's praying that SCOTUS "will have the courage" to do the right thing on immunity and section 3, just as he prayed Mike Pence would "have the courage " on Jan. 6. How'd that turn out?
Think of Chutkan, who can now rely on capable and committed protection by US Marshals, FBI, and DHS. If he's reelected, Trump will control them all. So, there will not be the option to enforce rights in court if Trump comes after you.
Who hasn/t speculated on this? I've been telling people that the list will start with
1. DOJ -- everyone, starting with the AJ and all his/her immediate subordinates, and at the same time all the district attorneys in every jurisdiction. And simultaneously, although it may take a year or so to fully clear them out ---
2. A list of Federal judges who are "good:" and "bad", and the "bad" will be pushed out with the ultimatum -- retire with pension, or retire involuntarily later without benefits. The incentives will include one two examples being defenestrated. If this list does not already exist and is not being assiduously maintained I have never opened a single history book much less read numbers of them.
3. All state supreme court judges, same offer. Then Heritage and Federalist society minions starting in on the state judiciaries in the same wise.
4. Of course the FBI, the CIA, ICE, the rest of Homeland Security. First it will be a matter of being known as aware of the prevailing wind. Then it will be if one has put MAGA stickers on one's vehicles. Finally it will be how much of one's salary one has voluntarily dedicated to the cause, and after that with how vehemently one has gone out of one's way to exceed the average cotributions.
5. Congress and elected officials. Congress cleaned out by 2026-2028.
6. Should put this up in priority with #2. First the Joint chiefs, then whispering campaign to explain that a successful military career requires a positive MAGA vetting. Soldiers aren't stupid, they will quickly get the message, and those who don't or don't want to dishonor themselves will leave.
I've had discussions with people who don't want to believe this telling me this will take too much time. All I can say is it took about 90 days to turn the Weimar republic from a democracy to a Nazi dictatorship. It's truly amazing how an emergency decree or two can speed up events.
My expectation is the country will blow up at some point in this process ( it's possible it will do as soon as Trump is declared the winner). Two accelerating factors:
1. The trains will not run on time, systems on which lives and fortunes depend will begin to break down
2. Widespread conviction Trump not constitutionally eligible, should never have been allowed to run, no matter what those corrupt hacks on the Court ruled. CW entirely missing how destabilizing this could be