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As Trump dodges court orders, Samuel Alito suggests obeying judges can be optional
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this post was submitted on 25 Mar 2025
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You'll be lucky if there's a real judge involved in the future if this is the way things are going to progress. You'll get an immediate hearing with a judge from an executive branch judiciary division.
Police officer: "you're under arrest for walking outside of your socioeconomic zone."
Defendant: "When's my trial?"
Judiciary officer: "Right now." [Gaval sounds] "Guilty."
You laugh, but this is coming soon if it's not here already.
We already have Administrative Law Judges (ALJ). You can get tied up in a "court" hearing with a person that has never practiced law as a "judge". This happens in administrative offices like Child Protective Services, the Social Security Administration, state unemployment agencies, and even the ATF. You can eventually appeal yourself out of these idiot-run hearings, but if you make a misstep like a missed hearing call or late form within the complex process you get denied justice.
Thanks for teaching me something new, albeit highly concerning. Can you imagine how bad it might get if an administration that promotes unitary executive theory took control? Oh, boy. We'd be in some hot water then.