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[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 36 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Saw it phrased best by some opinion piece: "Because the courts don't have a standing army to enforce orders, they have no recourse."

Which is fucking terrifying. Something that I've not really considered before I suppose.

[–] WatDabney@fedia.io 34 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Broadly, it's because Musk and Trump are both psychopaths. That's the real foundation for everything else - the simple fact that we've allowed ourselves to be ruled by people who are obviously profoundly mentally ill.

As a direct consequence of their profound mental illness, they have no honor, no integrity, no principles, no morals, no ethics and no comcern for anyone or anything other than themselves.

So the only thing that could possibly stop them is force, and the federal courts have no way of applying that force.

[–] FauxLiving@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

Our institutions were built on good faith, because making laws with actual consequences that affect the people in power has never been a policy priority.

The recent supreme court coronation of the executive branch was just the bow on top.

[–] diskmaster23@lemmy.one 1 points 2 years ago

None of that matters as long as the rich make money.

[–] db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This is the time I for collective action. Refuse to shut it down, go back to work, call a wildcat strike if needed and shut the area down. Relying on the captured courts is a losing proposition.

[–] KeenFlame@feddit.nu 5 points 2 years ago

Because they are forcefully doing it anyway?

[–] Punchshark@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago

You need to fight them in the mud where they want to be. Quit trying to take the high road