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Good thing you just ruled that the president has broad immunity for official acts as president, ya know basically making him a king in all but name.
Well, there's no way anyone could have known that Trump would abuse that power.
Other than the past decade of him abusing every little bit of power he could, of course.
Trump seems like a reasonable guy, im sure he would never abuse that power.
Trump seems like a treasonable guy, im sure he would ~~never~~ always abuse that power.
Really wish Biden had taken advantage of that and, you know, saved our democracy.
Well .... trump SHOULD be impeached. Ignoring the law should be an absolute nono.
The Senate is trying to pass laws to make dissenting opinions seen as a mental illness. You really think they have enough votes for impeachment? lol
That's the Minnesota state senate.
Hey Roberts - go fuck yourself.
“He didn’t WIN the popular VOTE (by a lot!), he didn’t WIN ALL SEVEN SWING STATES, he didn’t WIN 2,750 to 525 Counties,” Trump wrote, referring to his own accomplishments of those benchmarks in the 2024 election. “HE DIDN’T WIN ANYTHING!”
Oh for fucks sake, just shut the fuck up already. This is all you're going to say each time you feel wronged. It's not a mandate you stupid fuck and you lost the popular vote twice.
“WE DON’T WANT VICIOUS, VIOLENT, AND DEMENTED CRIMINALS, MANY OF THEM DERANGED MURDERERS, IN OUR COUNTRY. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!”
And the irony is lost on you.
It is all projection.
He did win the popular vote this time. Not by much. He absolutely does not have a mandate.
Popular vote 77,302,580[2] 75,017,613[2]
A bit of buyer's remorse from Roberts haha
Perhaps it's starting to dawn on him that his power as a judge is under threat.
Leopards would never eat a judge’s face.
You know, this is interesting.
Trump has power, but it's granted to him by authority of Congress. He has legal immunity for official acts as president, by authority of the supreme Court.
The theory of the balance of power means that Congress can strip him of that authority, and the supreme Court can determine if an act is official or not or if he actually has immunity or not.
The way this works is based on money and sanctions (imprisonment, revocation of clearances, etc).
The court can deputize anyone. Ultimately, what that means, is that as long as the court wishes to retain its power, it needs to enforce decisions.
If the Supreme Court, namely Roberts, actually has his own interests in mind, the court can act accordingly. Otherwise, it's just theater.
We will now find out if the court still wishes to maintain its power, or if it has none at all.
Time to reap your whirlwind, you som of a bitch
You're so fuckin far out of your element, Johnny
Oh no a rebuke? My pearls!
Leopard eating faces all over the place.
Can I interest you in my new investment venture? It's essentially Kitty Ozempic. We're predicting the market for it to grow by 8000% over 4 years because of all the fat leopards.
I dunno what to tell you, man. You reap what you sow.
Sadly, for the most part, the rest of us reap what he sowed. He’ll be fine.
When even the chief clown of the institution that gave you even more power thinks you're going too far, it might be too far.
I'm sure Trump cares deeply.