Summary
Trump intensified his criticism of judges, targeting U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts and Judge James Boasberg, accusing them of undermining his authority by blocking mass deportation plans.
Trump labeled judges opposing his actions as “Radical Left” and called for Boasberg’s impeachment after Boasberg blocked deportations under the 1798 Enemy Aliens Act.
Chief Justice Roberts countered, stating impeachment is not a remedy for judicial disagreements.
Trump’s rhetoric has raised concerns about increasing threats against judges amid ongoing legal disputes over his policies.
Please, piss off the supreme court justices even more. Enough to force them to remember their oath of office.
What are they going to do? Sotomayor isn’t going to walk down to the oval office with a baton and take trump into custody. An unenforced law is just toilet paper.
Also: They already gave trump the power to get out of anything. Just declare an “official act” to have some navy seals make an opening on the SCOTUS.
Supreme Court is still an important source of perceived legitimacy. The further authoritarians can push the Supreme Court to rubber stamp their power, the weaker public response will be.
Its similar to a form of “divine right” really.
Of course, the Supreme Court has to have its own trust and perceived legitimacy in order to convder it.
Who fucking cares about “perceived legitimacy” when people are just sitting around while the government is dismantled?
Who fucking cares about “perceived legitimacy”
The people that continue to follow laws because they believe the laws are legitimate.
Even Roberts voted Trump should be immune from all crimes he commits. Don’t get your hopes up on this.
The best we can hope for, under the circumstances, is that Roberts comes to deeply regret that decision, as Trump turns on him.
Yeah but they voted 5-4 to release foreign aid on March 4th. Threatening the courts may work, or it may backfire and the court actually defend each other by ruling by the law.
I swear roberts only makes good decisions to build up capital for the bad ones.
If Roberts decides trump is on track to put Roberts in a prison cell or work camp, Roberts make express some self preservation before he would no longer have the power to, and actually rule on the side of democracy finally fulfilling his role as a check on power of the Executive Branch. Thats the hope.
5-4 instead of 6-3.
Trump doesn’t know nor respect the constitution nor the people or country
He is an enemy of all
Don’t let his noise confuse you.
Roberts either is on board with this, or Trump is as stupid as he seems.
As is by design over a couple of centuries. Law Enforcement is commonly assumed to be only a power of the Executive, but that is not true. All courts, including the supreme Court have the authority to enforce judgements and use funds allocated to the court to do it.
The question is usually do the courts have jurisdiction to do whatever. The whole point of the Chief Justice is that his jurisdiction is not one of the district courts, but the federal district itself.
This is a constitutional crisis in the aspect that Trump is trying to build support for ending the division of powers. Of course, anyone who knows history will see where this is going, but Roberts knows he is complicit in the outcome, regardless of what happens.
“These Judges want to assume the Powers of the Presidency, without having to attain 80 Million Votes. They want all of the advantages with none of the risks. Again, a President has to be allowed to act quickly and decisively about such matters as returning murderers, drug lords, rapists, and other such type criminals back to their Homeland, or to other locations that will allow our Country to be SAFE,” Trump said on Truth Social.
Problem is your only “evidence” that the people you are deporting are “murderers, drug lords, rapists, and other such type criminals” is tattoos and a lack of a criminal record.
Judges need to fucking do something already. This is beyond out of control.
Well that was then.
Robert’s enjoying the FO phase
Not until he actually faces some consequences. Otherwise it’s just hot air from the king of all gas bags.
