• @[email protected]
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    213 months ago

    Fun fact, it’s not illegal to refuse an illegal order from the president, but it IS illegal to refuse any judicial order even if it’s ultimately deemed illegal.

    Not that the law matters anymore, of course.

    • @[email protected]
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      23 months ago

      Yea. Amy order from a judge is deemed to be legal.

      On the other hand, in extreme cases, I’d hope they ignore the judges order to massacre the village.

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    73 months ago

    So, did we cross the Constitutional Crisis Rubicon when Trump ignored the judicial order?

    • numbermess
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      13 months ago

      The answer is of course yes, but I don’t think it’s really from a line that we crossed. It’s more like saturation. They are not a vanguard of this lawlessness, they are more like a pressure that is infusing it into all systems all at once. They are a swarm.

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        3 months ago

        Yeah… the floodwaters have surged and it’s sort of rushing over lawfulness with abandon. I really like this analogy - thanks.