Summary
Chief Justice John Roberts is facing the consequences of the Supreme Court’s broad immunity grant to Trump, as the Trump defies judicial orders and undermines the legal system.
In a controversial move, Trump deported Venezuelan immigrants to an El Salvador prison, disregarding a federal judge’s order and claiming immunity under foreign affairs powers.
Roberts issued a rare statement defending judicial independence.
Trump’s efforts to impeach the judge and challenge legal accountability reflect an erosion of democratic norms, prompting urgent concerns over constitutional crises and the rule of law.
First of all, the people did NOT choose this, the election was rigged, we all know it, and the Dems are just being their traditional spineless selves in not demanding accountability for it.
Secondly, reading comprehension in America is terrible. Not once have I advocated for locking people up for their political views. In fact, I have repeatedly said the opposite. I ONLY want them locked up for their civil CRIMES, which are many.
I never suggested locking up 30% of Americans for being MAGA, or for their politcal loyalties. I suggested designating MAGA the terrorist/ criminal/ hate group that it is, and prohibiting from existence. If your only violation has been voting MAGA in the past, you will be fine, but if you are actively committing crimes, and blaming them on MAGA, then you should be held accountable, as any criminal should be.
MAGA leadership are treasonous criminals, but street level MAGAs are just cowards, embracing bad people because they think they can hide behind their show of strength, and the Dems have traditionally been spineless weenies who dont engender confidence. If the Dems finally committed to being a party of strength, and actually proved it by defending America against this enormous criminal operation disguised as a political philosophy, many of that 30% of MAGAs would switch loyalty instantly. Cowards go where they feel safest, and Democratic fecklesness have driven the cowards into what they see as the safest option.
None of this is about politics, it is about law & order, and a massive, well-financed criminal enterprise is taking over America, the exact same way it happened in Russia, and in Germany.
That’s what I’m trying to say. If trump or the MAGAs told people that trump had been disappeared to gitmo or wherever, many of the people who voted for him would fight - for justice (in their minds). It would play into their delusions and fuel them.
I think that this won’t be over until some of them (core supporters) have fought (again), because they’re brainwashed and would never believe that trump should be prosecuted, even if he shot a kid dead on main street in full view of them. But let the MAGAs rule a little longer and that base is shrinking. They’re exposing themselves and their lies about project 2025 etc.
Sure, they would have risen up, but at the time of Biden’s inauguration, the most enthusiastically violent MAGAs, the worst of the worst, were being actively hunted by the FBI for their crimes on January 6. Most were hiding out, hoping that their family, their neighbors, their coworkers, etc. wouldn’t turn them into the authorities. Some would be dumb enough to fight back, but most would do their beat to stay under the radar.
That leaves the rest, who were basically the B-Team. They didn’t heed the call to Jan 6, so they had some sense of understanding of the consequences of such actions. They would have understood that HitlerPig and his henchmen were being detained for Jan 6 (we didn’t know about the False Elctors or the Classified Documents theft yet), and while they wouldn’t like it, they would know it’s a legit charge. While they might scream a lot, most wouldn’t take up arms. They are cowards, and their bark is always worse than their bite.
As for the rest, the more rabid MAGA animals, they could have been easily mopped up by the authorities. If the local cops won’t help, the FBI or State can step in, deal with the criminals, and then sanction the local cops.
Sure, detaining the MAGA leadership for Sedition would have caused a huge outcry, and almost certainly some violence, but the violence that it will require to reverse them now that they are entrenched in our government will be far, far worse, and cause the deaths and suffering of many, many more.
I think it would have been better to throw the book at them back then, but I have a suspicion that the dems thought what happened was enough to turn the republic party from Trump, and if not them, the voters. Trump seems to have destroyed any and all pretence of standards in public life… He’s so tacky. At this point any criminal could be US president, so long as they had a cult established before getting caught. Who could’ve guessed?
I saw a show about an interesting cult, the leader was a woman they called mother god. They killed the figurehead with all the wacky pseudoscience stuff she’d been on board with, but they carried on the cult afterwards. I’d guess the MAGA cult could continue being dangerous for a long time if it isn’t correctly exposed and the members will hopefully drift back to their prior disorganised craziness.
Anyway trump seems to attract and gather the crazies. I can’t see MAGAs following JD Vance or any of the others.
Its definitely a cult of personality that will end with his death. HitlerPig Jr has as much chance at taking over for the Old Fart as Frank Sinatra Jr had for taking over for his father.
I’ve heard people say that his death would only make him a martyr, but I’m fine with that. I’d rather have a dead martyr than a live traitor.
Not if they start a holy war with orange suicide bombers. Careful what you wish for!
We’re going to be dealing with MAGA Traitors for a couple decades before we can fully purge them, so it might as well be with decent Americans in control.