• Altofaltception@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Can you imagine the precedent this would set?

    “I want to be a dictator. Just kidding. Nanananana you can’t touch me”

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      11 months ago

      It’s a dangerous crossroads. The precedent would break this country…

      And 3 of the judges making the decision were appointed by the guy on trial. Clarence Thomas is openly corrupt. And I wouldn’t depend on Roberts for any my moral backbone.

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        11 months ago

        I’ve been pondering for a long time about how SCOTUS and more than 1/3 of the Senate could essentially take over the country over night. That case where they decided whether a state could overturn election results without federal interference gave me worry. But luckily most of them weren’t that radical. At least not right now.

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        11 months ago

        I’m sure they have no desire to give Dark Brandon carte blanche to whatever the fuck he wants to do.

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          11 months ago

          Of course not, but that’s not really how they think. They tend to do what’s best for them now, and then ignore the rules in the future when it hurts them.

          Rules for thee not for me.

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            11 months ago

            Declaring that the sitting president can essentially act as a dictator is most definitely bad for them right now lol

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        11 months ago

        Clarence Thomas is openly corrupt. And I wouldn’t depend on Roberts for any my moral backbone.

        Right there ya go. OTOH, I don’t give a shit if he appointed them. They owe him nothing, he cannot do anything to them. It just doesn’t work that way.

        Afraid this might be a close one.

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      11 months ago

      Nothing in the constitution that says we can’t have a dictator.

      • Supreme Court, probably