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Checks and balances are just words. So yes, they can and will do everything they want.





I mean Harvard will fight back in court. The courts are last bastion. Once the executive branch stops following what the courts order the checks and balances are gone.

How is the Supreme Court's 9-0 decision in favor of returning Garcia working out?

The courts have been beaten months ago. We are well into crazy train territory.


Lol Rubio told Xinis on national TV he was intentionally stonewalling any information to her, and she took it like a bitch and just kept rolling with keeping most their 'secrets' under seal (despite earlier talking big game of exposing them to sunlight).

The courts aren't even trying, they could order someone into contempt, but they won't.


"Ninth Circuit? Never heard of them. How many divisions do they have?"

We are in a non-constitutional crazy train territory, which will continue unless the right leaning voters do something about it at mid-terms. We're in the beginning of a very dangerous era.

They're not going to do anything about it. This is what they voted for. They thrive on our fear and anger. This is their revenge for the perceived wrongs of the Obama and Biden administrations.

> Checks and balances are just words.

By that logic, Trump's orders are just words. The Trump administration obeys the courts - they push the envelope way too far, but it is still rule of law.


They deported a man to El Salvador against a court order and then ignored an order from the Supreme Court to return him.

That's one person. While it's very important, it doesn't at all mean the courts don't exit.

> order from the Supreme Court to return him.

The Supreme Court did not order that.

Edit: If you object to these things, realize you are helping the Trump administration by spreading exaggerated fears about what's happening. They want people to believe they are super-powerful, unstoppable, inevitable; it intimidates people into inaction. Also, without accurate information, people can't make good decisions and act - you are helping a propaganda campaign (unwittingly). And finally, spreading fear is not what good, responsible leaders - or teammates - do.


> The Trump administration obeys the courts

We have multiple judges beginning contempt proceedings against the administration, so this is open to debate.

And, there's recent action in the budget bill to attempt to defang judges' contempt powers, seemingly in response.

"No court of the United States may use appropriated funds to enforce a contempt citation for failure to comply with an injunction or temporary restraining order if no security was given when the injunction or order was issued"


> The Trump administration obeys the courts

No they don't:

https://apnews.com/article/deportation-immigration-south-sud...


That is happening, but it's a narrow instance. It doesn't mean there aren't serious issues, but the GGP said, "Checks and balances are just words." Obviously that is not true.

Also, Trump is relying on Congress to pass bills, for example. It's not rule by decree.


Would you consider habeas corpus a critical element of rule of law?

There's been loose talk, but no violations of habeas corpus orders.

Have there been violations of the priciple of habeas corpus?

You're in a cult. Get out while you can.



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