Law suits can be filed. The judiciary can stand up to him. He can't fire SC justices. He can say shit, he always does. SFW. He can ignore their decisions. There has to be a solution to this. At the very least, the judiciary can declare his actions illegal.
Trump's administration has claimed that they abide by court decisions, and that's looking like lip-service a lot of the time.
We most definitely are in a constitutional crisis!
It makes it effectively legal. Can't hold Trump in contempt of court when he ignores judgments he doesn't like because they're official actions. Don't know why you expect the supreme court that created this mess to fix it.No, I still don't get this at all. They didn't say anything he does is legal, they said he can't be prosecuted for things he does in the line of his duties. That is very different from legal and they have to make that clear in some forthcoming decisions. I expect they will.
He realizes (he's said so privately) that 1/2 the country hates his guts (his words).You know fealty? Trump seems obsessed with it. He loves to watch people show their loyalty and fealty.
And he's got his DOJ targeting those he doesn't like; those that disobey him; he wants to prosecute anyone that is against him.
He sounds obsessed with prosecuting those who offer any resistance to his plans.. so he'll turn on the people soon enough.
Before long, half the country will be against him.
I don't expect them to fix it but hope they won't shy away from making it completely clear when he's not complying with their decisions. Congress has to take notice. And the people, of course. The consequence may be not much more than resounding defeat for the Rs in 26, but that will be beneficial.It makes it effectively legal. Can't hold Trump in contempt of court when he ignores judgments he doesn't like because they're official actions. Don't know why you expect the supreme court that created this mess to fix it.
How'd that work with Kilmar Abrego Garcia?I don't expect them to fix it but hope they won't shy away from making it completely clear when he's not complying with their decisions. Congress has to take notice. And the people, of course. The consequence may be not much more than resounding defeat for the Rs in 26, but that will be beneficial.
Perhaps the Supremes can hold him in contempt of court, but they may do nothing by virtue of it, i.e. not allow prosecution.
Example: Presidential pardons are part of his duties. Trump can and would sell pardons. That would clearly be illegal but because pardons are PDs you can't even bring up the pardon in any criminal proceeding so that means you have no case.No, I still don't get this at all. They didn't say anything he does is legal, they said he can't be prosecuted for things he does in the line of his duties. That is very different from legal and they have to make that clear in some forthcoming decisions. I expect they will.
Like I said, we're in a constitutional crisis. That has to be made clear. It's no secret.How'd that work with Kilmar Abrego Garcia?
I really dislike the whole pardoning thing, both federal and state. It's crazy.Example: Presidential pardons are part of his duties. Trump can and would sell pardons. That would clearly be illegal but because pardons are PDs you can't even bring up the pardon in any criminal proceeding so that means you have no case.
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The heading on the chart should be "Weighted Average US Tariff". The chart was done before China's tariff reached 145%.
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Maybe they should have thought about that before hooking their cart to the trump horse?This makes the most sense to me...
Fund managers quietly fear Trump doesn’t have a tariff plan and that he ‘might be insane’
Some fund managers concerned ‘that the White House is not acting rationally, but rather on ideology. And some even fear that this may not even be ideology’...
Fund managers worry about Trump’s mental state amid tariff debacle
Some fund managers concerned ‘that the White House is not acting rationally, but rather on ideology. And some even fear that this may not even be ideology’www.independent.co.uk
This makes the most sense to me...
Fund managers quietly fear Trump doesn’t have a tariff plan and that he ‘might be insane’
Some fund managers concerned ‘that the White House is not acting rationally, but rather on ideology. And some even fear that this may not even be ideology’...
Fund managers worry about Trump’s mental state amid tariff debacle
Some fund managers concerned ‘that the White House is not acting rationally, but rather on ideology. And some even fear that this may not even be ideology’www.independent.co.uk
Look at these brainiacs. Really selling their services here with these genius insights.Fund managers quietly fear Trump doesn’t have a tariff plan and that he ‘might be insane’
Some fund managers concerned ‘that the White House is not acting rationally, but rather on ideology. And some even fear that this may not even be ideology’...
I wouldn't let those "managers" manage my funds.Look at these brainiacs. Really selling their services here with these genius insights.
Tariffs aren't the only fun... Also firing the people in the Treasury responsibile for bonds for investors. What could go wrong by fucking with the load bearing walls of the economy?
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Fire people first, figure out what gets broken, then rehire people if needed... Real geniuses here. Top notch work.An accidental default would totally be in keeping with the general level of competence this administration displays.