Tonight, an extraordinary order, opinion, and dissent make explicit that the ongoing cold Second American Civil War is raging at the U.S.
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@simon_brooke Yes, fixing the Supreme Court is essential. And though we don’t have legislation against it, judicial corruption is absolutely a high crime or misdemeanor, the constitutional ground for impeachment. If we had a functioning Congress, Alito and Thomas and possibly Gorsuch would be impeached. @Beachbum
@heidilifeldman Absolutely. But my fear is Democrats, if they regain both houses, will demure, in the interest of national unity à la Gerald Ford, and not impeach any of the fascists.
And again, thank you so much for the informative thread.
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Tonight, an extraordinary order, opinion, and dissent make explicit that the ongoing cold Second American Civil War is raging at the U.S. Supreme Court, as it is throughout the U.S. 1/ #LawFedi
@heidilifeldman This is beyond heartbreaking. In other news-
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All of this has happened on the shadow docket. So the Roberts Court has ok’d election cancellation without merits briefing, oral argument, etc.
This would be extraordinary and pernicious enough. But because Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented and pointed out how exceptional and dangerous the Court’s order is, Alito, joined by Gorsuch and Thomas, wrote an opinion basically calling her uppity. 4/
@heidilifeldman Sean Casten had some interesting recommendations for things Congress could do now if it flips for the midterms that sounded to me like a strong platform for Democrats, namely using the power of the purse to refuse to fund the court in various ways until they institute serious ethical reforms and get rid of the shadow docket. It’s not the long-term fix that will take time to accomplish, but it IS using Congress as a check on a run-away SCOTUS.
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@heidilifeldman This is beyond heartbreaking. In other news-
May 4 is Liberation Day for many European countries. A celebration of defeating the Nazis not so long ago.@ncw413 @heidilifeldman Defeating?
Looks more like relocating to me.
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Supreme Court basically ruling in favor of canceling an election. They might call it "postponing" but with courts like this, how could they be motivated to start the elections up again?@xinit @heidilifeldman Why, oh why, do the Americans not riot? There must be some way to prevent this shit!
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But Sam Alito just cannot handle a dissent from Brown that explains that he and the other Roberts Court judges who went along with him are nakedly using their privilege and authority to advantage the Republican Fascist Party and its white supremacist agenda. 7/
@heidilifeldman cc @jwz look man, I'm ready for two countries. Fuck SCOTUS. That's no longer the United States I believe in. I dissent... permanently. California should secede... anything else is utter cowardice at this point.
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@heidilifeldman cc @jwz look man, I'm ready for two countries. Fuck SCOTUS. That's no longer the United States I believe in. I dissent... permanently. California should secede... anything else is utter cowardice at this point.
@heidilifeldman @jwz poke the bear and find out. Bring it. https://infosec.exchange/@codinghorror/114653319629705580
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@heidilifeldman cc @jwz look man, I'm ready for two countries. Fuck SCOTUS. That's no longer the United States I believe in. I dissent... permanently. California should secede... anything else is utter cowardice at this point.
@codinghorror @heidilifeldman @jwz Why should *we* leave? We are the majority and we are right.
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@heidilifeldman cc @jwz look man, I'm ready for two countries. Fuck SCOTUS. That's no longer the United States I believe in. I dissent... permanently. California should secede... anything else is utter cowardice at this point.
@codinghorror @heidilifeldman @jwz secession would guarantee these motherfuckers never face justice, because Democrats would never win another presidential election without those electoral votes. And, they need to face justice.
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@codinghorror @heidilifeldman @jwz Why should *we* leave? We are the majority and we are right.
@evan @heidilifeldman @jwz we aren’t leaving. We’re creating something even greater than they can possibly imagine. A new constitution. A better one.
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@codinghorror @heidilifeldman @jwz secession would guarantee these motherfuckers never face justice, because Democrats would never win another presidential election without those electoral votes. And, they need to face justice.
@swelljoe @heidilifeldman @jwz they will face the justice of living with the consequences of their actions for the rest of their lives.
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@heidilifeldman cc @jwz look man, I'm ready for two countries. Fuck SCOTUS. That's no longer the United States I believe in. I dissent... permanently. California should secede... anything else is utter cowardice at this point.
@codinghorror I’m not from the US, so to a degree none of my business, and definitely outside my expertise. But.. would this work? The one historical attempt to secede didn’t go so well. Wouldn’t the federal government just roll in with the military again? Or is the idea that California’s economic power is such that Washington couldn’t do that?
(Genuine questions from someone trying to understand your position, btw. Absolutely not trying to poke holes or even “just ask questions”.)
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@heidilifeldman Alito, Gorsuch, and Thomas should be dropped into a deep dark hole and drink rainwater and eat bugs for the rest of their lives.
Now, THAT’S what lack of restraint looks like.
I dunno. Seems kind of restrained to me.
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Finally, Alito concludes by chastising Jackson: “It is the dissent’s rhetoric that lacks restraint.” 10/
@heidilifeldman so, let me get this straight: the rebuttal from what is supposed to be one of the preëminent juridical minds of the nation is, "No, U"…?
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All of this has happened on the shadow docket. So the Roberts Court has ok’d election cancellation without merits briefing, oral argument, etc.
This would be extraordinary and pernicious enough. But because Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented and pointed out how exceptional and dangerous the Court’s order is, Alito, joined by Gorsuch and Thomas, wrote an opinion basically calling her uppity. 4/
@heidilifeldman Not an expert on US history, but even I know that word and its ugliness.
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I dunno. Seems kind of restrained to me.
@rjblaskiewicz @lerxst @heidilifeldman So you have seen the painting in Bruges about the unjust judge?
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@rjblaskiewicz @lerxst @heidilifeldman So you have seen the painting in Bruges about the unjust judge?
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@codinghorror @heidilifeldman @jwz secession would guarantee these motherfuckers never face justice, because Democrats would never win another presidential election without those electoral votes. And, they need to face justice.
@swelljoe @codinghorror @heidilifeldman @jwz after 26+ years, we are no longer waiting for justice in Venezuela. Life is too short.
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@rjblaskiewicz @Klara @heidilifeldman Wow! Yeah, I retract my prior claim.
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@rjblaskiewicz @Klara @heidilifeldman Wow! Yeah, I retract my prior claim.
@lerxst @rjblaskiewicz @heidilifeldman So many schoolchildren get a trauma from visiting Bruges. I wish I could say that we improved, that torture doesn't happen anymore.
Loved your alt text, with the word invented by your brother.
Edit: TIL that the correct name of this punishment is flaying, and they didn't stop at one side for Sisamnes.
