Wow. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. just single-handedly ruled that Congress doesn’t really control the purse strings. This is becoming a massive crisis for checks and balances and the separation of powers.
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Roberts temporarily paused a federal judge’s ruling that ordered the Trump administration to release $4 billion in foreign aid that Congress had already appropriated. Acting entirely on his own,
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#GOPSCOTUSisCorrupt
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It only controls the strings when a Democrat is president, it'll be amazing to see the supreme court discover the constitution again when a Democrat becomes president. Assuming we have elections again.
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He looks kind of Latino to me, of Spanish descent.
Somebody swarm the bench.
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Billionaires are sure getting the ROI they were hoping for when they bought the Supreme Court for a Winnebago and some fancy vacations...
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Roberts is a fucking enemy to the country
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Does Trump have something on Justice Roberts?
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Some of these judges need the Pelican Brief treatment. They think they're strong and protected, let's prove to them that they're not.
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Becoming????
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Despicable, unconstitutional and discriminatory
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Too many people in positions of power have no regard for the Constitution, viewing it as an impediment to be sidestepped rather than the foundation for a functional society.
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Completely missed this story. It’s hard to keep up.
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😡
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They’re all in on it.
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Checks and balances? They didn’t use them, now they lose them.
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Vote blue in midterms and we can peach trump and SVOTUS criminals.
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I used to admire our SCOTUS years ago. Not anymore.
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We have a supremely corrupt Court, a rapist pedophile for president, a Republican Party that does everything it can to hurt anybody that's not rich and Congress seems to be standing around with their thumb up their ass. We're not going to have a country next year. Criminal sold to the highest bidder
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“is”
not becoming
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Rogue court 👎👎👎👎👎
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So why are they here again? They have free healthcare for life and get paid a ton for what? Not for us law abiding citizens that’s for sure
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Hey Justice Barrett - THIS is a constitutional crisis!
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Looks like we'll be rebuilding the entire Constitutional framework , Congress, Courts: The Entire Edifice. Will we have any Allies occupying us to keep law and order like what happened in Japan and Germany? Or will we end up more like Iraq and Syria? Or Kampuchea?
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And Congress (gop) will still do nothing this really sets a bad precedent
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You know, I don’t know what Congress and what Scotus thinks they’re gonna get out of this. I think they’re working themselves out of a job! Or they’re thinking that maybe the 🍊 💩 will give them better positions or better pay I don’t get it really!
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Exactly as these White Nationalist motherfuckers have been trying to accomplish for decades.
They must be prevented from accomplishing these aims...and made to PAY if they do!
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All of these agencies and programs that have been shut down were already funded by Congress. What's happened to that money?
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So originalism was just a convenient excuse before and now it’s totally irrelevant. The true position of the Robert’s court is fuck the law, fuck the constitution, fuck the American people.
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We’re in a code red situation and have been for years. The US has fallen.
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He is just acknowledging this after ruling on cases that involved SCOTUS over stepping their boundaries. He is confused + He should resign.
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Instead of expansion, I think we need contraction. Three justices with no Chief. They should be chosen by the ABA and not the President.
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And congress is doing nothing about it either. Thoughts & prayers.
Abolish SCOTUS
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What does T have on these justices to have them throw the constitution in the trash? Something smells rotten.
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Johnn G. Roberts is but a wrinkled bag of bones and blood. Not superhuman and not untouchable. He should remember that at times like these. Russia isn't the only place people dissappear or fall out of buildings. Doesn't he watch thrillers?
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Becoming?
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The Supreme Court is lawless.
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The gop “justices” have a proven ulterior motive, and it’s not defense of the constitution.
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House of Representatives needs to start impeachment against scotus members!NOW
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What????
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I’m guessing he’s getting half of that 4mil
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Now shooting of Charlie Kirk....it's a wonder no-one has targeted Justice Roberts . Seems anything goes these days in the US.
Shock and horror at Kirk's shooting...but not enough shock and horror about ICE officer's behaviours
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John Roberts must be in the Epstein File.
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There needs to be some impeachment hearings. They took an oath.
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Becoming?
The crisis began on Jan 7 2021 when the insurrectionist in chief did not go to jail where insurrectionists belong.
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No. It’s just another day in the destruction of American democracy and the insertion of a dictator
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A very scary crisis.
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He is horrible. And that's the kindest thing I can say about him. So our whole Democratic Republic has been a far e until he showed up? Eff him and his lying, corrupt b.s.
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This only surprises people that can't admit to themselves that the conservatives on the court are engaged in conspiracy.
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Roberts needs to be removed from the bench. Of course, that would require Congress to do its job so it won’t happen. While they were at it, Thomas and Alito should also be removed.
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Wow! What did Roberts do that he wants to hide? 😉
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YES YES YES! This is the kind of coordinated, organized, offensive efforts and movement we need from blue states!
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Very serious
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That's why I keep saying we need to protest outside of the Supreme Court.
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There are no checks and really no balance in this country anymore. How can bright red middle America take that without a fight?
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The Supreme Court 6 are so corrupt
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Fascists have taken control of all three branches of the federal government. Masked federal agents are kidnapping innocent civilians off the streets in broad daylight.
"Hmm, this is becoming a crisis."
Wake the fuck up.
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What did you expect from a fool who asks the mango mussolini how he should rule in cases against him? This is why the courts & the jury box are irrelevant - Twitler already knows he has the support of both congress & SCOTUS since they're all owned by the same oligarchs.
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Becoming?
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That makes sense because Congress is a male branch and males never carry purses so they have no strings.
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Now the supreme Court is rewriting the constitution to fit what this regime wants and needs,smells like mass death is coming to Americans
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Awful!!!!
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Just give the guy the crown and call it the day.
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And they hide it in darkness. Cowards. Shadow docket
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Um the checks and balances died long ago.
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The SCOTUS is an illegitimate body and the Republican party is a terrorist organization. They are all guilty of treason and deserve the harshest possible punishment. HANG THESE TRAITORS!
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We have been at war since J6 but only one side is willing to fight.
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Becoming??? We are in the deep sheet territory.
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WHAT
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Trump must really have evidence that the Conservative Members of SCOTUS did some evil things, because when they take a case involving Trump, they always overturn the lower courts rulings, make decisions that leave other judges scratching their heads in wonderment. They'll overturn the E Jean Caroll
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Let the impeachment games begin! No. Really. We should make it like the Hunger Games but you don’t get put into it via lottery but by violating your oath to the Constitution.
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Time to adjust those W2 ‘s. You have many more dependents than you previously thought.
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WTAF???
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Time to hit the streets! Again.
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Again… where are our leaders (besides the #Alts & Elias) who took oaths to the Constitution? Past presidents, senators, representatives, fbi, cia, military? Political capital is real. If there is no legitimate alternative organization that means they are all complicit.
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International criminal courts
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Roberts Jr would rule that Congress has no function in establishing the nation’s budget?…
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The Federalist Society was created to give the "Christians the Constitution the founders wanted not the Constitution they got" -Charles Koch No one elected this trash to amend our Constitution.
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That ship $ailed long ago.
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So what is the point of congress if the power of the purse is no longer theirs? Now they are basically just tax payer subsidized day/stock traders with great health insurance.
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How can you overturn the Constitution by fiat, without review and in opposition to our founding legal documeny.
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Doesn’t sound very constitutional. Isn’t that what they are supposed to be ruling on?
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Roberts and the other five dishonest and corrupt Justices must be removed. THIS IS A CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS AND AN EXISTENTIAL CRISIS. We cannot survive as a nation when the highest court in the land is untrue to its oath and to the foundation of our legal system. They have been instrumental in
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It's time to get rid of the SCOTUS as the third branch of government.
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The books on justice Roberts may not make him proud.
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We all know how they treat the constitution. Are you surprised?
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I wish you all would stop with the "becoming a crisis" language. We're not "sliding into fascism." We are full on fucking fascist, and until the people physically remove Trump from office, we are stuck in it. American democracy is dead. We're in a new age now and have been for months.
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ITS LITERALLY IN THE FUCKING CONSTITUTION
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Roberts is obviously compromised
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Congress has always had the power of the purse. But trump basically pulled the rug under Congress's feet. FAFO
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Then the question becomes, do we need Congress since it doesn't do anything? Which will lead TACO to disband it. And likely do the same to the courts, except for lackey judges who will rule the way he wants them to.
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Had that figured out when TACO appointed the lying assholes his first term. Figured the next MAGA president, whoever it was, was going to go rogue. They were just biding their time. 😢
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Roberts is a danger to the nation with Citizens United, allowing the purchasing of votes; gutting the VRA, allowing partisan manipulation of voting; Presidential Immunity, giving Trump free reign to be a dictator & now seizing the power of the purse from Congress, combine to shred the Constitution.
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SCOTUS has thrown the Constitution into the trashbin of history and is remaking it in their fascist image.
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Crisis averted. We no longer have separation of powers and are currently putting gold decorations on the King’s palace.
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Why not, this illegitimate SCOTUS also said people of color who are poor are 2nd class citizens and can be targeted for harassment at will.
Pretty sure the next step will be targeting gays and trans people, along with getting rid of birth right citizenship.
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Thier power exists only if we believe they have it - time to remove that power bsky.app/profile/5nar...
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WTF!
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The best judges money can buy.
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I never went to law school, but I thought the constitution was required reading
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Roberts and the SCOTUS 6 are TRAITORS!!!
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He swore to the constitution and its clear that they need to be removed
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More proof that just because they are called “Justices” doesn’t mean that some of them believe in it. Those on this court passing themselves off as upholding our laws while they continually do what they can to destroy our democracy, “in service”to a lying criminal have no right to sit on the court.
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Is he high? He must be
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👏🏼 We 👏🏼 are 👏🏼 not 👏🏼 a 👏🏼 monarchy 👏🏼
I dream of all the investigations and trials on the other side of this to hold Trump's lackeys accountable for failing to uphold the Constitution and separation of powers.
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He is wrong. What can congress do to correct his misimpression?
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A) Get rid of ALL the gop ASAP B) Replace them with people who will impeach justices who are no longer interested in interpreting the constitution (their job) but would rather create their own laws C) Remove the pedophile in the wh
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Well then SCOTUS does not determine Constitutionality either, just some hacks in black, ignore them..
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If that is the case, what would stop the orange idiot from stopping the SC’s pay. They are all so greedy to allow this man to destroy everything.
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I wonder if SCOTUS knows they'll be killed once they've enabled Trump to do so?
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There is no peaceful end to this. We need to be dividing up the armed forces by loyalty in preparation for the civil war. Trump already made a private army (ICE), the opposition needs to assemble the same.
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He's in the Epstein files
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“Becoming” Pffftt!
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Roberts needs to be IMPEACHED, he is aiding in the destruction of our democracy that has survived for 249 years…and I am very afraid we won’t make 250!
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Yeah. Saw that, too. The Constitution is being slowly ripped apart by both the Executive Branch and the so-called Judicial Branch. The Supreme Court is illegitimate. Release the Epstein Files. 🗽🇪🇺🇺🇦🌻
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That war is lost.
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After disposing of Trump and his regime, reform of the Court will be necessary.
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HUH?!?! WAIT WHAT ARE YOU TLAKING ABOUT?!?! WHAT'D I MISS?!?!?!?
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Is there actually a separation anymore?
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Oh boy
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Becoming???
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He has become openly a fascist. Transformed from a racist.
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Roberts should resign.
You will say that there are worse people waiting in the wings. They said the same thing about Stalin and Hitler.
Nobody was worse than Stalin and Hitler.
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don't abide by the fucking decisions.
use trump's playbook - legislate from the states, beg Sotomayor, Kagan & Jackson to stand w/lower courts to reject shadow docket cowardly unsigned "findings" as not compelling to set aside established law
fucking RESIST ... stop rubber stamping these fools
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All power to the King. Congress pack your bags and go home.
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I wonder what Dear Leader has on John Roberts, must be pretty rancid for him to trash our Constitution.
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He needs to be impeached. It’s obvious who’s holding his purse strings
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WTF????
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John Robert’s is textbook definition of paid for/ bought off. He has completely abandoned following rule of law or constitution and is completely derelict in his duties. Should be removed immediately as a traitor imo
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To the folks saying Dubya was better than Trump: Remember who pushed Roberts' nomination. John is Dubya's legacy to the country.
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One wonders what that Chevron ruling was all about last year.
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George Orwell would be proud to know that Justice Roberts is implementing his novel, Animal Farm
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So when is the Justices getting JFkd
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The SC has been dismantling our rights for decades. They need to be forced out.
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They all need put in jail for this and impeached
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Is Justice Robert’s and associates on the list?
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I would love to know what they have on Roberts. It has to be pretty bad.
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Roberts is doing what lawyers are meant to do, in Trump's book i.e. root for their client.
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We are only 9 months in
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Is anyone actually surprised? You do see the direction this is headed, right?
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Well, to be fair, in a monarchy, they don't.
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The Roberts Supreme Court is not an originalist court, but rather rewriting the Constitution.
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I hope they remember this when a dem is in office
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Use past tense. Constitutional crisis is now.
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These motherfuckers need to be strung up. The administration through the court as they are all working in lockstep in a coup to end democracy and take total control of the country. They're all betraying the Constitution and are traitors to the country.
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Those went out the door the minute we gave Trump power, despite his not winning the election or being qualified for office. Everyone knew the plan (or quite a bit of it), yet still have him the keys.
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Declare a national emergency over a very obviously corrupt court/ regime. Strike every decision this shambles of a court has made. Lock them up!
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yep. Heritage Foundation wet dream coming true. Will no one rid us of this turbulent court and its lead jester? Along with revoking Heritage Foundation 501c3 status? Advocating for a coup shouldn't be allowed under non-profit or any group in the US.
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So, when are we going to admit we are IN a Constitutional Crisis?!?!
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John Robert’s consistently choosing anti US constitutional arguments.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
The umpire who picked a side: John Roberts and the death of rule of law in America
The chief justice of the US has painted himself as a modern institutionalist over the past 20 years. Experts say he’s emboldening Trump’s drive toward authoritarianism
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Well I guess we will save Roberts for the Mussolini treatment. FUCKING TRAITOR
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Hmm, is it possible that Roberts is listed on the Epstein Files? 🤔
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🤯
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As I’ve said all along, it’s up to us, we the people. Americans need to wake TF up. bsky.app/profile/your...
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Oh nooo …. ! 😥 SCOTUS wud go that far right …. !?!?!? If so SCOTUS is absolutely under the spellG of a “neofascist regime” they hv supportD to be creatD, thrivD n expendD to replace the “Democracy system of USA 🇺🇸 “ completely …. 🤬 (May GOD have mercy on the PPL of USA 🇺🇸, in Christ Jesus, amen 🤲)
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This SCOTUS is all about handing more power to Trump.
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Roberts is in the Epstein files.
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We have no more checks & balances, it’s a Constitutional crisis. The Supreme Court is compromised!
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As intended
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I may be wrong, but aren't they conducting all of this via shadow docket so the decisions can't serve as precedent? Meaning that these expanded powers only apply to Trump?
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You know, I had an actual Civics class in high school and none of it looked like this shitshow. So, did the government change so much or did they just teach Aspirational Government?
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No fucking way
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#CorruptGOPSCOTUS is the final nail in the Project 2025 plan to destroy democracy in America
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This is why the budget resolution needs teeth. Something like if the executive fails to carry out any approved spending then the DHS budget gets automatically reduced by 10x whatever is withheld. Make it automatic and painful enough he can't just override the legislative allocations.
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Back in January, I warned everybody that his next step would remove the legislature. Because those guys have power AND are elected.
If he succeeds in taking over, his final act will be to put justices against the wall. He's not stopping and SCOTUS is not helping us, democracy or themselves.
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Congress is abdicating its responsibility to the American public
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WTAF??!! How? How is this even a thing he can do!?
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Having a Supreme Court this biased and corrupt and bad faith is not something the founders ever saw coming or that we’ve faced before. It’s incredibly corrosive.
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Okay, so if the representatives don't really have any power then let's just make President a true national vote without the electoral college then.
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Am I the only one whose hair is on fire about this? Roberts' go-to bamboozle has become:
Under the fig leaf of "pausing" decisions so we can all talk about it some more until our tongues fall out, he is de facto giving indefinite wins to the Trump side, which always loses in the lower courts.
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We the people have the authority to remove an administration that doesn’t work for us!
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One of the top orders of the day after democrats retake control is to start impeaching judges and congressmen who completely shirked their responsibility to the Constitution and the people of the United States. There would be plenty of solid charges to bring them up on.
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Feel free to tell me this sick game does not end in violence, blood and death. I'm waiting, for that matter so is most of the world.
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He needs to be impeached. At least file the motion.
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Nothing is shocking anymore--Roberts is probably in the Epstein files and being extorted by F47.
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Don’t worry! In 300 days we are going to have an election that may or may not count and may or may not be held, but if they allow it, we might get some seats that will be contested in court for 6 to 8 months and decided by a judge who will not show their finances and then…
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Roberts and Republican SCROTUS are enemies of American democracy.
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He needs to reread the Constitution, especially Article 1, which lists the powers of Congress.
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Roberts now joins the list of shame for SC justices He joins Roger Taney(CJ on Dred Scott v. Sanford), Melville Fuller (CJ, Plessy v. Ferguson) and Henry Billings Brown (writer of majority opinion, same case.) Oddly enough, Plessy was overturned by Brown v. Board of Education.
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Full blown Constitutional crisis.
Do we even have a Constitution at this point? From what I'm seeing, we don't.
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"Release the Roberts files!!"
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ALL GOP NEED TO RESIGN FOR BREAKING THEIR OATH TO PROTECT THE CONSTITUTION.
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SCOTUS is corrupt AF.
Satire, but you get the point:
politicalamericans.com/justice-thom...
Justice Thomas Agrees To Free His Nigerian Slaves After Negative Publicity - Political Americans: Satire for Defending Democracy
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas agrees to free his Nigerian slaves after negative publicity threatens to undermine Project 2025.
