While the contempt language is gone in the Senate bill, there is new and arguably more problematic language in its place. This bill would require that anyone seeking a temporary restraining order or a preliminary injunction against the federal government first post a bond that covers the costs and damages that would be sustained to the federal government, in the event it loses the case. We’re talking millions if not billions of dollars being required upfront, effectively shutting off people’s ability to sue the Trump administration.
The Senate GOP is managing optics and that’s all - the effect of this provision is the same. The bond requirement would make it effectively impossible to even seek to enjoin a clearly unconstitutional executive order before a full litigation and trial.
Superficially, they could proceed through the case without, but it would mean Trump can executive order whatever he wants and it would be years before the court would even issue an order to stop him. His powers would effectively be unchecked.
It’s also blatantly undemocratic and unconstitutional because it would limit the ability to seek redress for anyone who wasn’t a multi-millionaire or billionaire.
And if you need any other evidence they don’t want you to pay attention to this and it’s the real ball game: oh look, it’s Friday night.
Hopefully a court strikes even this law down.
I genuinely wish there was a way to filter all “news” about that orange shitsquirt that wasn’t explicitly about his sudden and irrevocable demise. 🤷🏼♂️ This watching the needle twitch & do nothing is beyond pointless — it keeps his pustulant meatsac in the spotlight, benefiting no one but himself. (I wonder if his Luigi’ll have the same name. That’d be crazy.)
The GOP wants us to ignore these little details.
We’ll never forget Luigi. The only Bros. brother worth a goodgawdamn.
Who do you think will go first? Grassley or Dump?
Grassley. As dementiated as Trump is, Grassley is 3 steps ahead of him. It’s fucking disgusting that skeletor is allowed to be a major Iowa representative. I’m surrounded by racist, bigoted sycophants, and it’s killing me slowly everyday.
I hope it’s Trump first, but I’ll be chugging water the moment I see the headline for Grassley so I can go piss on his grave with all I can muster.
¿Por que no los dos? 😅
Touché
NGL, I wouldn’t bat an eye if a story ran involving a firing squad & the whole lot of 'em, but smart money’s on civilians being up against the wall first before any of them get their turn. 🥲🤷🏼♂️
Given how things are going, I’m worried about this weekend.
I’m not in LA, personally, so I’m less “worried about this weekend” and more “dreading the next step they’ll blithely take in grinding our nation into kibble for Russia & China to feed on”, more or less.
My worry is existentially, as I am also not in LA
