The S.C. justices would know that voting to support it would destroy their legacy.
I think they have already managed that. I believe the attempts are primarily aimed at children of illegal immigrants so I guess they could try dancing around "jurisdiction".
If they are going for revoking amendments though its going to be the one preventing him from being God-Emperor.
The Supreme Court is quite right-leaning but this would be so obviously unconstitutional that I would expect them to reject it 9-0. The S.C. justices would know that voting to support it would destroy their legacy.
Several of them are blatantly corrupt and some of their rulings over the last few years have been obviously political and not based on a reasoned interpretation of the constitution or accepted law. The right-wing SCOTUS members have clearly already pinned their legacy on Trump's MAGA vision, if anything they'll just be doing more of the same (or worse) when it comes to any rulings they make under Trump's presidency.
Several of them are blatantly corrupt
I've got 'Clarence Thomas resigns in plenty of time for someone in their early 20s to be appointed in his place' on my Trump presidency bingo card
Thomas has been blatant in his asking for and receiving of cash bungs. Through the Biden presidency he'd allow himself to be heard (by influential republicans) that public life was very difficult and he was considering throwing in the towel - which if he did there and then would mean it would be a democrat president nominating his replacement. Every time he did, miraculously, a new, massive recreational vehicle would appear on his front drive or another nephew would get their college fees paid and he'd publicly announce how happy he was to be in office.
I'm sure now that Trump is back in he'll be making it known that he's just as open to being bribed to leave the Supreme Court as he was to being bribed to stay there.
Of the $4.5m of payments and gifts to Supreme Court judges made in the last 30 years $4.2m has been gifts to Thomas and its suspected that theres at least £2m more that he's yet to declare. (He doesn't declare donations until after they've been discovered by third parties)
Tomorrow, trump discloses what all those drone sightings over New Jersey were.
silver lining?
that said, he made a lot of noise about big pharma, etc.
i get the feeling that the media will be extremely uncomfortable with these overtures.
Biden having to pre-emptively pardon Fauci and Milley tells you everything you need to know about the incoming administration. Just petty vengeance in governmental form.
The whole Republican platform appears the answer to the question, 'What if being a vindictive asshole became the most cherished quality in American politics?'
Just seen the Suella pics at the Trump event today - she looks like she's cosplaying Carmen Sandiego.
As part of my tiny and insignificant protests,I shall be doing a radio,TV and live news avoidance for the next 48 hrs.Musicplaylist and podcasts sorted.
I have it on in the background , has anyone seen Alexander Duggan lately ?
I have it on in the background
Watching on the remote off-chance that a rogue security guard or secret service agent decides to exercise the sentence in the oath of allegiance about enemies 'foreign or domestic'.
Biden having to pre-emptively pardon Fauci and Milley tells you everything you need to know about the incoming administration. Just petty vengeance in governmental form
My tiny brain was a bit puzzled by the pre-emptive pardon for Fauci. If he was going to be charged, is the pardon to stop him exposing Trumps covid stupidity in court? If they want to go after him, they'd just do it?
Watching it on Channel 4/youtube at the moment as they all file into the rotunda, why are they playing circus/big top music? - I expect a clown car to career out of the curtains and honk-honk doors fall off etc etc
My tiny brain was a bit puzzled by the pre-emptive pardon for Fauci. If he was going to be charged, is the pardon to stop him exposing Trumps covid stupidity in court?
It's the latter. Whether he Trump would actually go after Fucci or the Jan 6 Committee or not he's never the less threatened that he will and thats quite a weight to have hanging over you. So the pardon doesn't so much prevent a prosecution (which would be unlikely to succeed in any way) as go some way to address the harassment of threatening to do so.
Theres lots of things Trump has said he would do (lock her up, lock her up) and didn't do, but the treat hanging over you is never the less pretty horrible.
On the plus side the DOGE government body which isnt honest guv since that would cause conflict of interest problems for Musk has already found an efficiency improvement.
Instead of two leaders its down to just Musk after he and Ramaswamy fell out.
Trump signing an Executive Order to prohibit Diversity, Equity and Inclusion within Government on Martin Luther King Day is not going to age well as a legacy.
This is crackpot stuff
Praise be to the baby Jesus and blah….blah….blah….further bollox
Its a ****ing pantomime
Is the low brim on Melania's hat to hide the disgust in her eyes....?
I know we (rightly) laugh at all the stupid pomp and ceremony in our own rituals but this is both horrendous and hilarious.
I can't believe ITV are showing this instead of Tipping Point.
If he was going to be charged, is the pardon to stop him exposing Trumps covid stupidity in court? If they want to go after him, they’d just do it?
He's an 84-year-old who has performed above and beyond in service of his country most notably during the AIDS epidemic, and then during the recent pandemic. He deserves a retirement untroubled by the threat of impending (vexatious) court action. It's utterly deranged that the kind of conspiracy nonsense that has demonised him appears to be canon among some of those who'll have control of the prosecuting authorities after today.
I've no doubt he would mount a robust defence which would make Trump seem even more ridiculous, but the fact is he shouldn't have to.
I can’t believe ITV are showing this instead of Tipping Point.
Well,it is a tipping point of sorts, to be fair to ITV.
Watching His speech at the moment, I sooo want Obama to stand up, walk over and knock the orange ****ers false teeth from his mouth.
Siri, show me what a speech with no class whatsoever looks like.
sorry wrong thread
So he's going to make make Martin Luther Kings dream a reality - by restricting DEI.
Which was greeted by a standing ovation from the aged, white, mostly male, audience.
The whole borders/immigration threat sounds like it could go catastrophically wrong. Concentration camps and shoot on sight on the horizon.
Would it be worse form than this speech for Biden, Harris, Obama, etc. to just stand up and silently walk out.
What a piece of shit.
Is the low brim on Melania’s hat to hide the disgust in her eyes….?
Seemed quite effective at stopping him kissing her.
I can’t believe ITV are showing this instead of Tipping Point.
I haven't seen a copy of todays Herald - but heres the TV listings from 8 years ago
🙂
to just stand up and silently walk out
A reminder that Trump refused to attend Biden's inauguration, yet all the other presidents are doing their duty now and attending his.
Just because the current POTUS is an overgrown child with no sense of duty to his post or country, doesn't mean everyone else should allow themselves to be dragged down to his level.
Seems they split the atom first too. Incredible.
I did hear him talk about territorial expansion didn't I?
What a dangerous ****ing idiot!
Clap! Clap! Clap! Clap! Clap!
Watching on the remote off-chance that a rogue security guard or secret service agent decides to exercise the sentence in the oath of allegiance about enemies ‘foreign or domestic’.
When i heard the gun salute go off, I thought here we go then 😉
When i heard the gun salute go off, I thought here we go then
They have form for "friendly fire" incidents
Making America so Great Again that the inauguration sound system packed in. Brilliant. PMSL.
Take back Panama canal? That's in Panama. Surely it is up to Panama to charge as they wish?
Crikey. This is all a bit preachy and invoking the wrath of God on America's perceived enemies. Without and within.
If it wasn't for the ripples that will be felt beyond the US frontiers, I'd be sitting back right now torn between my best gallic shrug and a quiet chuckle at the self inflicted damage the US electorate have just landed on themselves. Again. You get the president you deserve and all that. Very much the same way I hope the world snickered at the UK population when 'we' popped Johnston on the big chair.
Sadly we don't get to sit back watch immune from the baffoon. Golden age.....more like the 2nd coming of the orange age - and sadly I fear he's got his act together this time and might be slightly more effective at doing the do.
Musk off his mash on K
I bet the native Americans are vigorously clapping that speech.
This is all a bit preachy and invoking the wrath of God on America’s perceived enemies.
Their enemies are themselves.
Just heard some of Trump's so-called speech.
An inauguration speech written by Jay from the Inbetweeners it would seem.
A tosser, voted for by tossers.
