Don’t think the majority of the SC appreciates how illegitimate stuff like this makes them seem to most of the country.
A SC that permits unaccountable masked men to roam cities and detain random brown ppl needs to be reformed and many ppl who didn’t regonize that in Biden’s term now do.
It was always pretty crazy to watch a black constitutional law prof running as the dem nominee for potus explain that he supported one system of legal union for most ppl and a separate, but legally equivalent system of union for gay ppl
Hard to expect much from scotus considering that in July 2024 they explicitly said Trump was “absolutely immune from prosecution” for ordering “sham” doj investigations of his opponents and granted him presumptive criminal immunity for virtually everything he can do as potus.
Today school board president Jackie Norris said, "No one here was aware of any citizenship or immigration issues that Dr. Roberts may have been facing." "Everything the district has on file indicates that Dr. Roberts affirmed that he was a citizen who was eligible to work in the school district."
The AP reported a district rep said they've seen "nothing that would suggest that he’s not a citizen". So are they saying he checked the citizen box on the I-9? And if so, I guess they're saying he showed them what appeared to be either a valid U.S. passport or a certified birth certificate?
glad abolitionists, suffragettes & progressive leaders of the 20th century didn’t decide preserving a relatively stable & prosperous status quo was preferable to progressing toward a more equitable society, despite the risks
Adams’ gov of laws, and not of men ended when the SC granted the potus presumptive immunity from criminal prosecution last year w explicit exemption for ordering “sham” DOJ investigations into his opponents.
Dems need a plan to hold ppl accountable for crimes to reassert the rule of law.
If the admin believes it can keep trying to violate the law wo consequence, they will until they succeed
If ppl feel they can violate the law w impunity, there’s no longer a functioning rule of law.Ppl need to believe they will be held accountable under law for violations
Agree ppl shld make it as hard as possible, but too many dem leaders still expect the courts to stop Trump’s authoritarian ambitions and that misses the point.
Once the admin feels emboldened to target ppl for their speech in the way they’ve done wo fear of accountability, they’ve succeeded
