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senseandsensibility

(21,738 posts) Fri Apr 25, 2025, 04:31 PM 23 hrs ago

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Jamie Raskin's take on the arrest of the Judge [View all]

"This is a drastic escalation and dangerous new front in Trump's authoritarian campaign of trying to bully, intimidate, and impeach judges who won't follow his dictates. We must do whatever we can to defend the independent judiciary in America."

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Jamie Raskin's take on the arrest of the Judge [View all] senseandsensibility 23 hrs ago OP

"The so-called Rule of Law is for proles, not magat G.O.P.ers" - magat GOPers BoRaGard 23 hrs ago #1

"We must do whatever we can..." dchill 23 hrs ago #2

What do people do? stillcool 23 hrs ago #6

It is not money they crave. Codifer 23 hrs ago #12

And then, Mr. Evil 22 hrs ago #14

yeah but it's a common refrain stillcool 20 hrs ago #23

The military is key. Codifer 19 hrs ago #25

Remember Hegseth defended the war criminal TommyT139 17 hrs ago #29

And the word, "POWER"... GiqueCee 8 hrs ago #32

This, massively Magoo48 7 hrs ago #33

Lead, fight or get out of the way. Basso8vb 23 hrs ago #9

Sick of hearing that. writerJT 17 hrs ago #28

This is a fascist coup. Do whatever you CAN'T. usonian 23 hrs ago #3

Oh yes Hornedfrog2000 23 hrs ago #4

you haven't been listening stillcool 23 hrs ago #7

What the fuck does that mean!? Mr. Evil 22 hrs ago #15

My guess is that it refers to the fact that prominent Dems ARE saying it, but it gets drowned out. summer_in_TX 15 hrs ago #31

K&R Evolve Dammit 23 hrs ago #8

Can a judge toss this? lame54 23 hrs ago #5

Branches of government Iamscrewed 23 hrs ago #10

I am mad as HELL hannah 23 hrs ago #11

Time to use people power - Nigrum Cattus 22 hrs ago #13

Raskin is one of my favorite Dems. Passages 22 hrs ago #16

And knowing him senseandsensibility 21 hrs ago #17

I expect nothing less. Passages 21 hrs ago #18

Shit is getting more serious.. what will they do? Meowmee 21 hrs ago #19

Hang on.....anything can happen now and I'll see you in the streets.... 634-5789 21 hrs ago #20

The SCJ Jughead 20 hrs ago #21

Judges don't like parties coming to or going from their courtroom to be arrested or served with civil process. TomSlick 20 hrs ago #22

There should be state legislation protecting against illegal Federal seizures, and protecting state and county courts nt AntiFascist 1 hr ago #35

I want to know who is calling the plays. It can't be Djt he doesn't think that far ahead. usaf-vet 19 hrs ago #24

The Supreme Court Justices are next Farmer-Rick 18 hrs ago #26

I'm waiting for condemnation of the "guidance"... pat_k 17 hrs ago #27

The abductors wore no identification, TommyT139 17 hrs ago #30

Interesting. not fooled 2 hrs ago #34

Did the ICE agents identify themselves and have a warrant? AntiFascist 1 hr ago #36

I don't get why FBI agents were acting on ICE's orders? FakeNoose 1 min ago #37