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Normanart

(290 posts)
Wed Feb 12, 2025, 11:20 PM Feb 2025

Testing the powers of the judiciary

Every day the administration is blocked by a federal judge somewhere. The response is generally an appeal to a higher court, or a different judge, with the administration basically ignoring the court ruling. Sometime in the near future, some issue, or issues, will reach the Supreme Court. Then we will find out if the judiciary has the power of law, a constitutional crisis that will determine the future of this country.

Andrew Jackson's plan to relocate the Cherokee nation was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. Jackson went ahead with his plan, defying the court ruling, and daring the court to enforce the law.

If the Supreme Court rules against the administration, and the administration refuses to comply, what will happen? The administration has plenty of legal opinion that will say that the power of the president cannot be limited by the court. The DOJ is controlled by loyalists. The military is controlled by loyalists. The congress is controlled by loyalists. Where is the means of law enforcement?

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Testing the powers of the judiciary (Original Post) Normanart Feb 2025 OP
The military is the only hope. Frasier Balzov Feb 2025 #1
Time is not on our side Normanart Feb 2025 #2

Frasier Balzov

(4,820 posts)
1. The military is the only hope.
Thu Feb 13, 2025, 12:01 AM
Feb 2025

Enough of them to push back while the rest stand down or are neutralized.

Normanart

(290 posts)
2. Time is not on our side
Thu Feb 13, 2025, 01:15 AM
Feb 2025

I think the control of the military has already been corrupted by the CIC. He has the ability to remove any leadership that does not support him. The question remains, where is the capacity for actual law enforcement? The declaration of martial law is a real possibility. Scary.

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