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JudyM

(29,122 posts)
76. The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.
Thu Jul 9, 2020, 03:05 PM
Jul 2020

Trump is decidedly not above the law. We are not completely adrift in the ocean, even though it has been feeling that way for far too long. He is answerable for state crimes he allegedly (cough) committed.

Happy Days! Sanity Claws Jul 2020 #1
Yassss! soothsayer Jul 2020 #2
This ruling basically says the president is not about the law and has no more Demsrule86 Jul 2020 #14
Wait soothsayer Jul 2020 #3
More: NYC Liberal Jul 2020 #10
Who were the two? leftieNanner Jul 2020 #4
l am betting on alito and Kav rpannier Jul 2020 #7
This message was self-deleted by its author leftieNanner Jul 2020 #11
I got half rpannier Jul 2020 #15
That is not the case so please stop. Demsrule86 Jul 2020 #43
Sorry leftieNanner Jul 2020 #44
I made an error too...easy to do...I do think this was a double loss Demsrule86 Jul 2020 #64
This message was self-deleted by its author onetexan Jul 2020 #46
You would lose that bet. dware Jul 2020 #47
Amazing, No?! I bet trump & his Fascist gang are extra Cha Jul 2020 #78
you can always rely on Thomas to do the fascist thing mdbl Jul 2020 #85
Alito and Clarence. safeinOhio Jul 2020 #9
This message was self-deleted by its author leftieNanner Jul 2020 #13
Why do you keep saying that? They were not the 2. n/t whopis01 Jul 2020 #40
Sorry. leftieNanner Jul 2020 #45
Alito and Thomas (see full decision below) TheRickles Jul 2020 #31
Alito and Thomas...so even Kavanaugh doesn't think the president is about the law. Demsrule86 Jul 2020 #42
Excellent! n/t Laelth Jul 2020 #5
And that makes this huge malaise Jul 2020 #6
There words safeinOhio Jul 2020 #12
That is what ultimately matters malaise Jul 2020 #26
He can still stretch it out until after the elections, but safeinOhio Jul 2020 #35
On the bright side, this leaves it open for Biden to use as a campaign weapon. lagomorph777 Jul 2020 #51
He'll never see the inside of a prison. Never. maxsolomon Jul 2020 #66
At least safeinOhio Jul 2020 #69
But but Danascot Jul 2020 #60
Kavanaugh as well malaise Jul 2020 #61
But it will still be tied up in court soothsayer Jul 2020 #8
True. But the precedent is there for the next rpannier Jul 2020 #16
Hey I'm happy soothsayer Jul 2020 #17
Precisely malaise Jul 2020 #28
This message was self-deleted by its author Duppers Jul 2020 #63
7-2 is a pretty impressive margin. If it had been a 5-4 split it wouldn't have meant as much. erronis Jul 2020 #18
Kavenaugh and Alito True Blue American Jul 2020 #21
Thomas and Alito (see the two dissents, below) TheRickles Jul 2020 #32
It's why Trump was rage Tweeting in all CAPS this morning. gab13by13 Jul 2020 #19
How could I forget, gab13by13 Jul 2020 #20
So Congress proceed through the summer and fall now, right? ancianita Jul 2020 #22
So does this also mean that McGahn gab13by13 Jul 2020 #23
good question nt Grasswire2 Jul 2020 #80
actually weeping Marthe48 Jul 2020 #24
Justices Thomas and Alito were the two that dissented. patphil Jul 2020 #25
Alito flies under the radar, gab13by13 Jul 2020 #30
You've stated my opinion exactly. He is the most loathsome. RussellCattle Jul 2020 #55
+1000 Peregrine Took Jul 2020 #62
I'll never forget his mouthing "not true" at Pres. Obama during the SOTU. NYC Liberal Jul 2020 #65
Maybe so but Obama was right all along. And the Russian money flowing through the NRA is proof. usaf-vet Jul 2020 #70
We need an explanation for dummies like me. gab13by13 Jul 2020 #27
The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice. JudyM Jul 2020 #76
Will you edit your post to include the link intheflow Jul 2020 #29
His taxes won't be made public, gab13by13 Jul 2020 #33
What i'm unclear about is the "for now" part of the documents accessibility. When can NYAG onetexan Jul 2020 #48
Cy Vance was just on cable news gab13by13 Jul 2020 #52
Woohoo!! Thank you for the info. Great news!! onetexan Jul 2020 #53
wow-- huge! LymphocyteLover Jul 2020 #34
CNN is reporting otherwise Dopers_Greed Jul 2020 #36
It is cloudy...but he doesn't have to give his tax records over to anyone today... cbdo2007 Jul 2020 #37
Can't imagine that legalese hasn't already stated reasons. SleeplessinSoCal Jul 2020 #50
It's all in the details of how the House request was worded, and then in Trump's lawsuit cbdo2007 Jul 2020 #54
looking forward to hearing from Schiff. SleeplessinSoCal Jul 2020 #81
So much now depends on how the district court lastlib Jul 2020 #57
Trump is already Tweet-Whining and saying he'll fight the state's subpoena bucolic_frolic Jul 2020 #38
Short & Sweet Ruling SmartVoter22 Jul 2020 #39
K&R R B Garr Jul 2020 #41
It won't matter. cab67 Jul 2020 #49
Yep. progressoid Jul 2020 #74
Kinda where I'm at, based on everything I've seen Blue Owl Jul 2020 #75
Time to serve #individual1. NT SayItLoud Jul 2020 #56
Absolutely! There is no absolute immunity in Article II. There is no immunity provided period. LiberalFighter Jul 2020 #58
Oooops--another bad day for the Donald! pandr32 Jul 2020 #59
Aloha! just found out about it now.. had been anticipating Cha Jul 2020 #79
hot diggity. AllaN01Bear Jul 2020 #67
The wheels of justice grind slowly, but they do grind, and grind, and grind, slower, inch by inch. not_the_one Jul 2020 #68
It's a very good ruling for us despite the delay it causes mvd Jul 2020 #71
So about that DOJ policy... C_U_L8R Jul 2020 #72
Sadly, not yet. The next Dem-led Congress must pass a specific Bill... Lock him up. Jul 2020 #83
Unmentionables bucolic_frolic Jul 2020 #73
Does AG Barr still disagree with the Supreme Court and the Constitution of the United States? kentuck Jul 2020 #77
Donald needs a pardon... Onlyserious Jul 2020 #82
Pense *could* only issue blanket pardons on Federal offenses. Lock him up. Jul 2020 #84
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