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Baron2024

(1,492 posts)
7. Stopping Musk
Tue Feb 4, 2025, 04:48 PM
Feb 2025

Musk and DOGE seizing the Treasury payment system is illegal and unconstitutional. It is a long shot, but perhaps Federal law enforcement could retake control of the Treasury payment system from Musk and his DOGE Agents.

If a Judge rules again that freezing federal money is unconstitutional then the FBI and other Federal law enforcement agencies would have a legal basis for retaking the Treasury payment system. They must be loyal to their oaths to defend the Constitution, not to any illegal orders to support an unconstitutional action by Musk. Hopefully these Federal Agents would be loyal to their oaths to defend the Constitution and not to those who are in violation of the Constitution.

The Federal Agents could restore control of the payment system to the civil service, who could then lawfully restart the federal payments. If Musk and DOGE stop the federal payments (no Social Security payments, no paychecks to federal employees, etc.) and this was ruled unconstitutional by another Judge then the FBI and other federal law enforcement would be able to legally seize the payment system back from DOGE. The loyalties of Federal Agents must be to the Constitution, not to Dictators who are flagrantly violating the Constitution.

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It is utterly naive to believe that Musk had read-only access or he didn't copy the info dalton99a Feb 2025 #1
...or that his henchmen won't CHANGE data to frame political opponents. hlthe2b Feb 2025 #3
How do we know whether his coders are honest people? FakeNoose Feb 2025 #21
Nobody is going to arrest Musk EarthAbides Feb 2025 #2
I heard this also, from more than one source. yellow dahlia Feb 2025 #33
This DOJ should have arrested orange creeper's ass when it was under a Dem leader! Dem4life1234 Feb 2025 #36
and when our money is sent to, gee, I don't know, maybe Putin's coffers ProfessorPlum Feb 2025 #4
Worse, they'll turn the $$ on and off to extort compliance Arazi Feb 2025 #5
Assholes are moving faster than I thought Dem4life1234 Feb 2025 #37
So, is now NOT a good time to apply for disability...? Or cheat on my taxes...? FirstLight Feb 2025 #6
Stopping Musk Baron2024 Feb 2025 #7
Many financial crimes are investigated by the Secret Service dickthegrouch Feb 2025 #10
Joking? yankee87 Feb 2025 #14
YOU THINK!! usaf-vet Feb 2025 #8
The Plan is to Crash the System! Then Claim: "Sorry; can't sort it out. The data is unrecoverable." cer7711 Feb 2025 #9
They will steal all of the money OMGWTF Feb 2025 #20
What gets me Dem4life1234 Feb 2025 #38
These must be the "high IQ revolutionaires" Musk asked to work for no pay. cmos_sue Feb 2025 #11
Since arresting him is a waste of time, MLWR Feb 2025 #12
Where is the James Bond hero we need to save us from this psychopath? Initech Feb 2025 #13
In the future yankee87 Feb 2025 #15
Biden should have used Seal Team 6. Official business Evolve Dammit Feb 2025 #16
IT'S TREASON!! 2naSalit Feb 2025 #17
Someone put out a warrant for Musk and his goons' arrests! sakabatou Feb 2025 #18
Who in the felon's government would that be? ancianita Feb 2025 #23
To call out to? sakabatou Feb 2025 #24
What agency(ies) or person(s) in government have the legal authority to obtain and serve a warrant? ancianita Feb 2025 #25
A judge, obviously (local or federal, not sure which). sakabatou Feb 2025 #29
For some reason the desired back-channel server to Putin, and all the stolen docs at MAL Gaugamela Feb 2025 #19
I'm guessing the backdoors will allow Elon to upload everything to Starlink. Kept to be ancianita Feb 2025 #22
Two weeks ago, this would have been espionage. calguy Feb 2025 #26
When Putin invaded Ukraine, he called it a "special military operation." n/t John1956PA Feb 2025 #27
It still is. When you steal classified information about USAID and payment systems from the U.S. Treasury, what ancianita Feb 2025 #30
Arrest eLOONazi Now! MrWowWow Feb 2025 #28
Who in the federal government is authorized to make arrests? And how are they authorized? ancianita Feb 2025 #31
It's too late for legal solutions. NBachers Feb 2025 #32
True... EarthAbides Feb 2025 #35
It all still seems like it is not possible. yellow dahlia Feb 2025 #34
People need to get with the program and realize what's happening Blue Owl Feb 2025 #39
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