Executive orders can only instruct the Executive Branch to take some sort of action. While the Department of Justice is a part of the Executive Branch, it consists of the government’s lawyers, not of the government’s judges. The judicial branch is outside the purview of the Executive Branch, and so out of reach of a Trump EO.
Now, would he still try? Of course he would. But it would have the same legal weight as Michael Scott yelling “I DECLARE BANKRUPTCY!!”
When I say “can’t,” I don’t mean “he won’t try” or even “he won’t be allowed to do it.” I mean it in the same sense as “you can’t run a red light when no police officers are watching.” This is a rule we’ve agreed upon and even set down as law for everyone’s protection. Sure, you’ll make it through, and no one will stop you; but if you’re driving a big enough truck you’re going to hurt and kill a lot of people in the process. And the guy coming up behind you might well do the same thing and hit you with the next truck.
Nope. Nope nope nopenopenope.
Yes, Elon needs to be not in America anymore. Or, at least, behind bars for election interference and tax evasion. But he is a naturalized citizen; you can’t deport citizens, and if he does this to Elon he can do it for everyone.
Not to mention, it’s just the wrong thing to do. You don’t deport people who are here legally. I’d be fine with Trump putting Elon in jail for an actual crime he’s committed (which he can’t do, because he’s committed all of the same crimes) or taxing Elon into the poorhouse (which he can’t do, because he would be hurt by the same tax burden) or seizing the corporations Elon used to break the law (which he can’t do, because he would lose Truth Social). But he can’t deport Elon Musk–terrible human being, serial criminal, American citizen.
Harris and Clinton both had major structural issues that went beyond their gender. I’m not ignoring the reality that women face a greater uphill battle–they need to be downright perfect in order to even get fair consideration–but I don’t think that the fact that they are women was the only factor. I’m not even positive that it would be a deciding factor against someone who isn’t Trump. His particular brand of politics really only works for him, somehow.
I mean, yeah, that’s the problem that a lot of political commentary has right now, but Mamdani is explicitly a member of the DSA.
Eh, probably true. But you know him: he’ll say that the nerdy kid in his class was somehow the cruelest ten year old who ever walked the earth, specifically to him only.
Today me, tomorrow you. Take care of yourself, friend.
High five, dude. Hope is an act of defiance. Take care of yourself today.
The angrier he gets the more unrelated imagined slights and enemies he pulls into his rants. One of these days he’s going to be raving against Kamala Harris and toss in a reference to the very mean boys who bullied him during elementary school.
nothing will or can change.
Despair asserts omniscience, and eventually fulfills itself. Don’t fall victim to it; that’s what the fascist playbook requires.
he also aimed for VP chair so one would expect him to act at “above state” level.
Nope, one would expect him to do the job he was elected to do. And he is.
We have way too many politicians already talking instead of acting. Working to alleviate real problems in Minnesota is way more effective, even on a nationwide level, than just talking.
But he’s also talking!
how many public gatherings did he address and outlined strategy for applying pressure on current Federal administration?
I’m not a Minnesota resident, but it sure looks like he’s taking direct and local action as the governor of Minnesota. The guy seems to have done a lot of good work for his constituents. As a governor, that’s really the most effective action he can take right now.
They are cowards and weaklings who have no conviction in their actions.
This exactly. They want all the power that comes with being in a successful coup but none of the risk of being in an unsuccessful one.
They don’t want to be in the background of the photos in all the history books. It’s not going to go well for them.
Honestly one of the most infuriating things (though far from the most damaging thing) that Trump is in the process of doing is making Gavin Newsom into a legitimate 2028 presidential candidate.
Have you checked Artstation?
Yeah, there’s a name for it. But I forget what it is.
“Schlock and aaaauuuuughhhhhhh”?
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This is basically what J. Edgar Hoover did. I didn’t think he ever used a polygraph specifically, but he did ideological purges all the time.
The FBI has always been like this.
(I would say hi to my agent, but let’s be honest, he’s probably been laid off already)
He can do it, but it won’t matter. EOs directed at something outside of the Executive Branch are basically just announcements.