• Archangel1313@lemmy.ca
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    15 hours ago

    The law does matter. People don’t seem to realize just how much of Trump’s bullshit has already been stopped by the courts.

    The majority of his executive orders have all been blocked or straight-up nullified, so far…but thanks to the overwhelming volume of court cases and the long delays in reaching some decisions…the media never covers the outcomes to the same extent.

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      15 hours ago

      Buddy if the law mattered even one fucking iota trump himself would be buried under the prison.

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          Oh okay please explain how the law works I’m sure youre a lawyer or a judge or some other type of legal expert. We’re all dying to hear how our president isn’t guilty of literally dozens and possibly hundreds of serious financial and sexual crimes dating back to the 1980s, or how he is guilty and the fact that he hasn’t been punished is just “how the law works”

          Man I hate lemmoids

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            You still need to present evidence, in court, before you can throw someone in (or under) prison. Or do you think Trump is right by arguing that he shouldn’t have to follow due process against HIS targets? The law should be equally applied to everyone…so, if you think it’s ok to simply ignore the process for him, then anyone can simply ignore the process for others.

            Guilt by decree is not “justice”.

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              10 hours ago

              If anyone else was a 34 time convicted felon they would be spending life without parole in jail.

              But do go on about how the law is definitely working, and does affect the rich.

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                I’m not saying the system is perfect. There’s no such thing as a perfect system. But throwing away the entire concept of due process, just because rich people have the advantage of hiring better lawyers, is not the answer.

                There are definitely ways to reform the system to make it more equitable…but skipping the parts where evidence is required for a conviction, or closing all possibilities for appeals? No. All that does is give people like Trump the perfect weapon to use against their enemies. None of us are safe, if we abandon those foundational principles.

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          13 hours ago

          He would be dead shortly after being locked up because he wouldn’t survive withdrawal from his fast food and orange makeup addiction.

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      whenever an EO gets challenged or struck down, Trump figures out a way to get rid of the problem or go around it. the only thing the law is doing is showing him vulnerabilities to exploit. state injunctions are legally being ignored thanks to SCOTUS, so… Trump does not have to listen to judges.