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Though the Supreme Court, with the exception of justices Thomas and Alito, still seem prepared to show some independence, and habeas corpus is a pretty big deal for most judges, I'd have thought.
There are a lot of things Trump is doing via executive order that actually require an act of Congress. But so far, nobody, not even Congress, seems inclined to stop his obvious power grabs.
This seems to make a pretty powerful case that only Congress has the power to suspend habeas corpus
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Unfortunately, our Republican dominated Congress is showing little interest in protecting their powers and providing any check against the Executive branch. Official authority is worthless if no one effectively enforces it.
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I don't believe we are past the point of no return YET, but I do see the risk as high. I think it's important to remain and offer what resistance we can for at least a bit longer. Most of what gives me hope is Trump's bumbling incompetence and likely failing health that they are trying to keep secret. I think if something happens to him, there would be a LOT of Republican infighting about who gets to be the successor.Trans Woman: Why I Am Leaving the United States
The risk of persecution is too high to remain
The full article
Why I Am Leaving the USA - Dame Magazine
My family is fleeing the country. We are not doing this in a panic; this is an orderly retreat from an unwinnable situation. We are slowly but surely packing up and emptying out our house. Instead of planning summer vacation and planting flowers, we're tackling a mountain of overdue home...
It may be different for different people, and month later now, but around the time of the inauguration I had a friend try to flee to Canada and they basically denied her because they didn't think there was an actual threat.Trans Woman: Why I Am Leaving the United States
The risk of persecution is too high to remain
The full article
Why I Am Leaving the USA - Dame Magazine
My family is fleeing the country. We are not doing this in a panic; this is an orderly retreat from an unwinnable situation. We are slowly but surely packing up and emptying out our house. Instead of planning summer vacation and planting flowers, we're tackling a mountain of overdue home...
Yeah.... fleeing the country is MUCH easier said than done for many reasons. And the USA isn't to the point where we're going to be offered refugee status. So usually you have to go through the SLOW naturalization processes that often expect a lot of education and money out of you.
For some people, like the transgendered, it's time to gtfo of this country if they can. Their numbers are too small to make any difference in (what little) resistance there is, and the cost of mistiming is too high to wait until we are certifiably past the point of no return, especially given the speed of the Trump Administration is dismantling our democratic protections. I'm not sure what it would take for you to acknowledge "we're there now", but for me it was the dissolution of government agencies without Congressional pushback, it was the gutting of military leadership without pushback, it was the removal of Kilmar Abrego Garcia (and others around that time) without pushback. Hand-wringing and stern words are NOT pushback. Angry judges aren't pushback.
Vought and Steven Miller are driving the so-called Trump Agenda, as is the Heritage Foundation. No matter what faction wins, that agenda isn't going anyplace.
Very fair point.
I agree with everything you said. I do however think it's worth pointing out that Steven Miller doesn't have anywhere near the "cult" charisma that Trump does. Without Trump's backing, Miller would be about as electable as a mushroom growing on a turd. I agree the agenda won't just evaporate, but right now the biggest advantage the right has over the left is that they are all unified behind Trump, where as the left is so fragmented.
As far as I know, Canada recognises gender identity as a protected ground for asylum, which suggests a tribunal found, as a matter of fact, that your friend didn't have a well-founded fear of persecution on the grounds of their gender identity at the time they made the application.
In the event of Trump's death or incapacity wouldn't his Vice President, JD Vance, automatically succeed him? Other candidates might then contend for the Republican nomination in the 2028 presidential election, but I think until there's no question about who would be president, is there?
yes... of course... but once again, Vance doesn't have the same cult Charisma that Trump does. Not sure he could get away with 10% of what Trump does. But I also won't claim to know exactly what Vance would do... I don't think he's as overtly fascist as someone like Miller, but certainly don't trust Vance's motives either.
