(May 30, 2025 at 7:54 am)Alan V Wrote:

(May 30, 2025 at 7:43 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: None of which has anything to do with whether the Supremes will subvert the Constitution to give Trump what he wants. You can’t imagine that they will, I can’t imagine that they won’t.

Boru

My point that a Congress in the hands of Democrats would already have pushed back was meant to underscore the fact that Congress still has the power of tariffs, that the president only has certain powers given to him by Congress, which can also be taken away.  So what I said does in fact bear on the issues in question.

Yes, SCOTUS can hand the president the powers of Congress, but they will be violating the Constitution if they do.  They effectively will be passing new laws instead of interpreting them.

As an aside, I think that the United States has already crossed the line into a plutocracy, or perhaps even into fascism, by electing a pathological lying authoritarian president twice.  The only important question is whether the courts can or will hold the line throughout the next several years before our system of government is completely undermined.

The court has been doing that since the 30s.

This is not incompetence; it is sabotage.

Quote:Trump Appoints 22-Year-Old Ex-Gardener and Grocery Store Assistant to Lead U.S. Terror Prevention

The inexperienced 22-year-old reportedly tasked by Donald Trump with tackling U.S. extremism was working as a neighborhood gardener just five years ago and in a grocery store as recently as August 2023, the Daily Beast can reveal.

Thomas Fugate, who graduated from the University of Texas at San Antonio just 12 months ago, is currently heading up the Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships at the DHS, as first reported by ProPublica Tuesday.

The center, also known as CP3, plays a vital role supporting nationwide efforts to combat terrorism and hate-fueled violence.

But according to the youngster’s LinkedIn page, Fugate has almost no experience in this field—and in 2020 was working as a self-employed ‘Landscape Business Owner.’

There isn’t much else on his resumé to suggest Fugate has the requisite skills to weed out terrorists. Prior to his work as a gardener—while studying for a degree in politics and law—Fugate worked at an H-E-B supermarket in Austin, Texas, as a ‘Cross Functional Team Member.’

https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-tru...ist-chief/

Even the Onion can't make shit like this up.  At least this one has experience related to the job...in a way.

Former federal inmate pardoned by Trump tapped as Bureau of Prisons deputy director

A former federal inmate who was in his first term for drug trafficking crimes more than two decades ago has been tapped as deputy director of the federal Bureau of Prisons, according to bureau spokesperson Kristie Breshears.

(June 6, 2025 at 6:49 pm)arewethereyet Wrote: Even the Onion can't make shit like this up.  At least this one has experience related to the job...in a way.

Former federal inmate pardoned by Trump tapped as Bureau of Prisons deputy director

A former federal inmate who was in his first term for drug trafficking crimes more than two decades ago has been tapped as deputy director of the federal Bureau of Prisons, according to bureau spokesperson Kristie Breshears.

PIPELINE! In a reality-based US, this guy wouldn't stand a chance of holding that position. That would be like hiring Edward Snowden to run the NSA.

(June 6, 2025 at 7:29 pm)Fireball Wrote:

(June 6, 2025 at 6:49 pm)arewethereyet Wrote: Even the Onion can't make shit like this up.  At least this one has experience related to the job...in a way.

Former federal inmate pardoned by Trump tapped as Bureau of Prisons deputy director

A former federal inmate who was in his first term for drug trafficking crimes more than two decades ago has been tapped as deputy director of the federal Bureau of Prisons, according to bureau spokesperson Kristie Breshears.

PIPELINE! In a reality-based US, this guy wouldn't stand a chance of holding that position. That would be like hiring Edward Snowden to run the NSA.

At least he knows about prisons....unlike the new weather guy who didn't know of Hurricane Season.  Cripes.

WEll, at least they're finally getting Abrego Garcia back in and doing to him exactly what they should have done in the first place if they're so convinced he's a gang member.

The rule of law is suffering greatly in this country. My wife is currently watching the "Outlander" series. The parallels are chilling. Even the King of England doesn't get away with this shit, nowadays. Right?

It's "especially disturbing" because we have an administration that ignores the rights granted by the 14th amendment, Pammie. It's a shame you aren't bright enough to see that.

(June 6, 2025 at 10:36 pm)Fireball Wrote: The rule of law is suffering greatly in this country. My wife is currently watching the "Outlander" series. The parallels are chilling. Even the King of England doesn't get away with this shit, nowadays. Right?

King Charles, while theoretically endowed with a shit ton of power, in practice, the vast majority of it is ceremonial and (for the most part) only really exercised if something has gone very wrong. One of the most consequential times I can remember Elizabeth II using it in my lifetime is when she refused to allow Parliament to debate a bill allowing Parliament sole power to strike against Iraq.

Frankly, these days, it seems like America being a British colony would probably be a step up.

Who said we want Trump to fly safely?

What it would take to convert a jet from Qatar into Air Force One to safely fly Trump