Summary
A federal judge in Rhode Island ordered the Trump administration to unfreeze federal funding, accusing it of violating a previous court ruling.
The lawsuit, filed by 22 states and D.C., argues the freeze is unconstitutional and causing harm. Trump, JD Vance, and Elon Musk have suggested defying court orders.
The administration appealed the ruling, while legal experts warn officials like the Treasury Secretary could face contempt charges if they ignore it.
The case tests executive power limits and judicial authority.
I’m sure he’ll listen this time judge.
I’m actually really hoping he doesn’t. It’s better we get this over with sooner than later. Piss the courts and the legislature off before he has gathered enough of a foothold
The democracy part was already over when he ignored Congress, this is just accelerating the time period from no longer being a republic to the deciding moments of what will become.
Also if there is going to be a war, I’d rather it be in my mid 30s than late +. And before my niece and nephews are old enough to l remember it would be nice.
Also while some media still exists that isn’t fully owned by them
i’m actually with you on this one. i’m tired of the dread. let’s get this fucking shit show over with. i need to know if humanity prevails or not. if not, that’s fine. we were an inferior species that deserves whatever we get. it’s just a shame what ecological destruction our downfall is going to wreak. the plants and animals didn’t deserve it.
i just can’t go on knowing that what we’re living in right now will continue. if it does, we are truly in hell and i must have done something very wrong a long time ago.
It is literally in their playbook, ignore court orders. Dark Gothic MAGA is terrifying
This video is prophetic and I highly encourage everyone to watch it. It sounds like a conspiracy theory except we see virtually all of it happening in front of our own eyes right now.
Curious if there will be a “straw that broke the camels back” moment with america and this president or is everything he ever does just going to be taken by the public. Im sure the french would have a guillotine out by now
I just wanna know where all the “I need guns to fight back against tyranny” people are. They’re reeeeal quiet.
Sure, but there are PLENTY of irresponsible ones screaming that nonsense every time a school shooting happens. It’s not like they’re rare specimens.
Fascism is not exactly sustainable. If not the people or the military, he is bound to piss off someone close to him enough to betray him eventually.
The issue is how many lives will be lost in the process.
Yeah. This is definitely what I would call “the cool zone”.
In the moments between bouts of existential dread, I am at the edge of my seat!
https://fedia.io/m/history@lemmy.world/t/1432476/An-excerpt-from-They-Thought-They-Were-Free-The-Germans
No, there won’t be one. Can only hope some generals of us armed forces decide to try a coup or start a civil war.
https://fedia.io/m/history@lemmy.world/t/1432476/An-excerpt-from-They-Thought-They-Were-Free-The-Germans
I was hoping for a reenactment of Our American Cousin during halftime, myself.
Ok, the last time he violated a judge’s orders, the charges were much more serious and he was facing potential jail time, both from the criminal trial he was a part of and the gag order imposed on him.
He all-but told the judge to go fuck himself on a daily basis right outside the courtroom, violated the gag order ten fucking times, and received exactly no punishment. And that was when he was a criminal defendant.
He’s now President of the United States, has all three branches of government in his back pocket, and was basically anointed as a king by the Supreme Court, who declared he’s all but immune from prosecution.
And this judge thinks he’s going to obey his orders this time? He told you guys to fuck off on the daily when he was a civilian, and y’all did exactly nothing about it. Now he’s POTUS. The fuck is he planning on doing about it now when he violates his orders again? Send out more orders? Trump could literally tell this guy to go fuck himself and his orders with a chainsaw live on television and there’s fuck-all he can do about it.
“and this judge thinks”
You can’t just bitch any time someone tries to do something. Does this judge think he’s going to single handedly rein in this fascist administration? No, probably not. Should he try anyway? Absolutely.
We don’t need more Robert Muellers.
It will be really interesting for the supreme court to decide if a president can be held in contempt of court.
It doesn’t even need to go that far. The next step after failure to comply with a court order would be dispatching the US Marshalls. They report to the DoJ, so I’d say that’s pretty unlikely.
Scholars and pundits are saying that act of inhibiting their own accountability will be the official end of the US government as it was designed, and the official beginning of an authoritarian regime.
That’s the trick though. Contempt of court isn’t the same as breaking a law and doesn’t have the same restrictions. For example, a person can be held in jail for contempt indefinitely without trial until the person yields to the demand of the judge. This sometimes happens to people who refuse to pay child support that the courts know they can afford.
So the circus continues. Another day, another contempt-of-decency performance from the executive branch’s greatest hits. McConnell’s ruling isn’t just a legal smackdown—it’s a neon sign flashing “constitutional arson in progress.”
Funny how “irreparable harm” gets shrugged off like a minor paperwork error. The admin’s playbook? Gaslight, obstruct, project until the courts buckle under sheer audacity. Democracy’s not just teetering—it’s doing backflips off a cliff while they bet on which branch breaks first.
