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Are we now in full blown fascist totalitarianism?

RVonse said:
Well if it makes them feel better while keeping them busy not doing anything useful against Trump,
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With the REPUgnant party in control of congress, there wasn't much they can do. Booker's 25 hour rant was aimed at shaming the Repugs, and Dems that have given up. And he kept on target the whole time.
 
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A DOJ attorney and his supervisor was fired by Pam Bondi for not lying in court to a judge regarding a man the US government unlawfully disappeared to El Salvador prison. Being a dirty lawyer willing to lie and be unethical is now a job requirement to work in the DOI (Department of Injustice)

A Justice Department attorney who struggled in court Friday to explain the Trump administration's deportation of a Maryland man to El Salvador has been placed on administrative leave, a department official said.

At the hearing, the government attorney, Erez Reuveni, expressed frustration over not having the information the judge was seeking in the case of the deported man, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, and made it clear he wasn’t getting much help from his superiors.

Abrego Garcia “should not have been removed,” he said, adding that he didn't know why Abrego Garcia was ever arrested. “I am also frustrated that I also have no answers for you on a lot of these questions,” he said.

Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a statement that Reuveni had been placed on leave. “At my direction, every Department of Justice attorney is required to zealously advocate on behalf of the United States,” she said. “Any attorney who fails to abide by this direction will face consequences.”

The head of Justice Connection, a network of former Justice Department employees, defended Reuveni, saying in a statement that he has "defended his clients with great skill and integrity — never as a loyalist or partisan, but because he believes in the rule of law."
"Justice Department attorneys are being put in an impossible position: Obey the president, or uphold their ethical duty to the court and the Constitution," Executive Director Stacey Young said.
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Justice Department places attorney who struggled to explain Maryland man's deportation on leave

The attorney said in court that the administration shouldn't have deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a protected legal resident.
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If it is only crooks and liars staff all levels of the government, how much longer can this sustain itself? How can it function under that kind of atmosphere?
 
Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a statement that Reuveni had been placed on leave. “At my direction, every Department of Justice attorney is required to zealously advocate on behalf of the United States,” she said. “Any attorney who fails to abide by this direction will face consequences.”
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"the United States" is defined by its constitution and laws.

The President is not "the United States".
The head of Justice Connection, a network of former Justice Department employees, defended Reuveni, saying in a statement that he has "defended his clients with great skill and integrity — never as a loyalist or partisan, but because he believes in the rule of law."
"Justice Department attorneys are being put in an impossible position: Obey the president, or uphold their ethical duty to the court and the Constitution," Executive Director Stacey Young said.
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The direction quoted above, to "zealously advocate on behalf of the United States", would include disobeying the President, if said President is derelict in his sworn duty to uphold the Constitution.

If the reported direction to "zealously advocate on behalf of the United States" is the whole story, then they are creating a false dilemma; They need not "obey the president", if doing so would prevent them from "uphold[ing] their ethical duty to the court and the Constitution".

If the direction requires them to place the President above the Constitution and laws of the United States, then it is an unlawful direction, and not only should they choose not to follow it, they have a duty to oppose it.

It's not only combatants who have a moral duty to refuse unlawful orders. All government employees have such a duty, if not legally, then certainly ethically and morally.

The Nuremberg defense is not a valid defense under any circumstances.
 
And remember, Trump said the biggest threat is the "enemy within, the radical left lunatics" of which Adam Schiff is but one. You just know Trump is waiting for the right moment to either declare martial law or invoke the insurrection act and then ship citizens off to El Salvador.

 
Acting IRS commissioner resigning after agency reaches data-sharing deal with immigration authorities

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The controversial data sharing agreement between the agencies was one factor that played a role in Krause’s decision to leave, according to one source with knowledge of the situation. The source said that the last draft of the agreement that Krause had been involved with, and had reviewed, was different than the final agreement. Krause learned about the details of the final agreement from the news, the source said.
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Good on her for resigning at least. What deceitful fuckers to stab her in the back like that. This likely violates sec 6103 that only allows sharing of data on individuals with law enforcement agencies "for investigation and prosecution of non-tax criminal laws" with approval from a court.

Under the terms of the deal, ICE officers can ask the IRS for information about immigrants who have final orders of removal or are under criminal investigation -- including for the crime of failing to leave the country after 90 days.
 
Rubio has released his legal argument for why Mahmoud Kahlil, a green card holder, can be deported.

He admits he commited no crime, but says he can be expelled for:

"Past, current and expected beliefs, statements and associations."

Expected beliefs and statements folks, or what he might believe or say in the future. Future thought crime. Kim Jong Un could learn a few tricks from our Sec of State.

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More outright fascist authoritatianism. Speaking the truth can now make one a target. Trump directs DOJ to open investigation into Chris Krebs, a former government employee, for saying that the 2020 election was not fraudulant and that there was no evidence the machines counting the votes had any problems.

Trump moves to legally enforce 2020 election denialism​

An official from the first Trump administration is being targeted for speaking the truth.

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Trump announced that he was removing Krebs’s security clearance and calling for the Justice Department to launch a fishing expedition, seeking out any scintillas of illegality in which Krebs or CISA might theoretically have been engaged. It was as explicit a manifestation of Trump’s vengeful worldview as anything we’ve seen since his second inauguration. There remains no evidence at all that CISA or Krebs engaged in any systematic effort to violate the law or even to combat disinformation because of ideology rather than factuality.

In signing the executive order targeting Krebs, Trump made clear his intent.

“This was a disgraceful election,” he said about the 2020 contest. “And this guy” — Krebs — “sat back … and he’s tried to make the case that this election was a safe election. I think he said, ‘This is the safest election we’ve ever had.’ And yet every day you read in the papers about more and more fraud that’s discovered. He’s the fraud. He’s a disgrace. So we’ll find out whether or not it was a safe election.”

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Calling for an investigation of Krebs is flatly authoritarian, perhaps more so than any other example of Trump going after his enemies.
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Axulus said:
Rubio has released his legal argument for why Mahmoud Kahlil, a green card holder, can be deported.

He admits he commited no crime, but says he can be expelled for:

"Past, current and expected beliefs, statements and associations."

Expected beliefs and statements folks, or what he might believe or say in the future. Future thought crime. Kim Jong Un could learn a few tricks from our Sec of State.

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In other news, Department of Justice opens pre-crime division.
 
And SCOTUS drops a load of manure on America.

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The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a lower court order that the Trump administration must facilitate the return to the United States of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man who was forcibly and wrongly deported to El Salvador, where he is being held in a notorious prison.
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Phew, that's a relief.

But the Supreme Court in its unsigned decision told Maryland Federal District Court Judge Paula Xinis to clarify the order she issued in the case, raising the question of whether the administration can and will be compelled by the courts to get Abrego Garcia back.
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Wait... what?

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In its ruling Thursday, the Supreme Court said, “The [district court] order properly requires the Government to ‘facilitate’ Abrego Garcia’s release from custody in El Salvador and to ensure that his case is handled as it would have been had he not been improperly sent to El Salvador.”

“The intended scope of the term ‘effectuate’ in the District Court’s order is, however, unclear, and may exceed the District Court’s authority,” the Supreme Court said.

“The District Court should clarify its directive, with due regard for the deference owed to the Executive Branch in the conduct of foreign affairs,” the ruling said.
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What in the fuck is that?!

The District Court was absolutely correct in and the US must bring back this person. BUUUUUTTTTTTTTT...

It was like it was written by Roberts and then edited by Alito/Thomas.
 
Jimmy Higgins said:
And SCOTUS drops a load of manure on America.

article said:
The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a lower court order that the Trump administration must facilitate the return to the United States of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man who was forcibly and wrongly deported to El Salvador, where he is being held in a notorious prison.
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Phew, that's a relief.

But the Supreme Court in its unsigned decision told Maryland Federal District Court Judge Paula Xinis to clarify the order she issued in the case, raising the question of whether the administration can and will be compelled by the courts to get Abrego Garcia back.
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Wait... what?

article said:
In its ruling Thursday, the Supreme Court said, “The [district court] order properly requires the Government to ‘facilitate’ Abrego Garcia’s release from custody in El Salvador and to ensure that his case is handled as it would have been had he not been improperly sent to El Salvador.”

“The intended scope of the term ‘effectuate’ in the District Court’s order is, however, unclear, and may exceed the District Court’s authority,” the Supreme Court said.

“The District Court should clarify its directive, with due regard for the deference owed to the Executive Branch in the conduct of foreign affairs,” the ruling said.
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What in the fuck is that?!

The District Court was absolutely correct in and the US must bring back this person. BUUUUUTTTTTTTTT...

It was like it was written by Roberts and then edited by Alito/Thomas.
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Those two do seem to like pedantry as a basis of their arguments.
 
Shadowy Man said:
Jimmy Higgins said:
And SCOTUS drops a load of manure on America.

article said:
The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a lower court order that the Trump administration must facilitate the return to the United States of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man who was forcibly and wrongly deported to El Salvador, where he is being held in a notorious prison.
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Phew, that's a relief.

But the Supreme Court in its unsigned decision told Maryland Federal District Court Judge Paula Xinis to clarify the order she issued in the case, raising the question of whether the administration can and will be compelled by the courts to get Abrego Garcia back.
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Wait... what?

article said:
In its ruling Thursday, the Supreme Court said, “The [district court] order properly requires the Government to ‘facilitate’ Abrego Garcia’s release from custody in El Salvador and to ensure that his case is handled as it would have been had he not been improperly sent to El Salvador.”

“The intended scope of the term ‘effectuate’ in the District Court’s order is, however, unclear, and may exceed the District Court’s authority,” the Supreme Court said.

“The District Court should clarify its directive, with due regard for the deference owed to the Executive Branch in the conduct of foreign affairs,” the ruling said.
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What in the fuck is that?!

The District Court was absolutely correct in and the US must bring back this person. BUUUUUTTTTTTTTT...

It was like it was written by Roberts and then edited by Alito/Thomas.
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Those two do seem to like pedantry as a basis of their arguments.
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They like to just make shit. Alito's San Fran v EPA case was another one of those "I'm going to make this work by redefining common context". Let me open a dictionary here and redefine the common use of the word "commonly". This is something I had been noticing and found out, I wasn't the only one notice. It is one of the tools of the hyper-technical biased legal reviewer.
 
Works critiquing white supremacy continue to be pulled from the Navy library. Anyone who thinks the book purges will now stop is a hopeless fool -- this is a concrete, intentional act of censorship, and they fully intend for it to envelop the entire literary world.

Who’s In and Who’s Out at the Naval Academy’s Library?​


Gone is “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” Maya Angelou’s transformative best-selling 1970 memoir chronicling her struggles with racism and trauma.

Two copies of “Mein Kampf” by Adolf Hitler are still on the shelves.

Gone is “Memorializing the Holocaust,” Janet Jacobs’s 2010 examination of how female victims of the Holocaust have been portrayed and remembered.

“The Camp of the Saints” by Jean Raspail is still on the shelves. The 1973 novel, which envisions a takeover of the Western world by immigrants from developing countries, has been embraced by white supremacists and promoted by Stephen Miller, a senior White House adviser. “The Bell Curve,” which argues that Black men and women are genetically less intelligent than white people, is still there. But a critique of the book was pulled.
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Expect ultimatums to the colleges soon to scrub their libraries as proof of their having dismantled DEI, or lose funding.
 
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