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Elon is calling for any judge that opposes his actions to be impeached.

• dragonwriter 2y ago
  He can call for that all day, its not going to matter. A major reason they are relying on executive fiat protected by a passive Congress is that even a Republican Congress doesn't want recorded votes on most of their agenda, good luck getting their political retaliation through a process that takes a majority in the House followed by a supermajority that would require substantial Democratic support in the Senate.
  • freejazz 2y ago
    I'm not convinced it wont matter. And I don't agree with your reasoning why.
  • kagakuninja 2y ago
    Elon / Trump will ignore court orders they don't like, they are basically doing that already. The only remedy will be impeachment. It is extremely unlikely that Republicans will remove Trump from office, and so the coup will continue.
    • dragonwriter 2y ago
      > Elon / Trump will ignore court orders they don't like, they are basically doing that already. Yes, but weaken the appearance of legality may make it difficult for them to continue to secure compliance with their dictates. > The only remedy will be impeachment. The only remaining legal remedy will be impeachment, but as long as he can secure compliance, a conviction and order removing him by the Senate is no different than an order to stop a particular action from a court. However, eroding the cultural relevance of the principal of legality makes it increasingly likely that the there will be resort to extralegal (whether expressly illegal or in a deep grey zone law does not address because it is impossible for the situation it concerns to exist while the law is functioning in any meaningful way) remedies at some point.