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I keep reading from the half-ass news media that he will use the military to conduct raids while completely skipping over how this is legal given the Posse Comitatus Act. Am I missing something? Is declaring an "emergency" enough? Seems just saying it's an "emergency" is legally weak at best. Would expect that to be almost impossible to defend in court.
gab13by13
(25,163 posts)regnaD kciN
(26,590 posts)...and, eventually, SCOTUS will make the final decision. Need I say more?
Takket
(22,506 posts)because he's just going to say "this is an official act" and order it done while it is in the courts. SCOTUS kneecapped its own power to hold the presidency in check.
0rganism
(24,656 posts)TSF is quite willing to abuse those powers and privileges to which his predecessors, whatever their various shortcomings, typically showed respect and restraint.
brush
(57,459 posts)for 'official acts' which he and his cabal will decide what's official. Come Jan. 20th, 2025 he can round-up, deported, imprison or even have someone killed with impunity.
Everything changes in Jan. The nation won't be the same.
angrychair
(9,725 posts)It is unequivocally the law and while TSF may be immune for certain "official acts" that does not make it legal for anyone else
Meaning the military carrying out an order like this is not immune. They would violating the law.
brush
(57,459 posts)as to if his orders constitute 'official acts'.
TheKentuckian
(26,134 posts)What happens if he tells the courts to sit and spin?
Absolutely nothing.
He could molest and snuff five hundred six month old baby boys in a row on 5th Avenue and gain popularity and power.
angrychair
(9,725 posts)For what it's worth, we are all going to have a very...very...very, long 4 years. To have this level of cynicism as your starting point before he even takes office, is going to make it even harder.
Ease off the gas a little and take some deep breaths. We will all get through this together here on DU