I'd say that while that is possible, those hurt by his acts still have access to the courts for injunctions and such, and there are a lot of non-trump judges out there. (I'm not talking suing HIM as a person, but the government. Immunity just means he can't be prosecuted for acts within his "core" powers--it doesn't mean that those acts are always legal.) Cases take TIME to get to the Extremes. At least till the midterms.
Trump can and will do a lot of damage. But it isn't clear yet that he will be fully unrestrained. It is still a serious DANGER we face, but not a fait accompli.
And now I am reading on Bsky that Schumer made a Midnight deal with repugs to leave 4 appellate judge positions for Trump? IF true, because I believe it was reported on Faux News, we truly do get the gov we deserve. I am not a Schumer fan. He’s another slightly sleazy octogenarian that needs to retire.
Schumer's explanation is "the four circuit nominees lacked the support to be confirmed, and Democrats received more than triple the amount of other judges moving forward as part of the agreement." Remember that District judges deal with a LOT more than political cases, things that don't necessarily get appealed, and more Biden appointed judges may give more people a chance at a fair shake.
So IF there really was little hope of getting the appellate nominations approved , this could be a good deal. (One of the nominees for appellate is Muslim and has some outside activities that could bollix the nomination, and two others are women, not a good thing to be with this GOP or, sadly, some Dems.) At this point, practical perhaps has to reign over ideal.
This isn't to say I'm happy. But it is always possible that some trump appellate nominations will be incompetent at the Judge K level, such that even the Extremes have to hold their nose. They haven't been ALL pro GOP in their decisions, though they've done some really damaging decisions. This is less likely with judicial appointments than cabinet, given the Federalist Society vetting. But remember that there still are some skeptical GOP senators, who may become more so if trump tanks the economy. There ARE 20 GOP senators up for reelection in 2026.
Given the kind of blanket mayhem going on, it will probably be fairly easy to get this before the 9th Circuit or at least away from the 5th or even the 11th. Remember that a lot of GOP stuff is filed in Texas because of Judge K, and hence to the 5th. So we see a perhaps exaggerated slant on thuggery.
In at least one way the Gaetz nomination had one merit. He was way more likely than Bondi to fill the US Attorney and other DOJ attorney slots with incompetents. Bondi will presumably look at competent loyalists, which means suits against the government are going to be better defended than they would have been under Gaetz.
I'd say that while that is possible, those hurt by his acts still have access to the courts for injunctions and such, and there are a lot of non-trump judges out there. (I'm not talking suing HIM as a person, but the government. Immunity just means he can't be prosecuted for acts within his "core" powers--it doesn't mean that those acts are always legal.) Cases take TIME to get to the Extremes. At least till the midterms.
Trump can and will do a lot of damage. But it isn't clear yet that he will be fully unrestrained. It is still a serious DANGER we face, but not a fait accompli.
And now I am reading on Bsky that Schumer made a Midnight deal with repugs to leave 4 appellate judge positions for Trump? IF true, because I believe it was reported on Faux News, we truly do get the gov we deserve. I am not a Schumer fan. He’s another slightly sleazy octogenarian that needs to retire.
Schumer's explanation is "the four circuit nominees lacked the support to be confirmed, and Democrats received more than triple the amount of other judges moving forward as part of the agreement." Remember that District judges deal with a LOT more than political cases, things that don't necessarily get appealed, and more Biden appointed judges may give more people a chance at a fair shake.
So IF there really was little hope of getting the appellate nominations approved , this could be a good deal. (One of the nominees for appellate is Muslim and has some outside activities that could bollix the nomination, and two others are women, not a good thing to be with this GOP or, sadly, some Dems.) At this point, practical perhaps has to reign over ideal.
This isn't to say I'm happy. But it is always possible that some trump appellate nominations will be incompetent at the Judge K level, such that even the Extremes have to hold their nose. They haven't been ALL pro GOP in their decisions, though they've done some really damaging decisions. This is less likely with judicial appointments than cabinet, given the Federalist Society vetting. But remember that there still are some skeptical GOP senators, who may become more so if trump tanks the economy. There ARE 20 GOP senators up for reelection in 2026.
I hope you are right but he seems to have had a lot of ‘luck’ getting appellate courts to jam up any attempts to thwart him.
Given the kind of blanket mayhem going on, it will probably be fairly easy to get this before the 9th Circuit or at least away from the 5th or even the 11th. Remember that a lot of GOP stuff is filed in Texas because of Judge K, and hence to the 5th. So we see a perhaps exaggerated slant on thuggery.
In at least one way the Gaetz nomination had one merit. He was way more likely than Bondi to fill the US Attorney and other DOJ attorney slots with incompetents. Bondi will presumably look at competent loyalists, which means suits against the government are going to be better defended than they would have been under Gaetz.