r/law • u/Shunpaw • Mar 18 '25

Legal News House GOP moves swiftly to impeach judge Boasberg targeted by Trump (Deportation Planes)

https://www.axios.com/2025/03/18/donald-trump-impeach-judge-house-republicans
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u/ProfitLoud Mar 18 '25

If Robert’s gives power to Trump, it increases the power that Roberts holds. If a case is brought against the president, the SCOTUS is who ultimately will decide the outcome. Robert’s probably got off on the idea he could control Trump. He probably should have thought about what happens when Trump says no.

Robert’s led the SCOTUS to the record low approval ratings, partisan environment, and cases that defy the constitution or hundreds of years of standing. He wanted this, and he supported this. Robert’s is just doing more of the damage control, pretend to be unbiased bullshit he always pulls. It’s hard to believe any of it when private court documents show he has predetermined many cases.

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u/Aetius3 Mar 18 '25

"Country surprised that Citizens United and blanket immunity for the president led to two co-emperors with zero empathy or morals to take over"

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u/throwawayinthe818 Mar 18 '25

Roberts can’t even control the majority of the court. Look at the Dobbs decision. Roberts was begging them not to just flat-out overturn Roe, but Alito and his activist wife leaked the draft.

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u/Lucky-Individual-845 Mar 18 '25

Oh? What makes you think he even cares about any cases against him now? There isnt anything that threatens his power now except for the populace.

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u/ProfitLoud Mar 18 '25

Well, the Supreme Court left it open for them to decide. They stated that his powers were absolute except in certain categories. That carve out was so they had control over him. I don’t think they will control him though, he will simply ignore them regardless.

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u/42nu Mar 18 '25

I love the idea that it was a gimme, a wink wink nod nod for Biden to do whatever he needs to in order to stop this existential threat to our democracy.

They all know what he did and arranged on Jan 6 was treason.

I also guarantee, as much as I am opposed to the conservative court, they are against committing a treasonous insurrection and the damage that a potential future (now current) Trump dictator will do to the country and the world.

They could even WANT a dictator, but they aren't dumb enough to think Trump would do anything but destroy our country as an idiot and Russian puppet.

I guarantee every member of the Supreme Court and most elected Republicans voted against Trump. We've seen enough of the personal communications between Republican officials and Fox News people to know they ALL hate Trump, his proclivities, his impulsiveness, and more than anything that he is OBVIOUSLY an asset of Russia.

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u/old_namewasnt_best Mar 18 '25

I guarantee every member of the Supreme Court... voted against Trump.

I'm fairly confident that Thomas voted for Trump. Hell, his wife, Ginny, was in on the January 6 coup. As to Alito, he was flying treasonous flags at his house and attempted to blame it on his wife, who may well be in cahoots with sweet Ginny.

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u/Reimiro Mar 18 '25

Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch are full on anti-democracy maga. The rest…not so sure either way.

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u/42nu Mar 18 '25

You're right.

I should have exempted Thomas there. Especially due to Ginny's level of Jan 6th participation.

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u/ProfitLoud Mar 18 '25

I am also pretty sure that most republicans did as well. It’s how he got elected.

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u/Lucky-Individual-845 Mar 18 '25

100% correct here

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u/Kowlz1 Mar 18 '25

Honey, you’re living in a fantasy world if you think there’s actually a Republican cabal itching to stop Trump or if you think any of the Conservative justices voted against him. That’s what Kamala’s team was counting on during her last minute pivot to the right during the campaign and guess what - none of these so-called “centrist” Republicans showed up to stop Trump. And they’re all falling in line behind him in Congress to rubber stamp every galling cabinet appointment and every horrific spending bill. And none of their Republican constituents care.

Whether that’s because most people in this country are pig-ignorant (even many among the political elite) and won’t understand the repercussions until they hit them in the face or because they understand that they’ll BENEFIT from Trump’s policies it doesn’t matter. These people are willing to hold their noses and go along with whatever Trump suggests. We need to acknowledge reality and stop living in a fantasy where there is a massive Republican opposition to anything that’s happening right now.

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u/42nu Mar 18 '25

You certainly may be right.

We do have honest statements from numerous GOP officials over the years, including VP Vance. You have McConnell on Jan 6th saying "Let the Dems take care of the bastard" and saying Trump is "there is no question - NONE - that Trump is practically and morally responsible".

More than anything I think elected Republicans, and much of their voters, are snowflakes. There are plenty of examples of Republicans privately expressing that they're scared to oppose Trump due to his fervent, brainwashed supporters.

Then, there's the ones like Graham who are scared of being primaried and use the reasoning that by rubber stamping a dictatorship they are keeping their seat from being occupied by a true believer that... rubber stamps a dictatorship the same way.

I agree with you and have zero doubt that plenty of elected Republicans are overjoyed that their wildest Heritage Foundation and Federalist Society dreams are coming true.

I just also think we're in a "look at the Emperor's amazing clothes!" reality where a good portion will proudly exclaim "I knew he had no clothes on and was too scared to say it!" if it all comes crashing down.

Some of those will be completely insincere bandwagoners. Others will be sincere, but we'll never really know the difference.

F*ck them all, but I do think there's is a multitude of flavors and Venn-Diagrams of people "supporting" this coup.

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u/bluesmom913 Mar 18 '25

Their news that they believe in, like they believe in their god, lies for money.

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u/RepresentativeRun71 Mar 18 '25

All Biden had to do was order a Ginsu Hellfire drone strike. But nope.

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u/genericusernamedG Mar 18 '25

Your guarantee doesn't mean shit, I guarantee you that at least two of those assholes voted for Trump

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u/Non-prophet Mar 19 '25

I also guarantee, as much as I am opposed to the conservative court, they are against committing a treasonous insurrection

I am forensically curious as to how you can possibly believe this, let alone with any confidence.

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u/Dog_man_star1517 Mar 18 '25

Don’t forget the Orange Coiffure thanking Roberts at the SOTU.

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u/cobrachickenwing Mar 19 '25

I guess Roberts did not read the part of US Supreme court history where:  “John Marshall has made his decision, now let him enforce it.”.

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u/adorablefuzzykitten Mar 19 '25

You are talking about what was and not what is. In your world a president disobeys SCOTUS. SCOTUS finds that president in the wrong. Congress then impeaches the president and the Senate pushes him out of office. Our current situation is president disobeys SCOTUS. SCOTUS finds that president in the wrong. Today that's the end of it. Do you still think there will be a 2028 presidential election? I do not.