• @Nightwingdragon
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    315 hours ago

    I mean he can sign it, it’s going literally nowhere.

    This is incorrect. He can sign it, and Bondi will start bringing these cases to court. One would think that it would immediately stop there as the first judge she argues in front of dismisses the case for being blatantly unconstitutional and having her brought up on sanctions for multiple blatant violations of the defendant’s constitutional rights.

    But in this court system? I wouldn’t be so sure. At the very least, I expect at least some people to get caught up in this dragnet and have their lives upended for years until the Supreme Court finally stops dragging their feet. But given this administration, this Supreme Court, and the number of MAGA judges that Trump can forum shop through, there is a non-zero chance this actually succeeds.

    It wouldn’t be the first time this administration and SCOTUS hand-waves away constitutional protections.

    • @benignintervention
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      175 hours ago

      Keep in mind that they also broke into the Treasury system and own the paychecks of every federal employee. If that’s not leverage, I don’t know what is