Summary

The Trump administration has escalated attacks on U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, with White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt calling him a “Democrat activist” and criticizing his wife’s political donations.

This follows Boasberg’s order blocking the deportation of Venezuelan migrants the administration claims are gang members. Trump ignored the order and deported them to El Salvador.

Trump also called Boasberg a “Radical Left Lunatic” and backed impeachment efforts.

Chief Justice John Roberts rebuked Trump and reaffirmed that judicial decisions should not be grounds for impeachment.

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    2 days ago

    Well this confirms we’re absolutely fucked in the legal aspect of all this… when do we all arm up and fill the streets?

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      Are you already exercising your 2A? If you aren’t, yesterday was the time to make that happen.

      Edit: also, if you go with a handgun, look into your State Concealed Carry laws and go ahead and get that, too. (I just double checked mine, and it’s expired. You better believe I’ll resubmit when I’m in the area, again. Funny thing is, I mostly use my card* to scrape ice off my windshield these days, I suppose that’s about to change too.)

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        You do have to give them your fingerprints if you get a concealed carry license (in the states I’m familiar with at least). That may not be the best plan if your intent is to protect yourself from a tyrannical government. I’m not saying it’s a bad idea just something to consider before you pull the trigger, metaphorically speaking of course.

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        Hell yeah I am. Kinda got a mini arsenal in my basement now lol got some to share when the time comes

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          Get it, friend. Idk about everyone else, but the right has monopolized Open Carry for far too long. We need the days of the Blank Panthers standing up and exercising their 2A again. Gun toting liberals exercising their right to peacefully march while armed, showing they’re not about to be bullied.

          Remember when conservatives openly took over gov’t buildings, and other conservatives planned to abduct a sitting governor? Yeah, that’s fucking wild. The taking over the gov’t buildings part didn’t see any legal reprimand, if I remember correctly. WTF aren’t progressives or liberals, democrats at least walking the streets and protecting citizens and legal immigrants from gov’t overreach?

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      we’ve been arming up for decades but filling the streets in my small town is not the most useful of activities. So I guess we… fly somewhere?