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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 52 points 4 months ago (3 children)

So special attorneys, which have been used by pretty much every administration and every congress since the position was created, are not valid now?

Yep. Good luck to the Trump administration trying to enforce anything between this an Chevron.

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 76 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Yep. Good luck to the Trump administration trying to enforce anything between this an Chevron.

That presumes the law means anything to them.

As this ruling shows, law means nothing to the Republican party.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 20 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I am trying to keep "hopeful" that they'll stick to their Project 2025 plans in the sense that they'll try to do it through legal shenanigans and loopholes rather than just sending out the Gestapo and keeping everyone in their homes with machine guns.

[–] SayJess@lemmy.blahaj.zone 24 points 4 months ago (1 children)

We should all arm ourselves now. Every single bit of this is unprecedented, in the worst possible way. Better to be safe than staring down the barrel of a Luger.

[–] peopleproblems@lemmy.world 13 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Counterpoint: if you are staring down the barrel of a Luger, I would suggest NOT doing what they tell you to do.

The Nazis had a habit of forcing someone at gunpoint to do something worse than getting shot. Like telling you to bite the curb, or kill your friend, then they shoot you.

[–] SayJess@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I think we are agreeing with each other. Remember, the only good Nazi is a…

[–] peopleproblems@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

I am, just saying a Luger is a better outcome than slowing dying after your teeth have been shattered and your skull cracked

[–] snooggums@midwest.social 14 points 4 months ago

The gestapo was how the government enforced their legal loopholes and shenanigans.

[–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 4 months ago

Sadly they're all for deregulation so it'll be a plus for them :(

[–] Socsa@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 months ago

They just won't bother with a special prosecutor. They'll just arrest whoever they want.