So the court needs to sack up and send marshalls to the DOJ to go get it,charge the relevant people with contempt of court, and let them sit in jail. There people dont have immunity from a judges order.
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So the court needs to sack up and send marshalls to the DOJ
We all know that's never going to happen. Hell, it's a coin flip as to whether a US Marshall would even obey the order.
There people dont have immunity from a judges order.
Amazing that they "accidentally exposed" hundreds of victims, but none of the culprits...
Here we are again and the question is if the judge is going to confront the constitutional disaster. Will they lock people up? Will they fine the US attorneys thousands of dollars per day until they comply? It really is that simple of a question.
Trump's Department of Justice refuses to release Epstein files to the public
Oh, ooh, I think I know why! It's because Trump is a pedo rapist (and possibly murderer) and he is protecting his rich, powerful friends who are also pedo rapists (and possibly murderers)! Call me crazy but I really think I've figured it out!
Hold them in contempt you fucking cowards!
Specifically Civil contempt, since that can't be pardoned away like criminal contempt.
Lol like that will happen. We have a king now and no one is going to stop him outside of a revolution or foreign intervention.
We made this bed now its time to sleep in it.
So many people laws for thee not for me
Who's going to do anything? It's a fascist country, and this will be our future.
No stop that, thats not who you are. Many of us are doing, have hope and hop in where you can. We got this and get more done together than apart. It will work out. Cards are stacked against us but we win regardless by doing. We have numbers advantage and allies abroad assisting. Never give up ok!!
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Don't worry, I'm sure that not enacting any type of consequence will surely get them to see the error of their ways.
What do you mean, no consequences? They'll get SLAMMED for sure!
I wonder how long it will be before people start trying to use the Epstein Files as a defense in court. "Well, yes, your honor, I did murder that girl, but so did so-and-so, and they are walking around free as a bird!"
knew he would. now reel him in on contempt
Take it to the top. It’ll be very difficult to argue a recent law of Congress not being fulfilled.
There go your checks and balances.
If we come back from this, one of the first things needs to be the US Marshall service being moved under control of the Judiciary. So they have an actual enforcement arm for their decisions, instead of relying entirely on the Executive, which clearly will just ignore the decisions, and Congress will sit idly by.
Congress has two ways to override the Executive, one is veto overrides. The other is impeachment, which also can override the Judicial, and the processes include the enforcement of those decisions.
The Executive enforces laws as its primary function. As such, they can enforce those laws against the Legislative and Judicial as necessary.
One of the two main purposes of the Judicial branch is to ensure the other two are writing the laws correctly, and that those laws follow the requirements of existing ones, like the Constitution. So they can rule on passed laws, but they do not have a mechanism to enforce those, they rely on the Executive to do that, even if the Executive is the issue. Or they rely on the Legislative to act on a lack of enforcement.
The Judicial as it sits, is both one of the strongest and weakest links in the system. And until now, that weak part hasn't really been exposed since the Justice Department has historically been generally left to operate independently of the President, even though nothing actually prevents it from being abused like this.
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At this point, I guess they burned them all.
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