r/law • u/Imaginary_Cow_6379 • Feb 03 '25

Legal News DOJ Says Trump Administration Doesn’t Have to Follow Court Order Halting Funding Freeze

https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/doj-says-trump-administration-doesnt-have-to-follow-court-order-halting-funding-freeze/
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u/_Haverford_ Feb 03 '25

I definitely think midterms are possible, and thus, change and restoration. But If I can only say midterm elections are possible, that's really fucking bad.

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u/Puzzleheaded-Rip-824 Feb 04 '25

We're not making it two years buddy we're fucked. Either checks and balances works or it's going to get bloody when they really pull the plug.

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u/hammurderer Feb 04 '25

Red states and red incumbents have carte blanch to either hide the vote or not give a fuck. Who will physically force them out if they choose to ignore a loss?

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u/SnatchAddict Feb 04 '25

Our parents and grandparents died during covid. Conservatives deemed it ok because Covid was a hoax.

Do you actually see Conservatives helping to resolve this? It'll be up to the left.

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u/Seth_Baker Feb 03 '25

I think midterms might happen, but I don't know that I have any faith in the results.

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u/Dry-Nectarine-3279 Feb 04 '25

I don't think so. Would Elon Musk be doing blatantly illegal stuff if there was any chance of repercussions? I don't think they plan on having any more free and fair elections.

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u/LadyPo Feb 03 '25

Agreed. We need to do some serious work if we want a secure and reliable election within two years.

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u/kultcher Feb 04 '25

I feel like we have four tiers of 'we're fucked':

1) we need midterms to happen - at this point I don't think we're at the place where they can get away with suspending elections, but two years is very long time given the pace set in the first two weeks

2) we have to overcome the ratfucking that the GOP will inevitably employ while they have power, all the usual suspects from gerrymandering to voter suppression and probably some new bullshit that Elon will come up with. Oh and wouldn't be surprised to see some "deputized" Proud Boy-types acting as poll watchers, too.

3) beyond that, people need to actually be motivated to vote. Hopefully Trump will continue to inspire votes against him, but at this point I just don't understand what motivates the American electorate, so who knows?

4) assuming that we retake the house or senate, we'll probably be right back into rigged election land where every Dem win will be endlessly scrutinized and sued over.

So yeah, I hope folks with more brains and power than I are gearing up to deal with these issues.

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u/Laikitu Feb 05 '25

"They totally would have happened but there was that crisis that Trump had to sort out so they had to be delayed. They will totally announce a date for them soon. " - Morons in 2028