Donald Trump the Megathread part II

The lower end of the pic which is left out, where Trump's signature is, meant to depict/copy a woman's pubic hair.

This is what the orange wanker had to say about it.

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115168758828419703

Sotomayor's dissent quote:

Actually I have to edit the rest of my post above as I've just "grabbed" this other image as well. I'm not sure which is the original quote item. Sotomayor's message is the same overall.

It's really something when the most powerful man on the planet uses it.

It really is indicative of how much of a joke this administration is.

We have a series of characters who as cosplaying as serious people. Kash Patel, Kristi Noem etc etc

Trump, the worst of the lot, swore to uphold the Constitution yet figuratively wipes his sizeable ass with it.

A convicted felon, a guy who disobeys court orders, openly attacks judges and pours scorn on their judgements.

He has attacked democracy itself, interfering with state elections, attempting to blackmail other countries to help him get elected and of course, leading an angry mob to the Capitol Building itself to stop a free and fair election.

He does nothing to lift up the citizens he swore to represent, and instead uses the office to bully and marginalise, to punch down.

He has nothing but contempt for the police and army.

Instead of representing the country on the world stage, he sowes discord and causing friction with standing allies.

He uses his position exclusively for his own personal gain, breaking decades of norms and basic standards of office.

He has normalised egregious lying and has lowered the bar for the office to a level we all hope will never be repeated.

He is completely taking the pi$$ out of the role and the public at large. How anyone could look at him as a "Commander in Chief" and someone to be respected, regardless of the office he holds, is frankly pathetic.

It could help the Dems by highlighting how little of the D.C swamp he's gotten rid of since his arrival there.

They can't. The Democrats are just as committed to the system as Republicans. Moreso in the age of the Trump GOP. Voters might not like the system but Democrats aren't going to jettison it when the status quo dictates that all they need to do is be better than the GOP though they can't even jump that lowest of bars.

SCOTUS has yet again rolled over. They are allowing Trump to "temporarily" remove a Democrat member of the Federal Trade Commission.

This undermines a 90 year old SCOTUS precedent Humphreys vs Executor, which ruled the President (back then FDR) didn't have an unfettered right to fire members of state agencies like the FTC. The context in the 1930s was FDR facing resistance from conservatives opposing the New Deal.

They haven't really rolled over, though. If the Constitution and laws of the US state that the POTUS can pretty much do whatever he wants, then on what basis could they really say he can't fire people?

Trump has always declared that he wanted to be a dictator, and has run the US as a dictator in his second term. And there seem to be very few actual ways to stop him.

You would think that the Dems, and plenty of non-affiliated or even GOP-affiliated, would put in place the legal resources needed to fight these rulings such that SCOTUS can't possibly make such rulings as to be outside the constitution. The fact that they haven't would lead me to believe that while many may not like these interpretations, they are within the guidelines of the law

Just astonishing that we are even considering this.

I am sure that the Magathugs will find different points of attack if one way seems counterproductive.

Of course it may be too dificult if the American electorate grows a backbone or a sense of morality but so far I don't see them seeing any downsides or risk of fafo.

Power corrupts and they don't want to hand it back (or care about the democratic process beyond what it can do for them)

Well it's a good thing Bill Clinton isn't my cult leader!

Saves me coming up with some spurious excuse or defence....

Release the files!