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[–] EndOfLine@lemmy.world 175 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Fuzzy_Red_Panda@lemm.ee 66 points 1 month ago

Aww I miss r/TrumpCriticizesTrump

Thank you for this 🙂

[–] minibyte@sh.itjust.works 123 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Felon Says People Who Criticize Supreme Court Justices Should Be Jailed

FTFY

and nearly the next post sorted by new:

Trump Faces Renewed Scrutiny Over Allegations of Raping a 13-Year-Old Girl

[–] MrVilliam@lemmy.world 50 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Felon-Running-For-President Who Promised To Be A Dictator Wants Your First Amendment Right Violated

Even better headline.

[–] JustZ@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

The media is complicit.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

I knew before I even clicked the topic that it would be pointless to get excited over the idea of poinhing this out.

You're the only human commenter, and thats the comment. It's such obvious bullshit that I KNEW someone was going to beat me to it.

[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 62 points 1 month ago

Convicted Felon argues against the Bill of Rights.

[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 48 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The scary part is not that this idiot says these things

The scary part is that he has a well funded following

Drump is only part of the problem

The other part of the problem are the millionaire and billionaire backers that keep this circus of the insane moving.

[–] timewarp@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago

The scary part is that he has enough extremist followers in law enforcement & sitting judges that it is possible they'd claim an interpretation of the law in someway where it actually happens.

[–] BreadstickNinja@lemmy.world 40 points 1 month ago

Alito is a rancid cyst on American democracy. Jail me, clown.

[–] Case@lemmynsfw.com 35 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Blatant fascism from the GOP nominee? Who would have guessed?

Yes, Trump is a problem. But the problem runs deeper.

If not Trump, another useful idiot.

[–] tacosplease@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

Useful-er probably. If they can get the votes.

Here's to hoping the bag of rats eats itself long enough for the Republican party to split.

[–] barsquid@lemmy.world 32 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The Second Amendment fans who say that their guns are to defend the other rights will actually do nothing about this clear and present danger to the First Amendment.

[–] OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 month ago

will actually do nothing

Even worse, they're cheering it on.

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 30 points 1 month ago
[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 22 points 1 month ago

as of August 2024, 55% of Americans actively disapprove. of the Supreme Court enough to voice their criticism on a poll.

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/approval/supreme-court/

[–] OldWoodFrame@lemm.ee 21 points 1 month ago

Truly the avatar of free speech right there.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 20 points 1 month ago

The Supreme Court is no longer part of the checks and balances it is supposed to be. It is now controlled by MAGA. Along with half of Congress. So that only leaves the White House now.

[–] jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world 18 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Sweaty and gross and nervous.

Off-putting face.

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] beanlink@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Dude went from Fritos original to Chili cheese flavor.

[–] match@pawb.social 16 points 1 month ago

We should run this by each of them and ask what they think, then remove any who agree

[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 16 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Of course any Magoo will just defend this as "ThAtS nOt WhAt He MeAnT! He SaId It'S aBoUt InFlUeNcInG tHeM!"

To be honest I kinda hope they do take that defense. Could be a nice time to bring up all the ~~bribes~~ gifts to conservative SCOTUS "justices."

[–] ATDA@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago

While I explain to family for the thousandth time Facebook fact checks, even if biased, aren't a first amendment issue ..

[–] collapse_already@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 month ago

Yeah, let me guess, the convicted felon also thinks he shouldn't be punished. If there is someone's opinion that is less valuable on this topic, I don't know who it might be. He literally wants to protect his cronies from prosecution so they cam protect him. Blatant public corruption on a scale rarely seen in this country. Dare I say Putinesque? Yeah, that's pretty apropos.

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago

And I say they should be praised!

[–] frazw@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Why stop at the supreme Court. Maybe all judges should have this "protection".

Oh wait but then Donnie would be in jail.

Just be honest Don. You want to jail anyone who disagrees with you.

[–] AshMan85@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Next, people that criticise him

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 8 points 1 month ago

Pretty sure he already said that

[–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The supreme court are an bunch of hacks! Come get me.

[–] barsquid@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Boofer and Corrupt Clarence are both rapists. See you in jail, my friend.

[–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I'ma learn law while behind bars and appeal to the Supreme Court myself. Then when I make my argument in front of them I'm just going to cuss those assholes out.

[–] DancingBear@midwest.social 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I don’t think Supreme Court works that way not sure you’d get to be there let alone talk.

[–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If I'm representing myself, who else would be there?

[–] DancingBear@midwest.social 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You can’t really do that at supreme court

[–] clover 8 points 1 month ago

Freeze Peach!!!

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

tell him to stop putting clowns in judicial robes and we might respect them more

Pot calling the kettle black?

Is he asking to get himself jailed?

From https://www.theregreview.org/2020/08/10/coglianese-dissing-supreme-court/

"These horrible & politically charged decisions coming out of the Supreme Court are shotgun blasts into the face of people that are proud to call themselves Republicans or Conservatives.”

and

“Do you get the impression that the Supreme Court doesn’t like me?”

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Oh joy lese majeste laws