All indications are that the Justices will either invent the idea that Trump has sweeping immunity, or they'll send it back to a lower court. Either decision creates a problem for Trump. And for the Court.
The analogy that has been floated in this case is whether or not Trump would have immunity if he had political rivals killed. His lawyer says he would, but this immunity would be retracted if Trump was then impeached and convicted.
Keeping in mind how enraged are most Americans over the Supreme Court's removal of their rights to abortion, and considering how much further enraged they would be if the Supreme Court told them King Donnie can do whatever he wants, it becomes more or less unfathomable that Donnie gets elected this coming November, if it's not unfathomable already.
But let's say, for purpose of discussion, he does. But Congress becomes more Democratic. Donnie not only gets impeached immediately, but the Senate, unlike the one headed by Mitch McConnell, who said he didn't care what the House did about impeachment, because the Republican Senate wouldn't convict him anyway, does in fact convict him. Immunity gone.
Or Donnie somehow, unimaginably, gets elected, and Congress shifts right, too. At that point, 250 years after we detached ourselves from King George III, we're under the autocracy of King Donnie and his yes-people (if he needs them, and doesn't just discharge them), and the "democratic experiment" is over. We lost. We failed.
Or, if the Supreme Court says a president has immunity, and can have rivals assassinated, why can't Biden have Trump assassinated? Biden wouldn't, because he's not like that, but if the SCOTUS says he could, and if he does it now, the House will impeach him, and the Senate, if it was as amoral as the one McConnell led, wouldn't convict him.
But the fact is that Donnie himself knows he's not immune. The last time he lost an election, he did the right thing, at first. He brought the matter to the courts. Sixty or sixty-one times. Sure, there was the famous call to Raffensperger in Georgia, and the denied request of Pence, but he didn't take matters in hand, and declare himself the winner, as if he was immune. (Or have Biden and Harris assassinated.) He knows he's not immune.
And the SCOTUS doesn't have to send this matter back to a lower court. It's already been there. The Supreme Court of Colorado already ruled against Donnie. It said he was guilty, had violated Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, and couldn't hold any office. The Colorado Supreme Court simply suspended its decision for a little while, because Donnie wanted to appeal to the SCOTUS.
So, what's the SCOTUS to do? They shouldn't have agreed to hear this case, and it's going to be more or less impossible for them (the right wing supermajority) to get themselves out of it without making fools of themselves more than they've been doing.
Good morning Doctor from the good anonymous what are your thoughts on these commissioners this mayor this police chief should they have immunity and their decision-making I don’t think so. We have commissioners that make decisions on their personal interest in the village one being the cat owner because she’s a cat owner she feels that open feeding for cats is OK because she’s a cat owner and then we have Jenny Anderson code. Compliance chair. Person makes decisions on her personal views of the village. We have cage planning and zoning. Also makes decisions on his personal views of the village. Should these people be given immunity under decision-making, what are your thoughts on that they are elected officials and some are appointed so how should we treat these public officials and appoint these within the village boundaries making decisions that should be overturned at discussions with the residence of the village that put them there please reply to the anonymous
ReplyDeleteMy over-riding thought is that you should sign your comments.
DeleteFrom the good anonymous, what are your thoughts on the police department in the village of Biscayne Park on the orders of the village manager kept the police office open for more than a week harboring two dogs that was stray but yet the police department doors are locked 365 days of the year and no residence are allowed inside But we paid a police officer five dollars an hour for an entire week two waiting for Miami Dade dog rescue to pick them up or resident adopting them. What do we do on a decision like this is the police department given immunity for making a bad decision
ReplyDeleteFurther responses: I'm going to set aside your rambling style, which is sometimes incoherent. Commissioners WHO, not Commissioners THAT... (People are WHO. Non-humans and inanimate objects are THAT.) IN their personal interestS. Mrs Anderson's first name is Janey, not Jenny. Two dogs that WERE stray. RESIDENTS, not residence.
DeleteSo it’s OK to keep the police department open to Harbor two dogs but yet no residence are allowed inside the police department should an emergency occur with senior citizen young children or anyone that gets injured hurt or needs assistance we have to call 911. You don’t think that this police department should be officially closed down and let Officers
DeleteFrom the good anonymous, we should be able to impeach current commissioners that break the law and the residence should be able to impeach volunteer board members that make decisions payable to their personal decisions and the same goes for the police department and the volunteer police department. They should be held accountable the village of Biscayne Park residence need recourse. There’s no recourse right now for the residence, it’s almost like a dictatorship how these commissioners vote make decisions discussions
ReplyDeleteIt’s inevitable that Donald J Trump will be reelected in November 2024 Think about what I said about that the residence should be able to vote and impeach commissioners for misconduct abuse corruption which runs rampant in the village of Biscayne Park Blanton corruption hopefully in November, we will have three new commissioners and we weed The bad ones that are sitting there now the village is growing and growing. We need professionals that are interested in public service, not interested in their own agenda, which is polluted with corruption favoritism among themselves. All of them are in the same basket
ReplyDeleteYour thoughts are very one-sided, which is not fair on this blog. It should be more open minded and welcome to thoughts of others and admit wrongdoing when wrong doing is happening in the village of Biscayne Park.
ReplyDeleteI started this blog in 2011, and I write almost all of the posts. What I write is my opinion. There is absolutely nothing unfair about my having an opinion and offering to share it. If you don't like my opinions, feel completely free to stop your obsession with this blog. You are not the arbiter of what is "fair" in these blog posts. And if you thought you were, then proclaiming confidence that Trump would be elected this year, or that the Village manager and Commission members are faulty, should be considered every bit as unfair.
DeleteI most certainly do welcome the thoughts/opinions of others. You seem to think I am somehow obligated to agree with those thoughts and opinions, or to consider them valid and legitimate. The only thing I have requested, which you have withheld innumerable times, is the identity of the person with the possibly contrasting opinion. And as I have told you very many times, I am not going to have a substantive discussion with someone so terrified and immature that s/he won't give her or his name. If you want to be a big girl or boy, and be worthy of a conversation, about the Village, national politics, cultural offerings, or anything else, then sign your comments, and stop this "Anonymous" childishness.
Well, it seems like you partially admitting to corruption in the village of Biscayne Park commissioners Manager police chief appointed board members thank you for somewhat agreeing. That’s a blessing that there are another set of eyes on this corrupt situation that lives among so many peaceful residence in the village of Biscayne Park With that said have a wonderful day and let’s hope that Mr. Trump will be reelected in 2024 and get this come country back on track
ReplyDeletePerhaps if my reading ability and comprehension were as poor as yours, I wouldn't identify myself, either. Although if I was aware that I was as impaired as you seem to recognize you are, I wouldn't leave comments at all. Your comments add nothing. And even if you were intelligent enough, and had enough command of the English language in writing, no one wants to interact with someone who won't identify him- or herself. Your hiding behind the mask of anonymity includes that you do not hold yourself openly responsible for what you say, and that no one can correct your factual errors. As you have just demonstrated, if I say something, you'll respond as if I said something else. You allow yourself to do that because you don't take responsibility for what you say, and part of your mechanism for spouting nonsensical things is hiding behind the designation of "Anonymous."
DeleteI have asked you very many times, and I will ask you again. Sign your comments, or stop leaving any. I understand you're obsessed with this blog, and I can't ask you not to read the posts. Although, why you'd bother is a mystery, since your comments are not only of questionable reliability at best, but commonly don't even address the topic of the post.
Are you a child or an adult? If the former, how old are you, what grade of school are you in, and what are your grades like? If the latter, how far did you get in school, and how were your grades?
From the good anonymous you don’t have to be so angry at my post just because we don’t agree on Donald J Trump being reelected in 2024. It’s inevitable Doctor you could disagree. You don’t have to vote for him, but you don’t have to insult people that post on this blog for no reason no one is insulting you be polite, be professional
ReplyDeleteAs far as my identity, my name is the good anonymous reason being we live in a very corrupt little village of Biscayne Park. You’re never know what this commission with this code compliance with this manager with this police chief is capable of doing desperate people do desperate things remember that, it’s about safety
ReplyDeleteI'm not angry with your opinion about Trump, and whether or not he'll get elected.
DeleteYou are filling space with nonsensical sputtering (including grammar and spelling problems, and sometimes just incoherent rambling), and your fixation on Trump is such that you feel a need to say he'll be elected even when national politics are not the topic of the post.
So, you think I don't have to insult you, but you choose to live in a municipality which YOU describe as a "corrupt little Village" whose Commission (you commonly name some of them, or refer to them in ways that make them identifiable), Code Compliance department, and Police Chief might compromise your safety. No one should insult you, regardless of how glaring are your problems, but you are free to insult everyone else. And this is because you choose to live in Biscayne Park, when there are very many other south Florida municipalities, or municipalities in other parts of Florida, or municipalities in other states, where you could live.
1) End your obsession with this blog. 2) Move to someplace you won't experience as corrupt and dangerous. 3) Grow up. Please choose. (If you're not a child, it would be difficult or impossible for you to grow up. And unless you're in therapy, you're not even making an effort to grow up.
Moving is very inconvenient and can be arduous, although it's still not clear why you choose to live in a corrupt and dangerous place. The easiest thing for you is to watch cartoons, make more use of coloring books, or anything other than exercising your obsession with this blog.)
Well, you can do the same. You can move to Boston with your daughter with the rest of the Democrat party. You’re just a Trump hater you hate anyone and all people that stand up to you sour personality. And don’t tell me that the village of Biscayne Park is not corrupt you know many times we’ve been in the Miami Herald in the last 15 years nine times for criminal behavior
ReplyDeleteOther options for you for moving Chuck Ross, Roxy Ross they have a spare room for you
ReplyDeleteDoctor you are know as commissioner to go after people. You went after Tracy. Please
ReplyDeleteA lot of people went after Tracy. She deserved it. She was very public about her bad and destructive behavior. She ran for Commission. She gave her name, and everyone knew where she lived.
DeleteIf you deserve to have everyone go after you, too, then you have a choice. Keep your mouth shut, so to speak, so everyone won't know how disturbed you are, or be man or woman enough to let everyone know who you are. If you're provocative enough to earn yourself some feedback, then take responsibility for it.