Executive Branch (Trump) Judge demands answers from DHS as teen deported twice this year in violation of court orders
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo/first-at-tpm-teen-deported-twice-this-year-in-violation-of-multiple-court-orders227
u/petitecrivain 19h ago
You'd get better results from taking action. Hold them in contempt and throw them in jail for however long it takes to comply. I'm sure the administration agrees with that tactic!
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u/ZoomZoom_Driver 18h ago
Yup. They'll just keep violating court orders until those violations come with CONSEQUENCES.
Sonfar. America seems to have a problem with republicans meeting the consequences of their actions, even illegal and unconstitutional ones like a coup.
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u/Lonely_skeptic 18h ago
Jail. The DOJ will run out of conscienceless lawyers.
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u/ZoomZoom_Driver 17h ago
Oh, noes, the DOJ would have zero people to send to court over their lawless actions, meaning the presumption would be on thebside ofnWe the People against our gov...
Oh, noes!!!! Well, anyways...
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u/Additional-Sky-7436 18h ago
Whoever shows up, regardless how low on the totem poll they might be, throw that person in jail until the situation is rectified.
If low level people think there will be consequences for "just doing my job" then they will do just doing the job.
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u/boringhistoryfan 18h ago
Yes. Keep asking questions. That'll get them to stop.
JFC you'd be forgiven for thinking these aren't judges but jellyfish in robes. What is even the point of contempt power in an adversarial system when you're never going to use it against the state? Federal judges have no problems whatsoever holding defendants in contempt. Start tossing the US attorneys and their litigator subordinates into jail. Start ordering the arrest of noncompliant DHS officials.
Or stop pretending you've got a system of justice here.
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u/sweatboxy 19h ago
Can I too just violate court orders when I want to?
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u/ramonlamone 18h ago
Sure. But you can bet that someone is going to "demand answers", and they'll probably even send you a strongly worded letter suggesting that what you're doing isn't right. Checks and balances, you know.
I don't know, maybe "demand answers" is the new legal term for "send more money and I'll look the other way"?
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u/TellTaleTimeLord 18h ago
Every judge in the country: "why are you breaking the law?"
The government: "because we can"
The judges: "you only get one more of those"
The government: one more of those
The judges: "im going to consider potentially thinking about maybe holding you in contempt for that"
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