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The implication is that if the SCOTUS agrees that Trump is above the law, they can immediately take off their robes and go home forever, as it would mean that he is the ultimate authority and can overrule them as he pleases. Thus they are redundant and no longer needed.

Still scary that they are even debating this. Insane.

Disagree. There are fundamental differences between left and right-wing adherents. When left-wingers are confronted with evidence that their faith in their beliefs or leaders is misplaced, they will either go silent or change their opinions- usually the latter. When the same happens to right-wing people, they will typically assume it to be a personal attack and either become more rigid or extreme in their beliefs. Typically, they have rigid ideation and closed to new ideas, even if it means that they will suffer for it. They assume that this suffering makes them more worthy and direct resentment and anger at whoever or whatever challenges their belief system.

Levant and Shapiro make a very good living out of milking the gullibility of their right-wing followers who treat every utterance of theirs as gospel. Its a lot like the Sun newspapers- in the west they wail about any perceived favours given to Quebec while in Quebec, the Sun complains about western Canada's influence in Ottawa. There are seemingly a lot of people who need to have their identities as victims confirmed endlessly and are willing to pay for it.

The theology of Ammon Bundy: A historian explains how the ‘White Horse Prophecy’ fuels anti-lockdown protestors Written by History News Network May 12, 2020 We are all now stuck within the procession of pandemic, left to view its spectacle through a kaleidoscope of cultural, philosophical, religious and biological understandings. Most Americans have responded to the spread of COVID-19 like much of the rest of the world—with unease, grief, fear, compliance and endurance. We’ve isolated and we’ve hunkered. But not all of us. What makes the US singular in the world are the rebellions springing up to protest stay-at-home orders put into place to protect us from the unspooling spread of disease. Agitators against such orders range from Ammon Bundy and his supporters in Idaho and Utah to various armed militia groups, like the Proud Boys in Michigan. Many protestors believe restrictions are noxious violations of liberty that keep us from barbershops, bars, diners and our jobs. Others believe that the disease is a ploy with an ultimate goal to steal away rights. And then there are some inclined to believe in religious prophecy amidst pestilence; as in God setting the stage for big, transformative action—think the Book of Revelation. Bundy believes all of this. https://www.alternet.org/2020/05/the-theology-of-ammon-bundy-historian-explains-how-the-white-horse-prophecy-fuels-anti-lockdown-protestors/

Trump demands “these votes must not count” after California opens poll site in heavily black area Trump claims Lancaster is the "most Democrat area" in the state. Its GOP mayor called for the new voting location MAY 11, 2020 9:23PM (UTC) President Donald Trump demanded that votes from a new voting location in a Los Angeles suburb with a large black population "must not count" as he lashed out at California for its attempts to make it easier Americans to vote. Trump over the weekend inserted himself into the special election in California's 25th Congressional District, which was vacated by former Rep. Katie Hill, D-Calif., who resigned last fall. The president complained on Twitter that California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, opened up a new poll site in Lancaster, which lies just north of Los Angeles, despite calls from both parties to do so. https://www.salon.com/2020/05/11/trump-demands-these-votes-must-not-count-after-california-opens-poll-site-in-heavily-black-area/

Well, he does portray a cop, so missing a shooting would be a no-no.

Selleck has been stricken with a severe case of osteoarthritis and has very limited mobility as a result. If he is given a two year guaranteed contract, he's got financial security.

Trump has always seen women as either decorations or receptacles. He doesn't know how to deal with intelligent, critical women. Or men for that matter.

REALITY BITES: Trump Sabotages His Own Coronavirus ‘Mission Accomplished’ Moment The president had a banner proclaiming “AMERICA leads the world in testing” and a message of strength to deliver. But it all crumbled when he stormed out of his briefing. Kevin Lamarque/Reuters It had all the trappings of a “Mission Accomplished” moment: the banner, the presidential pomp, and a message that wasn’t true. But what President Donald Trump wanted Monday to be a show of strength over his administration’s coronavirus testing push, complete with a banner touting “AMERICA leads the world in testing,” ended under tough questioning by reporters, causing the president to storm off abruptly. https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-sabotages-his-own-coronavirus-mission-accomplished-moment?ref=home

Trump Refuses to Explain ‘Obamagate’: ‘You Know What the Crime Is!’ Justin Baragona Published May. 11, 2020 5:42PM ET Confronted on his Mother’s Day tweets in which he accused former President Barack Obama of committing the “biggest political crime in American history,” President Donald Trump refused to explain what the actual crime was. “Obamagate,” Trump exclaimed Monday afternoon when asked by Washington Post reporter Philip Rucker to provide an explanation. “It’s been going on for a long time!” After Trump offered no specifics, Rucker again asked him what is the exact crime he is accusing his predecessor of. “You know what the crime is. The crime is very obvious to everybody, all you have to do is read the newspapers, except yours.” https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-refuses-to-explain-obamagate-tells-reporter-you-know-what-the-crime-is

Federal prosecutor who resigned in protest pens a blistering denunciation of Bill Barr’s DOJ Written by Alex Henderson May 11, 2020 When Attorney General Bill Barr intervened in the criminal case against long-time Trump ally Roger Stone in February, Jonathan Kravis was so appalled that he resigned from the U.S. Department of Justice — where he had spent a decade as a federal prosecutor. And now, Kravis is appalled by developments in another criminal case involving a Trump ally: former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn. On Thursday, May 7, the DOJ moved to drop the case against Flynn — who had pled guilty to lying to the FBI about his communications with former Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak in December 2016. Kravis explains why he finds this development so troubling in an op-ed for the Washington Post. https://www.alternet.org/2020/05/ex-roger-stone-prosecutor-slams-doj-for-flynn-dismissal/

I would prefer they use dry cleaning bags.

I see it as precarious. If the Supreme Court, which is stacked with alt-right judges rules in favour of this proposition (and it just might), this essentially annuls the US constitution. Trump could order the imprisonment or even execution of any and all opposition and rule by fiat, free of all restraint. He could cancel elections, dismiss the Congress and Senate and become a tyrant.

Trump to claim ‘absolute immunity’ from subpoenas in Supreme Court appeal: ‘It would literally put the president above the law’ Written by Alex Henderson May 11, 2020 1.3K From Democrat-led committees in the U.S. House of Representatives to New York State Attorney General Letitia James and Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance, President Donald Trump has been the subject of countless investigations. But this week, ABC News’ Devin Dwyer reports, attorneys for the president are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to give him immunity from investigations by Congress or local prosecutors into his activities as a private citizen. This week, Dwyer notes, justices for the High Court will “explore Trump’s claim that he cannot be subjected to subpoenas or any criminal investigative process, by virtue of the demands of the presidency.” https://www.alternet.org/2020/05/president-trump-to-claim-absolute-immunity-from-subpoenas-in-supreme-court-appeal-it-would-literally-put-the-president-above-the-law/

Just watch. Reports indicate that Trump is realizing that he is in big trouble on many fronts (and none of it his fault, of course). This means that he will swing from increasingly ugly attacks on Obama, the CDC, China and anyone else he might think of, and wallowing in self-pity as victim.

With the US reporting 3000 new deaths from covid19 daily, they are poised to hit 80,000 deaths today. Wonder what the Cheeto-in-chief will find in that to brag about.

Is Trump going virus-truther? Of course — keeping the numbers down is all he's ever cared about https://www.salon.com/2020/05/11/is-trump-going-virus-truther-of-course--keeping-the-numbers-down-is-all-hes-ever-cared-about/ On Sunday Trump spent the entire day tweeting and retweeting like a lunatic, much of the time about the leftovers of the Russia investigation, including the Michael Flynn case and numerous threats that Obama himself was in the crosshairs of the "investigation of the investigation," which Trump excitedly started calling "OBAMAGATE." Apparently he finally heard about that phone call.

Ex-DOJ Official: Barr Twisted My Words to Help Dismiss Flynn Case SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT Jamie Ross Reporter Published May. 11, 2020 6:12AM ET Mary McCord, former acting assistant attorney general for national security, has accused Attorney General Bill Barr of twisting her words to help dismiss the case against former national security adviser Michael Flynn. In a skewering op-ed for The New York Times, McCord takes issue with her repeated namecheck in the Justice Department's motion to dismiss the criminal charges against Flynn, who pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his contacts with Russia’s ambassador to the United States. https://www.thedailybeast.com/mary-mccord-says-attorney-general-william-barr-twisted-her-words-to-help-dismiss-michael-flynn-case?ref=home

We can only hope that this genetic aberration will be put in general population in a maximum security prison.

You are setting the bar very low.