Nightwingdragon@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoJudge signals she may postpone Trump’s trial in Mar-a-Lago classified documents case | CNN Politicswww.cnn.comexternal-linkmessage-square53fedilinkarrow-up1240arrow-down19
arrow-up1231arrow-down1external-linkJudge signals she may postpone Trump’s trial in Mar-a-Lago classified documents case | CNN Politicswww.cnn.comNightwingdragon@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square53fedilink
minus-squarehydrospanner@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·10 months agoAnd is there any mechanism in place for her removal as a judge, just based on overall being unfit for the role?
minus-squareCapgrasDelusion@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5·10 months agoYes. She’d have to be impeached by the House of Representatives, then convicted in the Senate by a 2/3 majority. Basically will never happen.
minus-squarelolcatnip@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·10 months agoWe basically have a system where, as soon as the fascists capture 1/3 of the government, we have no legal defense against them seizing the other 2/3.
And is there any mechanism in place for her removal as a judge, just based on overall being unfit for the role?
Yes. She’d have to be impeached by the House of Representatives, then convicted in the Senate by a 2/3 majority. Basically will never happen.
We basically have a system where, as soon as the fascists capture 1/3 of the government, we have no legal defense against them seizing the other 2/3.