Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

General Discussion

Fiendish Thingy

(22,221 posts)

19. His administration indeed acts with lawless impunity

Reply to RoeVWade (Original post)

Sun Jan 11, 2026, 10:44 AM

Jan 11

But once caught and ordered by the courts to stop or reverse their actions, for whatever reason, most of the time, they comply (of course while appealing and seeking a stay of the ruling, but otherwise they have complied)

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

22 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Every time someone says, Trump can't do it because it's illegal? [View all] RoeVWade Jan 11 OP

Or when a cable news anchor cites polls gab13by13 Jan 11 #1

"illegal" is more an obstacle to him, appears to me. RoeVWade Jan 11 #2

Why the name? bigmonk Jan 11 #3

Many of us personally know good people who are named mwmisses4289 Jan 11 #9

I never refer to him as president. Can't bring myself to put those two words together. Katinfl Jan 11 #12

I usually refer to him as t. mwmisses4289 Jan 11 #18

My husband and I call him the idiot. Katinfl Jan 11 #22

People are in total denial and it is impossible to budge them to face reality. Irish_Dem Jan 11 #4

Maybe that's it. Normally, I consider myself optimist. I'm optimistic Trump can eventually be crushed with facts and RoeVWade Jan 11 #7

You are a balanced optimist who sees hope that Trump can be defeated. Irish_Dem Jan 11 #8

Pretty much, yup. Hope to stay that way. RoeVWade Jan 11 #10

What you call negativity I would call reality. Irish_Dem Jan 11 #16

I thought markie Jan 11 #5

I kind of got that. RoeVWade Jan 11 #13

There was a discussion here on DU just a few days ago with a poster niyad Jan 11 #14

And when a judge rules against the Trump administration Chasstev365 Jan 11 #6

Given that they consistently have, yes EdmondDantes_ Jan 11 #15

Here Chasstev365 Jan 11 #17

Not as black and white as it seems Fiendish Thingy Jan 11 #21

Actually they have complied with rulings restraining their actions most of the time Fiendish Thingy Jan 11 #20

I remember being told that Biden couldn't do anything with the "absolute immunity" granted by SCOTUS Orrex Jan 11 #11

His administration indeed acts with lawless impunity Fiendish Thingy Jan 11 #19