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US federal judges consider creating own armed security force as threats mount
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 25 May 2025
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Why?
Are they stupid?
Because then, they wouldn't be the courts
As long as Trump gets to break the rules without consequences the Dems should get to do that as well.
The courts is not the same as the dems
Who fucking cares?
you do you want something done that the courts won't do
I don't care that they "wouldn't be the courts" - whatever that means. If they wouldn't be the courts, what would they be?
I do care that they act before we fucking die.
Kind of different.
That's a different statement. Yes they need to act before it's too late, no they cannot act alone
But if they act, they aren't courts.
I still have no idea what that means.
Courts uphold laws created by Congress. Not the other way around.
Without their function of upholding the law, they cease to function as courts and, instead become another dictatorial arm of the government merely giving out edicts with no authority.. There's the whole giving courts private army, problems.
The government needs less of this, not more
The actual real world function of courts has always been as another arm of the government's authority. In the real world the interpretation of legislation is also part of the creation and execution of legislation. It's a continuum, that's always been how it works.
Courts are part of the government, not some divine body that exists outside politics.
Liberals act like the separation of powers isn't just something they made up. Separation of powers isn't real and it never has been and it can't be.