@Nightwingdragon@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish • 8 months agoJudge signals she may postpone Trump’s trial in Mar-a-Lago classified documents case | CNN Politicswww.cnn.comexternal-linkmessage-square50fedilinkarrow-up1241
arrow-up1241external-linkJudge signals she may postpone Trump’s trial in Mar-a-Lago classified documents case | CNN Politicswww.cnn.com@Nightwingdragon@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish • 8 months agomessage-square50fedilink
minus-square@hydrospanner@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink3•8 months agoAnd is there any mechanism in place for her removal as a judge, just based on overall being unfit for the role?
minus-squareCapgrasDelusionlinkfedilink5•8 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-square@lolcatnip@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglish3•8 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.