(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . They are Setting Up King Trump [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2024-07-01 The US Supreme Court today gave the US President unprecedented immunity from prosecution for official acts. While all of us are reeling for what this means for our now-dead Republic and the rule of law, the tactical choice here is clear — especially when viewed in the light of their decision to overturn the Chevron doctrine. The US Supreme court is working to make sure that Trump, when elected, is king, and that there will never again be any accountability to the public for whatever the permanent Republican majority decides to do. Once Trump takes power, either because he wins the election or Republicans across the nation in positions of power help him steal the election with the Supreme Court, who will not refuse him this time around, he will be free to do anything he wants to anyone in the country. In a very real way, we will have concentration camps, arrests of LGBTQ people, and eventually the incarceration of artists, dissidents — everything that comes along with that sort of totalitarian government. That’s what the Supremes are setting us up for. They are clearing the way. Biden has power now, and he should use it. He should embrace his newfound impunity, he should immediately set up conditions to make sure that we can ultimately reclaim our Republic. That would require massive swings and the use of this power. It may seem counterintuitive, but if he does not use this power now, the other side will, and their use of it will be far more brutal, far more horrifying, far more destructive than what Biden would do with it. If Biden, however, just talks about it. If he just uses it as a talking point in his campaign, he will have truly failed to protect us from what’s to come. He’ll be Ned Stark waving papers in the face of Cersei Lannister. Biden should immediately use the Insurrection Act as a justification for a series of arrests and permanent detentions of corrupt insurrectionists and judges. It’s an official act, and he cannot be prosecuted. - Declare a climate emergency, and adopt regulatory powers to save the planet. - Arrest and permanently detain without charge or trial all members of congress who participated in the 1/6 coup. - Arrest and permanently detain Donald Trump. - Arrest and permanently detain all six conservative justices in the US Supreme Court. - Use federal law enforcement to break up and dismantle all domestic militias as terrorist organizations. - Freeze all RNC funds, SuperPACs, and the like as funding terrorism and insurrection. There’s so much power at Biden’s fingertips now, and the only thing stopping him from using it is his imagination and willingness to act. But he won’t act. It’s just going to be another goddamn talking point. And when the election happens and the soft coup starts all over again at the level of the courts, courts who now understand their marching orders from Heritage and Project 2025, he’ll be stumbling and doddering his way to his own execution at the hands of King Trump. Trump won’t hesitate. Neither should Biden. [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/7/1/2250241/-They-are-Setting-Up-King-Trump?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=more_community&pm_medium=web Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/