#Rule Of Law

[reality-detective]

Brilliant Guy 🤔

[jurph]

[originalleftist]

There are really just two issues that matter this election:

One is climate- Biden put us on a path to halve carbon emissions in 6 years and reach net zero by 2050. Harris will continue that. Trump will actually increase use of fossil fuels while gutting regulations.

Every person on Earth will be harmed and endangered by that, regardless of your identity, location, or views.

The other issue is the peaceful transfer of power. Whatever problems you may have with Harris, she'll leave peaceably in 4 or 8 years. Trump will not. This is not fear mongering or hyperbole. He has said that if he wins we'll never need to vote again. He met his last electoral defeat by inciting and enabling a violent insurrection. Sure, he's an old man, but he's surrounded by young men who share the same contempt for democracy and the rule of law- like his Vice Presidential nominee, JD Vance, who will assume power if he dies in office.

We were lucky to get him out once, barely. His people are much more prepared for a coup now, he'll have broad legal immunity now thanks to SCOTUS, and he's openly vowed to become "a dictator on day one" and deploy troops on American streets.

Any issue with Harris is a temporary problem, and you can try again in 4 or 8 years. With Trump, you can't.

THE ONLY REASON TO ELECT TRUMP IS IF YOU ACTIVELY WANT THE WORLD TO BURN. And don't care how many actual people burn in the process. And if that is your position, then by your own choice you are an enemy of all humanity.

[alwaysbewoke]

[wangxianficrecs]

Follower Recs

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hi I'd like to submit a fic rec, don't know if it's been recommended yet! A post CQL canon fic, where Chief Cultivator LWJ, with LJY's help, calls for proposals from cultivators to create a code of rules for cultivation society. It's so short, but *such* a richly written fic. With each rule that the cultivators submit, the author does a close study of plot and characters, that also considers the larger concerns of cultivation society & gentry. I read it, and then immediately reread it again and again. I've always enjoyed the care and insight that this author takes with their fics and this is another stunning one! @potatokunst

Rule of Law

by Deastar (@youhideastar)

T, 2k, Wangxian

Summary: Lan Jingyi shuffles into the office looking as if he’s eaten something unpleasant. “Hanguang-jun,” he says, with some trepidation. “I can’t believe I’m about to say this, but… I think what the cultivation world needs is a—a code of rules. Written down.”

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[mapsontheweb]

Ranking by Rule Of Law

[davidaugust]

“I am calling for a constitutional amendment called the No One Is Above the Law Amendment.”

“I support a system in which the president would appoint a justice every two years to spend 18 years in active service on the Supreme Court.”

“I’m calling for a binding code of conduct for the Supreme Court.”

Yes please.

Gift link to President Biden’s proposal: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/07/29/joe-biden-reform-supreme-court-presidential-immunity-plan-announcement/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzIyMjI1NjAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzIzNjA3OTk5LCJpYXQiOjE3MjIyMjU2MDAsImp0aSI6IjI5ODkwY2VjLTYwZTItNDZmZi1hOWZkLWQwOTJjZmI5MGNjMSIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9vcGluaW9ucy8yMDI0LzA3LzI5L2pvZS1iaWRlbi1yZWZvcm0tc3VwcmVtZS1jb3VydC1wcmVzaWRlbnRpYWwtaW1tdW5pdHktcGxhbi1hbm5vdW5jZW1lbnQvIn0.ZjQ4R9u8pwlIKd0l230VD0f20mb0V140Kw3gTFopyfM

[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

Liz Cheney issued a statement in response to Donald Trump’s threat on Meet the Press to jail her over her role in the January 6th committee:

“This morning, President-elect Trump again lied about the January 6th Select Committee, and said members of the Committee 'should go to jail' for carrying out our constitutional responsibilities. Here is the truth: Donald Trump attempted to overturn the 2020 presidential election and seize power. He mobilized an angry mob and sent them to the United States Capitol, where they attacked police officers, invaded the building and halted the official counting of electoral votes. Trump watched on television as police officers were brutally beaten and the Capitol was assaulted, refusing for hours to tell the mob to leave. This was the worst breach of our Constitution by any president in our nation’s history. Donald Trump’s suggestion that members of Congress who later investigated his illegal and unconstitutional actions should be jailed is a continuation of his assault on the rule of law and the foundations of our republic.”

[asm5129]

My videos on the 1st Amendment and free speech are going to be really important in the next few weeks as claims of censorship, acts of domestic terrorism and incitement of it, and billionaires controlling the flow of information and misinformation become more and more prevalent. Please please PLEASE watch them, I designed them to be very accessible so anyone should be able to understand them and learn from them. It’s gonna be really, really important to know law and history around these topics in the coming days and weeks—Even more than it has been.

In Part I, we explore the history of the 1st Amendment, the legal rights we do and don't have, and how modern approaches to 1st amendment law have resulted in the threat known as Stochastic Terrorism.

In Part II, we explore Monetary Politics, break down who controls modern expression and how, and then discuss ways to begin addressing the threats modern speech issues have introduced.

[usindistress]

[reality-detective]

American History You Were Never Taught! 🤔

[sordidamok]

Trump is deliberately attacking the rule of law in USA and his cult followers are imitating him. This is a threat to democracy. The fact that he is getting away with is proof that the law favors rich, white men.

Serious work to do.

[originalleftist]

Re the Trump rally shooting/(presumed) assassination attempt:

(Quoted from my Spoutible account):

Today is a lesson in the immoral stupidity of thinking our political crises can be solved by a man with a gun.

The shooter at Trump's rally did nothing but get himself killed, kill another random person in the crowd and injure a third, and likely give Trump a huge propaganda boost.

If he'd killed Trump, meanwhile, he'd have given the fascists a martyr, and there'd still have been plenty of fascists to pick up where Trump left off.

Systemic problems require widespread, deep-rooted, long-term work to address- not angry fools thinking violence is a shortcut to change.

Plus, I honestly don't want Trump dead. I want him brought to justice. Had that bullet been two inches to the left, and Trump died on that stage, I would have felt regret that he had not been defeated by democracy and law, but that even his fall was a victory for the lawless violence he champions.

[agentfascinateur]

The importance of recognizing Palestine

• It corrects the historical record of previously negating its natural continuity

• It rectifies the false premise of a second-tier citizenry

• It welcomes Palestine in its rightful, senior place at the international table

• It respects its destiny and creates a safe space for its national future

• It promotes reconciliation