@Nightwingdragon@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 year agoJudge signals she may postpone Trump’s trial in Mar-a-Lago classified documents case | CNN Politicswww.cnn.comexternal-linkmessage-square50fedilinkarrow-up1236arrow-down19
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minus-square@hydrospanner@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink3•1 year agoAnd is there any mechanism in place for her removal as a judge, just based on overall being unfit for the role?
minus-squareCapgrasDelusionlinkfedilink4•1 year 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•1 year 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.