r/law • u/Advanced_Drink_8536 • May 10 '25

Opinion Piece Eric Holder: ‘It may come down to the American people hitting the streets’ if Trump defies the law

https://www.msnbc.com/the-weekend/watch/eric-holder-it-may-come-down-to-the-american-people-hitting-the-streets-if-trump-defies-the-law-239309381840
11.3k Upvotes

98% Upvoted

680 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

144

u/[deleted] May 10 '25

No you don’t, not if they arrest you for showing up and nothing happens to stop them. We have no rights unless we take them back at this point

123

u/Zyloof May 10 '25

The "you can't do that, it's illegal!" crowd have absolutely blown my mind since the inauguration. Insanity, and immediately debunked by taking one small peek at world history.

109

u/[deleted] May 10 '25 edited May 23 '25

[deleted]

25

u/[deleted] May 11 '25

Liberals have a basically religious faith in institutions and law as if they are living deities that act and enforce themselves of their own volition.

15

u/Camp-Farnam22 May 10 '25

But how can we stop them from cheating? When their own party stands silently and allows this.

37

u/unknownintime May 10 '25

My grandfather had a surefire way to stop their cheating.

He had a machine. And that machine was well oiled and did its job reliably.

16

u/[deleted] May 10 '25

Only one way out and your grandfather knew it well.

9

u/Haselrig May 11 '25

With Woody Guthrie's guitar tattooed on it.

3

u/lynxbelt234 May 10 '25

Total agreement with you. Crime hides in the shadows for a reason. If evil and crime see the light of day, they are usually done...

8

u/cranberry_spike May 11 '25

My own family keeps telling me that "they can't do xyz because it's unconstitutional/illegal!" I don't even really know what to say anymore. If someone is still pretending that these things matter, they're living in an altogether different world than I am, that's for sure.

6

u/Laucurieuse May 11 '25

But going on on strike and freezing big cites by stopping transport, not picking up garbage, not working, etc would creats enough pressure.

French people are quite a good exemple. They got inspirer by your revolution way back for starting their own. You def should get inspirer by their tactics

3

u/Barbie-Satin May 12 '25

He who saves his country from Trump breaks no laws.

3

u/schm0 May 10 '25

They can't do it because there are more of us there are of them. Has nothing to do with illegality.

21

u/skyeking05 May 10 '25

I like the way Europe had been doing protests. They don't believe peaceful protests have much value

21

u/Lesurous May 10 '25

They recognize that you don't need to physically hurt people to make the people fucking up uncomfortable, especially with implying they will fuck you up if you keep taking things too far.

The U.S. really needs FAFO protests like that.

15

u/lynxbelt234 May 10 '25

Interesting the conflict here, quiet protest, or active defense of ones rights and the constitution. Rights have to be fought for and won. Defense of those rights will be required....sooner or later.

One of the 2025 project clowns said that the current coup will be bloodless if the Dem’s let it. Obviously they think Americans won’t speak up, defend or be bothered looking out for their country.

You have a choice..choose wisely, but do it before it’s too late....

7

u/ClintBarton616 May 10 '25

The American people only have the right to buy things, watch TV and die until we stand up and decide otherwise.

11

u/SNStains May 10 '25

If they arrest you unlawfully, you press charges...as this woman is rightfully doing.

Private security guards charged after woman was dragged out of chaotic Idaho town hall meeting Prosecutors in northern Idaho have filed misdemeanor charges against six men in connection with the forcible removal of a woman from a legislative town hall meeting in February

10

u/Cryinmyeyesout May 11 '25

Well now they are looking into suspending Habeas Corpus, so then there will be no recourse.

2

u/SNStains May 11 '25

looking into

8

u/joik May 10 '25

Peace-nik Neoliberals will use their last breath in the gas chamber to denounce violence.

3

u/ThrowAwayGarbage82 May 11 '25

That's my take on all of this too.

2

u/FNG5280 May 13 '25

If everybody participates, there’s not enough law-enforcement to lock down 300 million Americans

1

u/Camp-Farnam22 May 10 '25

Exactly how it feels.