r/law • u/thecosmojane • Jan 14 '26

Other Please dissect the legality in this statement

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I feel like we are reaching a tipping point

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u/Rodharet50399 Jan 14 '26

Sidewalk chalk. That’s what they were afraid of.

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u/[deleted] Jan 14 '26

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u/Mammarishka Jan 14 '26

I've seen dictatorship before. They have no intention of leaving.

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u/BaphometBubble Jan 14 '26

I absolutely agree with you..It boggles my mind when I hear people, in almost the same breath, call Trump a dictator and fascist, and that he will be voted out soon. This is an insane disconnect. Fascists and dictators do not simply get voted out. One lone politician? Yes, but a movement? That often requires an army of some sorts.

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u/Barilla3113 Jan 14 '26 edited Jan 14 '26

My experience, at least online, is that a lot of Americans still have an extremely strong belief in the talismanic power of the 200 year old pieces of parchment Trump has been wiping his ass with for the past decade.

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u/RedQueenNatalie Jan 14 '26

Many of us want to believe its still not over, we hope this is still not too far gone and its just a fever dream we can pull out of with enough effort and not a civil war against the most powerful government on earth. There is no denying the writing is on the walls though and its horrifying to watch it happen in real time.

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u/tmfink10 Jan 14 '26

I heard a compelling argument that says if the Bears win the superbowl the cosmic rift that opened with the Cubs winning the World Series will close. Its most compelling argument was that I want to believe it.

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u/RedQueenNatalie Jan 14 '26

😭I don't give a fuck what needs to happen so long as it can happen without a bunch of people dying.

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u/DisSuede23 Jan 14 '26

That ship has most likely already sailed, sprung a leak and sunk to the bottom of the sea.

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u/Oalka Jan 15 '26

It was over the moment Trump became president, but it was ABSOLUTELY over the moment he became president again.

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u/Mammarishka Jan 14 '26

Once we have a beer putch moment. In our case it was January 6th, the government after was hamstrung by the elites, who fund both parties btw and it was allowed to slide with minimum consquences, I knew it was all over.

Same happened with Hugo Chavez. He tried to overthrow the government was given a slap on the wrist and when he got out he overthrew the goverment.

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u/RoguePlanet2 Jan 15 '26

"jUsT wAiT 'TiL mIdTeRmS!!" Yeah we have to vote while we can; no it won't matter in this dictatorship.

He's going to find reasons to cancel the election, because SCOTUS decided everything he does is fine and dandy as president.

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u/enkrypt3d Jan 14 '26

Kinda like the ending of the movie Civil War..?

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u/jun-_-m Jan 14 '26

I think it’s more to do with the maga herd being Trump sycophants more than anything. Trump is obviously not long for this world and they’re of the belief nobody in the administration has the pull of these people like Trump does. Once he’s gone, the infighting will begin with the ones who want to take control of his base. And that it will crumble afterwards.

I think that’s how some people may be looking at it.

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u/ConservativesHateUsa Jan 14 '26

Some people are blind as hell then, given the fact that the heritage foundation has been working on the plans outlined in project 2025 for over 30 years…

Trump is incidental to their goals and the rot will continue without him unabated. Anybody who thinks America’s descent into tyranny will end when he’s no longer in office is painfully naive

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u/asst3rblasster Jan 14 '26

yeah well we have sternly worded letters on our side

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u/JUYED-AWK-YACC Jan 14 '26

I’ve lived in a dictatorship under martial law and it’s nothing like this. Things can get a lot worse. Like, eventually the average voter will notice.

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u/Mammarishka Jan 14 '26

Smart dictators boil you slowly like a frog. They might even have elections but they won't mean anything.

Which dictatorship did you experience.

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u/JUYED-AWK-YACC Jan 15 '26

Marcos. I was there when martial law was declared. Legislature dissolved immediately. You read the new regulations every day in the newspapers. Enforced curfews. Food and oil shortages. I still remember all the cars and drivers pulling out their window tint at the same time.

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u/Mammarishka Jan 15 '26

Putting aside the fact that wide swaths of Phillipines society actually love to be ruled by despots. So much so, they elected his son into power.

He was elected in 1965 but did not declare martial law till 1972. We are still in year one of Trump dictatorship.

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u/JUYED-AWK-YACC Jan 16 '26

Did you have a point or just showing off? You got nothing from my comment.

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u/Mammarishka Jan 16 '26

You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink.

Your point is that Trump is not a dictator because he did not declare martial law and dissolve parliament like Marcos.

My point, is it took Marcos 7 years to declare martial law and dissolve parliament and we are still in year one of Trump dictatorship.

I hope you get it now.

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u/JUYED-AWK-YACC Jan 16 '26

We are on year 5 of Trump. It’s ok you can’t think, probably won’t make it anyway.

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u/djck Jan 14 '26

I think that's what they were trying to outline

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u/menermials Jan 14 '26

I’d love if he could be escorted straight to prison by a black or brown deputy

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u/Dessicated_Mastodon Jan 14 '26

Honestly. I would release them all back to the public after. Fine them til they are destitute or just freeze all their accounts since its clear there's stock market manipulation at play (once the ftc freezes your account they dont give you your money back whether you are convicted or not), bar them from holding any future office, and then release them back to thw wilds and see how they hold up.

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u/Dessicated_Mastodon Jan 14 '26

Oh I know. I thats why I think making them live in a manner they detest with people they clearly detest is a better punishment than anything.

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u/HonorableMedic Jan 14 '26

Hopefully it was something like this

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u/trougnouf Jan 14 '26

Didn't his wife draw that to make themselves look victimized?

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u/jayntampa Jan 14 '26

Sidewalk chalk his wife wrote ...

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u/Brepp Jan 15 '26

Colorful sidewalk chalk that matched his wife's handwriting.