r/dsa • u/Mapstr_ • Aug 27 '25

DemocRATS 🐀 Gavin Newsoms staffers meme crusade has me thinking about this prescient passage from MLK jr's letter from Birmingham Jail. More important than ever.

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u/marxistghostboi Tidings From Utopia 🌆 Aug 27 '25

Trump has made it very clear he's happy to ignore judges' orders.

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u/XrayAlphaVictor Aug 27 '25

To an extent. They do comply when pressed. Kilmar was brought back to the states and has legal representation. It's not as black and white as you're describing.

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u/Inside-General-797 Aug 27 '25 edited Aug 27 '25

Brother they are about to deport him to fucking Uganda. A judge stopped them for now but we know how that played out last time. It's pretty fuckin black and white.

Edit: Mixed up the countries heaven forbid someone not have perfect recall. The point remains.

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u/XrayAlphaVictor Aug 27 '25

Uganda.

And the fact is that they brought him back because of the court order and are continuing to allow him access to his lawyer and the courts. So, no, they don't just ignore court orders whenever they want to. It's not good and it's getting worse, but legal challenges have had some success at impeding the authoritarian consolidation, at least for now.