Re:Trump Touts Prison in El Salvador for Tesla Attackers
by jfengel on Saturday March 22, 2025 @09:51AM
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And indeed, why should they apply to him. He was elected democratically. Any rules in place will also be repealed. If he's doing it in the wrong order, it's just a technicality.
That's the rule of law in a democracy. We were warned since Plato that it meant mob rule. The demos voted for bread and circuses, and that's what we're getting. Well, circuses first. Maybe bread later.
Re:Trump Touts Prison in El Salvador for Tesla Attackers
by AnimalMuppet on Saturday March 22, 2025 @12:41PM
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Why should they apply? Because we are not a pure democracy. We are about the rule of law. An awful lot of what's going on seems to be about whether we have the rule of law or the rule of Trump. Do we have a president, or a king?
I want rule of law. I want the president constrained by the constitution, not able to do everything that comes into his head.
He either doesn't understand why that matters, or he doesn't care. He just wants to punish people that he wants punished, and it doesn't matter how. Rules? Why should they apply to him?
His actions, his arrogance, and his disregard for the rule of law disgust me multiple times a day.
And he seems to think Tesla dealerships deserve more protection than the Congress building does.
But at least this time he said "if convicted". That's a start...