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The Pandora’s box is clear. What began as an ostensibly bad-faith legal campaign to sledgehammer a disliked former president now risks shattering foundational constitutional guardrails meant to prevent open hostilities between states and the federal government.
1 posted on 03/19/2024 9:14:58 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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The DEMONIC DEMOCRATS KNOW WE WILL NEVER DO TO THEM WHAT THEY TO TO US!!!


2 posted on 03/19/2024 9:18:06 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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"One potential worst-case scenario..."

Oh, I'm pretty sure that's Plan A for all those who are after Trump.

3 posted on 03/19/2024 9:23:03 AM PDT by alancarp (George Orwell was an optimist.)
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In order to avoid these issues, the U.S. Supreme Court must intervene soon. There is zero need for more than a nominal bond in this case. Most of Trump’s wealth is in the United States.


5 posted on 03/19/2024 9:27:07 AM PDT by maro (MAGA!)
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This is fearmongering. If Trump doesn’t post a bond and doesn’t get a stay of enforcement, then the State attaches bank accounts, and goes ahead with auctions of some of his interests in real estate. If the judgment is then reversed on appeal, he gets his money back. He suffers a forced sale of properties he would’ve preferred to keep, but in their place he gets the fair market value as reflected in the winning bid. That’s a loss to him but not a catastrophe, i.e., not confiscation. (Averting problems like this is why people bond appeals when they can.)

New York State is not going to refuse to pay him and provoke some kind of constitutional crisis. If the ultimate resolution is in Trump’s favor, the State will just cut him a check – regardless of whether he’s President or a private citizen.


7 posted on 03/19/2024 9:36:26 AM PDT by Eagle Forgotten
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Also going to affect the real estate market in New York. The risk factor went WAY up.


8 posted on 03/19/2024 9:39:15 AM PDT by glorgau
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The implications become even more catastrophic if Trump secures an Eighth Amendment “excessive fines” victory at the Supreme Courtt…

I think to the layman, this verdict appears to be a slam dunk instance of outrageously expensive fines. So, has anyone questioned Trump if, or when, he is actually going to begin that protest process in the federal court system, verses continuing to suffer worse and worse consequences in NY state court? As far as I can tell, he can file that federal 8th amendment protest at any time, but hasn’t yet, for some reason. I know the pat answer is ‘just trust the plan’ but this needs an explanation IMO. Thanks.

13 posted on 03/19/2024 10:01:17 AM PDT by Golden Eagle (It is far easier to fool someone, than to convince them that they've been fooled. )
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Like everything else in this country, it all depends on who controls the Box.


14 posted on 03/19/2024 10:03:43 AM PDT by The_Harlequin (…the time will arrive when you will learn to judge for yourself of what is going on in the world, wi)
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If justice is seen as fully twisted and one sided, people will seek other avenues as naturally as water seeks gravity and cracks.


16 posted on 03/19/2024 10:13:57 AM PDT by DesertRhino (2016 Star Wars, 2020 The Empire Strikes Back, 2024... RETURN OF THE JEDI. )
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