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The Supreme Courtā€™s handling of a case involving Trumpā€™s firing of Hampton Dellinger, head of the Office of Special Counsel, has been described as a ā€œcompromise.ā€

Dellinger sued, claiming unlawful termination. The court, facing a split between conservative and liberal justices, opted to ā€œnot decide,ā€ holding the governmentā€™s appeal ā€œin abeyanceā€ until the temporary restraining order (TRO) expires.

This ā€œnonrulingā€ risks escalating executive vs. judicial tensions, as it provides no clear direction on presidential removal power.

While TROs remain an option, the court avoided directly challenging Trumpā€™s claims, leading to potential future clashes.

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    8 days ago

    The goal of the fascist controlled court is to provide safe speed limits for their coup.

    If a particular action causes too much panic too early they can put the breaks on and wait till the temperature cools on this particular issue, or wait till they have full control of the military and donā€™t have to pretend as much anymore.

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      8 days ago

      This. The Judicial system in a liberal democracy serves to depoliticize outcomes. This is currently repurposed to depoliticize a fascist takeover.

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        Astute and elegantly said. Iā€™ll definitely be repeating that observation.