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American Academy of Pediatrics loses government funding after criticizing RFK Jr
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this post was submitted on 17 Dec 2025
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It doesn't matter if this administration doesn't care about the Constitution...it still applies.
I hate to break it to you but the current administration has repeatedly violated the constitution without a slap on the wrist so far. Laws are only as good as they are enforced and we are seeing that there are no consequences for violating the law or constitution for this administration.
I do agree it still applies, it is just the consequences are not happening anymore.
The justice system doesn't move quickly, and unfortunately when it's the president breaking the law, there's only so much that can be done as long as they're in office.
But that doesn't mean there will be no consequences for what they're doing. Trump himself, may avoid some of those consequences by hiding behind presidential authority...but the people who are breaking the law on his orders, will not be so fortunate. Almost no one from his 1st administration got out without scars. The only difference this time around, is the scale of the crimes being committed. Make no mistake, it's definitely worse...and the consequences will be much steeper. It's basically legal suicide to work for this administration. The bell will toll for all of them.
As for Trump himself, he's still facing the same legal challenges that got put aside when he won the election. Those trials will start up again as soon as he's out of office. And new charges are definitely going to be added to the pile. The only way he doesn't wind up in prison, is if he dies before they convict him.
I just hope they don't drag their feet again, like they did after 2020. They can't afford to waste time. Every single loophole that he's using to push his agenda through, needs to be closed before the following election cycle, or some other fascist asshole is just going to try it all over again.
I think you make a lot of good points. Justice does move slowly and I am pretty impatient at this point.
I think classism is one of the biggest issue we face and not holding the President accountable creates a blatant two tier justice system where politicians and are rarely held accountable and the President is never held accountable.
We also see this with wealthy people and our society even has clever names like "fuck you" money where you no longer have to listen to anything or follow the rules if you have enough money.
The thing is, we should be holding people in power to a higher level of accountability not lower or even worse not at all. Until our culture changes in this regard we will see people taking advantage of their privilege with impunity.
Trump and company are actually playing by the rules of their class and just taking this privilege to its logical conclusion. If you can't be stopped, why stop.
No, it doesn’t.
Of course it does. Just because someone breaks the law, doesn't mean the law no longer exists.
It doesn’t apply if no-one applies it.
Oh. Did the entire judicial system disappear recently? Or, do Republicans suddenly have control over more than 2/3rds of state legislatures? Has the administration started mass executions of lawmakers, judges and military officials that disagree with them?
Because unless some or all of those things happen, there is still a system in place to push back on whatever Trump is doing. And there are still people in positions of power to keep that system from collapsing.
What people need to do, now more than ever, is vote in the next mid-terms. It would be even better if good people who oppose what Trump is doing, chose to run for office in local and state elections, as well. That way folks have better options to vote for.