Anyone have any thoughts about what happens should Newsome and Bass be arrested

[orangecrush]

By this regime?

What would the recourse be?

[JustAnotherGen]

1. Storm the Bastille?

Not being sarcastic or flippant. Seriously. Newark gave folks the blueprint.

[mwmisses4289]

9. Newark was the test run.

Not sure what lessons they learned, but they may think they have.

[JustAnotherGen]

16. We'll see

McIver will have her day in Court. She will beat that bum rap.

[bucolic_frolic]

2. Lawsuits like you ain't never seen

[Irish_Dem]

3. Americans will yawn, order something from Amazon, have a beer.

MAGAs will jump for joy.

Courts will back Trump.

Congress will continue to collect their big paychecks and perks and be happy as clams.

[Quixote1818]

4. He won't. That would backfire and the courts would stop that pretty quickly.

The arrest would dominate global news. It would galvanize centrists against Trump in swing states, especially suburban voters who value constitutional norms. Newsom would immediately challenge the move in court, and likely win, especially if the action bypassed state sovereignty and legal norms. Federal judges even Trump-appointed ones would likely slam the brakes because of Constitutional overreach.

[orangecrush]

5. I put nothing past them.

[newdeal2]

6. Neither do I, but I think even Trump judges understand that arresting governors would be a dramatic escalation

They may still do it, but I think it will backfire.

[orangecrush]

7. Let's hope so

[Arazi]

8. I think Newsom has grasped the essence of it all now tho

By issuing the challenge, Newsom is forcing their hand to act. I think it’s probably better we force Traitor and his minions to (try to) go full authoritarian now rather than later after he’s had another year to purge anyone with a conscience from the military, DOJ, and judiciary.

He hasn’t done the necessary work to coalesce an authoritarian regime so far. He’s rushing this before he’s solidified his power. So let’s test this while we have some semblance of a democracy remaining.

[hlthe2b]

10. Yes.. NO matter our disgust/disdain/mistrust for SCOTUS, they would immediately order his release & slam TSF down.

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[Arazi]

14. Exactly. Force this into the open now imo

Traitor is coming for our democracy anyway, I’ve come to firmly believe it’s time to make him tip his hand openly.

And asap. While the judiciary is holding.

If he goes for Newsom, I think that will even be a bridge too far for (some) R governors. I’ll welcome them to the resistance

[sinkingfeeling]

12. Civil war?

[taxi]

13. One remedy seems fairly straight forward.

We need a troll under the bridge. An Oedipus to counter the Spinx.
California, being respectful to the wishes of the current administration, may decide place restrictions on truck and rail traffic out of the state. California cannot afford the risks associated with unfettered travel across its borders and must do all in its power to ensure that no human trafficking goes unnoticed. How an action like this affects trade is a minor consideration.

[Johonny]

15. Newsome rockets to number 1 in the 2028

Primaries and the Democratic party has a new leader.

Arresting the opposition only works if you then kill them. And it generally boosts their popularity among everyone that hates you. Which in Trumps case is most of the world and the majority of the US. So, not good.