Hmm Trump may be laying the groundwork for Musk's departure.

Wonder if there was a falling out of out of if he was a liability.

If all that firing gets reversed by the courts it seems like a waste of taxpayer money

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FreddieUK · 70-79, M

It's strange how the poisoning of the concept that 'the rule of law' is a good thing has so quickly permeated mainstream thinking. So now, If I am ruled against, it's because the judge is of a different political colour, not because I have actually broken the law. If they find someone I don't like to be 'not guilty' they must be on the 'other side'.

There is a plot to undermine confidence in justice so that all that's left is just emotional prejudice. 'Anarchy' is the correct term for a society with no law.

If the judges reverse decisions, they can only do so based on Law. If people object to that, it can only be because they don't want the Law to apply to them.

Pretzel · 70-79, M

@FreddieUK well a slight disagreement on a point here. They will filule according to their perspective and understanding of the law. That's why judges are often noted as being conservative or liberal in their decisions.

But we are in total agreement that the rule of law used to be a given and the offenders were punished

I would never have believed the majority would elect a convicted felon to be president.

Now they might be felons while IN office but not before.

FreddieUK · 70-79, M

@Pretzel I think it's just our slightly different perspectives that cause the difference of opinion. We have had attacks on judges by certain right wing newspapers in the UK for which they should be ashamed. I'm pretty sure that we are not as politicised here as in the states, but some people are trying to make it so. Our judges are not selected by political parties, but they do tend to come from what one might call 'the Establishment' so tend to be conservative (with a small 'c') in their interpretation of the law. Thus, when they go against the perceived establishment, it comes as a shock to those who have views which they believe are superior to others.