Can anyone make me feel better about my tax dollars defending Trump defaming a rape accuser?

I get the law, the implications for other cases, the fact that millions of Americans voted for him, etc, but it still pisses me off.

I'm probably foolish for thinking it, but I'd like to think that even Trump supporters might be able to sympathize with me on this one.

Legally, I actually get it, but damn, this doesn't feel right.

https://www.courthousenews.com/trump-may-get-government-stand-in-for-suit-on-rape-allegations/

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Viper · M

No, I can't...

Only thing I can say is, I didn't believe the court would rule the government would have to stand in for him...

That wasn't a government issue...

And I don't believe government employees get covered for talking about non-governmental issues...

Like how are people able to personally sue law enforcement and government decision makers, when dealing with government issues, but they can't sue Trump for covering a non-government issue? Makes no sense.

MistyCee

@Viper Trumpism really does seem to be de novo and we've likely crossed the Rubicon in terms of expecting judicial appointees to apply some kind of different uniform non-political philosophy to their decisions after appointment is my take.

Roberts' balls and strikes thing, even though I got it, always seemed a little desperate and I'm, quite frankly not sure what the whole judicial appointment thing will be like given the fact folks like Cannon sailed through and the turn we took with Hobbes and Bruen.

The whole process has been a mess since at least Bork, but we've now got a bunch of gals and guys on the court buying into the idea that they can and should play an active role in social and political policy, only without the caution and respect for the process that we had with the Warren, Burger and Renquist Courts.