The disorienting nature of gaslighting.

[whitehall]

The freaking democrat party is falling apart and the post is about the GOP's perception of federal judges. It's a perfect example of gaslighting.

 

[berg80]

The freaking democrat party is falling apart and the post is about the GOP's perception of federal judges. It's a perfect example of gaslighting.

House Republicans don’t have the votes to impeach any federal judges. But a growing number of hard-liners is discussing several other legislative options as GOP leaders search for a release valve for the MAGA fury building over recent court rulings checking President Donald Trump.

That's called aiding and abetting authoritarian governance. The courts are playing their constitutional role as a check on abuses of power and illegal actions on the part of the regime. Trying to remove the obstacle the courts present rather than complying with the law is what despots do.

 

[j-mac]

House Republicans don’t have the votes to impeach any federal judges. But a growing number of hard-liners is discussing several other legislative options as GOP leaders search for a release valve for the MAGA fury building over recent court rulings checking President Donald Trump.

That's called aiding and abetting authoritarian governance. The courts are playing their constitutional role as a check on abuses of power and illegal actions on the part of the regime. Trying to remove the obstacle the courts present rather than complying with the law is what despots do.

Keep in mind Berg, whatever underhanded tactics y'all employ set precedents. You'll hate these tactics when their used against you.

 

[berg80]

Keep in mind Berg, whatever underhanded tactics y'all employ set precedents. You'll hate these tactics when their used against you.

Funny, I was just thinking about how Repubs will have to keep their mouths shut no matter what the next Dem prez does. Including enriching himself unethically/illegally, breaking multiple laws, defying the courts, purging the government of perceived enemies, appointing an incompetent cabinet, inveterate lying, intimidating law firms and the media..............getting the picture?

 

[j-mac]

Funny, I was just thinking about how Repubs will have to keep their mouths shut no matter what the next Dem prez does. Including enriching himself unethically/illegally, breaking multiple laws, defying the courts, purging the government of perceived enemies, appointing an incompetent cabinet, inveterate lying, intimidating law firms and the media..............getting the picture?

Now, that's a special kind of eternal butt hurt right there....

I'm simply saying that you think this tactic of using the courts to stop a political agenda will come back to bite you in the ass....At least it should in a just world....It's just too bad that Republican's don't have the disregard for our Constitution like you liberal progs do...

 

[Etymology gaslight]

Gaslighting is defined as the manipulation of someone into questioning their own perception of reality.

It’s not just impeachments. Republicans are eyeing other ways to rein in federal judges.​

House Republicans don’t have the votes to impeach any federal judges. But a growing number of hard-liners is discussing several other legislative options as GOP leaders search for a release valve for the MAGA fury building over recent court rulings checking President Donald Trump.

Top Republicans are likely to put at least one bill, California Rep. Darrell Issa’s “No Rogue Rulings Act,” on the floor in early April, according to two people granted anonymity to discuss scheduling plans. The legislation would crack down on the ability of lower-court judges to issue far-reaching injunctions.

House Republicans have filed impeachment resolutions targeting four district judges, including one this week targeting the jurist who sought to block Trump’s effort to deport alleged gang members to El Salvador. Trump publicly backed the impeachment push, and Musk quickly fanned the flames on X, his social-media platform, calling the deportations ruling part of a “judicial coup.”

But there is widespread recognition inside the House GOP that impeachments — besides being costly in time and political capital — do not have the votes to succeed given Republicans’ narrow majority. That has prompted GOP hard-liners to back-channel with Trump allies on alternatives they could push across the House floor.

“Activist judges, particularly in D.C., think that they are the Trump resistance — the Trump political resistance,” said Mike Davis, a close Trump ally who runs an outside judicial advocacy group. “What they are doing is lawless and dangerous, and it must be stopped.”

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/21/congress-judges-gop-impeachments-injunctions-026855

I've pointed out a number of times how effective the Right has been in creating specious, counter factual narratives to address political vulnerabilities. Karl Rove was expert at it. Bush had a weakness relative to John Kerry over their respective service in the military. Kerry went to war in Vietnam, George stayed home and pretended to be a pilot in the ANG. So Kerry got swift boated, problem solved. trump's epic corruption and law breaking leading up to the 2024 election needed obfuscation. So the Right fabricated a fiction that he was the victim of persecution.

Darrel Issa, in Orwellian fashion, has introduced a bill named the "No Rogue Rulings Act" to deal with judges making rulings on rogue EO's and directives coming from the regime. How very diabolically clever. Some trump ally said of judges, “What they are doing is lawless and dangerous, and it must be stopped.” I can hardly think of a better way to describe what trump and Co have been attempting. Joe Biden was accused of weaponizing the DoJ because it tried to respond to trump's lawlessness. A preemptive strike to provide cover for trump turning Pam Bondi in to his personal attack dog and protector.

Justice Dept. Tries to Intervene on Trump’s Behalf in Jan. 6 Lawsuits​

The department employed a maneuver that could protect the president from legal and financial consequences in a series of civil suits.

Justice Dept. Tries to Intervene on Trump’s Behalf in Jan. 6 Lawsuits

The department employed a maneuver that could protect the president from legal and financial consequences in a series of civil suits.

www.nytimes.com

Every utterance coming from the regime requires independent, critical thought. Because the construct it's trying to create doesn't match objective reality. Is a policy induced slowdown in the economy and the resultant decline in the stock market a "healthy correction?" In trumpworld it is. Are rulings blocking the regime's unconstitutional actions coming from "activist judges?" Or is it necessary to discredit the rulings in order to manipulate the public's perception of what is happening.

Even GOP-appointed judges are resisting Trump's agenda​

Jen Psaki: Why even GOP-appointed judges are resisting Trump's agenda

Plus, a list of key ongoing and upcoming court cases and a very special new podcast in this week’s 3-Minute Read from Jen Psaki.

www.msnbc.com

Gaslighting is defined as the manipulation of someone into questioning their own perception of reality.

Well said

You are clearly disoriented after sucking off the Democrat gas pipe for so long.

In this country impeachment is always a term late.
The politician
Will never shine as bright as our Constitution.

 

[healthmyths]

I heard the Felon-in-Chief on the radio today speaking in the ME. He was touting the US economy, saying it's the greatest. You know.......even though we had negative GDP for Q1. Was he lying, delusional, or both?

OK Let's take a look at how great the US economy is.... FACTS NOT guesses OK??
The GDP is the market value — in current dollars — of all goods and services produced within the United States in a given period; Real GDP adjusts that measure for inflation. Changes in GDP are expressed on an annualized basis.

GDP Report: First Estimate Shows Negative Growth in Q1 2025 - NerdWallet

The economy grew by an annual rate of 2.8% in 2024, according to the advance estimate of real GDP from the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

www.nerdwallet.com

# Country GDP (abbrev.)

1. United States $27.721 trillion 51% of total top 4 or $54 Trillion
2. China $17.795 trillion 33%
3. Germany $4.526 trillion 8%
4. Japan $4.204 trillion 8%

Now the definition of greatest maybe this?

The US has a GDP that is greater than the other top 3...$27.721 trillion to total of the remaining top 3 countries :$26.53

 

[whitehall]

House Republicans don’t have the votes to impeach any federal judges. But a growing number of hard-liners is discussing several other legislative options as GOP leaders search for a release valve for the MAGA fury building over recent court rulings checking President Donald Trump.

That's called aiding and abetting authoritarian governance. The courts are playing their constitutional role as a check on abuses of power and illegal actions on the part of the regime. Trying to remove the obstacle the courts present rather than complying with the law is what despots do.

The post is an example of "gaslighting"

 

[scruffy]

Gaslighting is defined as the manipulation of someone into questioning their own perception of reality.

Oh. You mean like CNN.

And MS-LSD.