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Analysis: "Trump’s ‘state of exception’ cracks down on California"

"Trump desperately wants this crisis & is doing everything he can to make it worse."

"Nazi legal theorist Carl Schmitt provided the gameplan that Trump & Vance are following."

Schmitt's "state of exception" is the core legal doctrine underpinning "Hitler’s gradual seizing of power in Germany."

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#Trump #CarlSchmitt #USPol #UKPol #EuroPol #California #StateOfException .

Flux · Donald Trump’s ‘state of exception’ cracks down on CaliforniaBy Matthew Sheffield

Analysis: "Trump’s ‘state of exception’ cracks down on California"

"Trump desperately wants this crisis & is doing everything he can to make it worse."

"Nazi legal theorist Carl Schmitt provided the gameplan that Trump & Vance are following."

Schmitt's "state of exception" is the core legal doctrine underpinning "Hitler’s gradual seizing of power in Germany."

plus.flux.community/p/donald-t

#Trump #CarlSchmitt #fascism #USPol #UKPol #EuroPol #California #StateOfException .

Flux · Donald Trump’s ‘state of exception’ cracks down on CaliforniaBy Matthew Sheffield

Analysis: "Trump’s ‘state of exception’ cracks down on California"

"Trump desperately wants this crisis & is doing everything he can to make it worse."

"Nazi legal theorist Carl Schmitt provided the gameplan that Trump & Vance are following."

Schmitt's "state of exception" is the core legal doctrine underpinning "Hitler’s gradual seizing of power in Germany."

plus.flux.community/p/donald-t

#Trump #CarlSchmitt #fascism #USPol #UKPol #EuroPol #California #StateOfException .

Flux · Donald Trump’s ‘state of exception’ cracks down on CaliforniaBy Matthew Sheffield

Analysis: "Trump’s ‘state of exception’ cracks down on California"

"Trump desperately wants this crisis & is doing everything he can to make it worse."

"Nazi legal theorist Carl Schmitt provided the gameplan that Trump & Vance are following."

Schmitt's "state of exception'" is the core legal doctrine underpinning "Hitler’s gradual seizing of power in Germany."

plus.flux.community/p/donald-t

#Trump #CarlSchmitt #fascism #USPol #UKPol #EuroPol #California .

Flux · Donald Trump’s ‘state of exception’ cracks down on CaliforniaBy Matthew Sheffield
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@ChrisMayLA6

Unfortunately they are capable of operating over a wider spectrum - as the renewed monstering of the #attorneygeneral #richardhermer for daring to speak up for the rule of law - even international law - and citing #carlschmitt as a cautionary tale of where rejection of this can lead - shows only too well. I fear that they may be taking particular pleasure in going after the equalities minister - #seemamalhotra - who happens to be both female and of #southasian heritage! .

[TL:DR: We need to stop the perversion of rule of law *globally*; concentrate on supporting democracies instead of despots. 💰 ]

On Carl Schmitt, the 'legal architect' of the Third Reich and inspiration to present day authoritarians.

「For Schmitt, every government capable of decisive action must include a dictatorial element within its constitution. Although the German concept of Ausnahmezustand is best translated as "state of emergency", it literally means "state of exception" which, according to Schmitt, frees the executive from any legal restraints to its power that would normally apply. The use of the term "exceptional" has to be underlined here: Schmitt defines sovereignty as the power to decide to initiate a state of exception [...]」

「Through the state of exception, Schmitt included all types of violence under right, in the case of the authority of Hitler leading to the formulation "The leader defends the law" ("Der Führer schützt das Recht").」

「Some have argued that Schmitt has become an important influence on Chinese political theory in the 21st century, particularly since Xi Jinping became General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party in 2012.

Schmitt's ideas have proved popular and useful instruments in justifying the legitimacy of Chinese Communist Party rule」

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On July 1, 2024, (Chief Justice John) Roberts wrote the majority opinion in Trump v. United States, writing that *a president has absolute immunity for acts committed as president within their constitutional purview, presumptive immunity for official acts* , and no immunity for unofficial acts.

#CarlSchmitt #Legalism #nazism #fascism #SCOTUS #JohnRoberts #CCP #china

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@atrupar The modern era father of this age-old idea that the judiciary must serve the regime or The Leader in full and without question is Carl Schmitt, the the Nazi ideologue who created the pseudo-rational legal framework for the Third Reich known as Legalism.

This is great for despots since it removes any normal legal recourse the people might have to oppose unaccountable authoritarian leaders.

In fact it is just a flick of a pen away to make the very act of opposing the regime illegal, and punishable by whatever measures the regime sees fit... And voilà, crushing all dissent is now not only virtuous but a *legally required* act!

Cue to "I was only following orders..."

Incidentally, the Chinese communist party turned to Carl Schmitt's legalism in early 2000's in search of a raison d'être for their continued dictatorship after actual 'communism' had failed as an ideology. Schmitt's ideas also meshed well with CCP's newly re-introduced ethno-nationalist and imperialist dogma, so what's not to like.

The MAGA ideologues pulling strings behind trump and the Project 2025 are, quelle surprise, also enamoured with Carl Schmitt...