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Volaris

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7. Well, its not like the Judges or the courts they run are powerless here...

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Thu Aug 28, 2025, 07:52 AM

Aug 2025

They can (to the best of my knowledge) strike a 'gentlemens agreement' amongst themselves as professionals that says 'anybody that comes in here on 'Trumped-up', nonsense charges, we're simply going to ROR with cash bail set at 1 dollar, or night-court style 'time served, 50 dollar fine', and essentially tell these clowns go fuck yourselves with this nonsense, and go ahead and scream all you want, WE run our own courtrooms, not DA Boxwine.

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'It's a mess': DC courts on brink of collapse as Trump floods them with arrests [View all] BumRushDaShow Aug 2025 OP

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These arrests and inflated charges are intended as proof that serious crime is rampant in DC Martin Eden Aug 2025 #6

Yes, this is Trump's excuse for taking over the city completely. ananda Aug 2025 #21

Well, its not like the Judges or the courts they run are powerless here... Volaris Aug 2025 #7

Or they could ask their colleagues on the Supremes Farmer-Rick Aug 2025 #10

Well, speaking of the SC, i would love them to go find a camera, Volaris Aug 2025 #16

It's intentional. 58Sunliner Aug 2025 #8

They're mean as snakes. Hatred for them grows daily. Joinfortmill Aug 2025 #9

Clearly an attempt to destroy what's left of the judicial "system". GreenWave Aug 2025 #11

These "arrests" should be handled in local courts, not federal courts FakeNoose Aug 2025 #13

DC is a Federal district. Pretty much all of the courts are "federal"... Wounded Bear Aug 2025 #18

These are the same people who thought that violent January 6ths being held in pre-trial detention... Tommy Carcetti Aug 2025 #14

Excellent point! chouchou Aug 2025 #15

Don't forget that Moses Mike and his band of ass,,,,, Old Crank Aug 2025 #17

All part of the master plan to destroy American justice, as shaky as it has been for a while...nt Wounded Bear Aug 2025 #19

Republican governing republianmushroom Aug 2025 #20

So the Trump administration is trumping up charges? Owens Aug 2025 #23

There are 29 federal judges in the DC District courts. They handled hundreds of Jan 6 cases. FWIW... ancianita Aug 2025 #24

Actually, D.C. itself has it's own courts BumRushDaShow Aug 2025 #25

Have you seen the federal justices' names? ancianita Aug 2025 #26

Not the same court (although all the judges in any of their courts are nominated by Presidents) BumRushDaShow Aug 2025 #27

It WILL fucking collapse. There's no way DC can handle all this shit on a daily basis with no end in sight. Karasu Aug 2025 #28