Saturday, March 14, 2025. A day which may well ‘’live in infamy’’. A day which may go down in history, ‘’As the day American democracy died’’, according to one journalist.
He could be right. It was certainly the day that members of the Trump administration ‘’crossed the line’’, openly defied a court order, from a federal judge, in direct violation of the Constitution. Which calls for a little explanation.
The Trump administration has invoked the ‘’Alien Enemies Act of 1798’’, in order to round up and deport, those whom it considers to be ‘’undesirable’’. As long as those individuals are not American citizens, and even if they are in the country legally, it makes no difference. They are being arrested and deported, without regard for ‘’due process of law’’. In popular terms, they are being denied their ‘’day in court’’.
In this particular case, a federal judge, Chief Justice Boksburg, was in the process of ruling on the legality of deporting three plane loads of alleged ‘’Venezuelan gang members’’. He issued that which is referred to as a ‘’temporary restraining order’’, against that deportation. He ordered those planes to not take flight, or if any of them did, to return to the airport. Certain members of the Trump administration ignored that order.
A journalist asked Trump if his administration had violated the judge’s orders, and his response was revealing. As he said, ‘’I do not know yet, you have to speak to the lawyers’’.
I say that this response is ‘’revealing’’, as it is clear that Trump is indifferent to the suggestion that he may have violated the orders of a federal judge! He simply does not care, one way or the other! He thinks that he can do whatever he wants, and get away with it. As he is a convicted felon, thirty four times over, and yet to serve even a single day in jail, we can see his point! The laws do not apply to billionaires!
The White House Press Secretary phrased the matter in somewhat different terms: ‘’The administration did not ‘refuse to comply’ with a court order. The order, which had no lawful basis, was issued after terrorist aliens had already been removed from US territory. …A single judge, in a single city, cannot direct the movement of an aircraft carrier full of foreign alien terrorists who were physically expelled from US soil’’.
We can only wonder if the Press Secretary is aware that she is flirting with charges of Contempt of Federal Court! To state that an order, from a federal judge, ‘’had no legal basis’’, is to imply that the judge is fraudulent. As well, to state that a ‘’single judge cannot direct the movement’’ of something, is blatantly false. A federal judge can do just that! Then too, her statement that ‘’the order…was issued after the terrorist aliens had already been removed from US territory’’, is almost certainly false.
Another official, referred to as ‘’Trump’s Border Czar’’, was even more emphatic. As he stated, ‘’We are not stopping. I do not care what the judges think, I do not care what the Left thinks, we’re coming’’.
Bravo, Border Czar! You have clearly stated, in simple, straight forward English, the attitude of all Trump officials! The policy, of the current Trump administration, is to do as Trump dictates, and to hell with the Constitution!
Just a little word of unsolicited advice, Mr. Border Czar. Do not be surprised if the federal courts take a ‘’dim view’’ of such an attitude. Even if you, and countless other federal officials just like you, consider your oath, that of ‘’preserving, protecting and defending the Constitution’’, to be nothing other than ‘’idle verbiage’’, the courts think otherwise! They may even hold you accountable! They could even go so far as to charge you with Criminal Contempt of Court! Which is precisely what it is! You have been warned!
Chief Justice Boksburg has ordered the DOJ, Department Of Justice, lawyers to come up with a ‘’sworn affidavit’’, within a certain time, with a ‘’chronology’’, which is to say minute by minute, concerning the precise time the planes took off, the precise time they received notice to turn the planes around, as well as the precise time the planes landed.
In short, Justice Boksburg is determined to find out, if the Trump administration officials, deliberately violated his court order. If he concludes that such is the case, as it almost certainly is, then he will very likely issue a ‘’Criminal Contempt of Court’’ ruling. This could well result in the DOJ being forced to prosecute the case against any and all government officials, involved in this Contempt case, including Donald Trump.
That time has elapsed, and the DOJ has refused to provide those details. What is more, they may also refuse to prosecute any Criminal Contempt charges, against any Trump administration officials. As the DOJ is firmly ‘’under the thumb’’ of Donald Trump, that also, is quite likely.
In that case, the court may choose to appoint an ‘’Independent Prosecutor’’, and have that individual prosecute the Criminal Contempt charge against the federal officials. Should that Independent Prosecutor issue an arrest warrant for certain Trump administration officials, then it is up to the marshals to arrest those individuals.
If that happens, then we will see if those marshals remain loyal to their oath, to the Constitution, of if their loyalty lies with Trump. As Trump has been a ‘’busy boy’’, purging all federal employees who may disagree with him, that remains to be seen.
In a worst case scenario, the marshals refuse to carry out the orders of the Special Prosecutor, thus proving their loyalty to Donald Trump.
And that, dear reader, is the very definition of a ‘’Constitutional Crisis’’. It will mean- perish forbid!- that all federal employees are now loyal to Trump, and not the Constitution. It will also mean that the American democratic republic, is dead. The Dictatorship of the American Oligarchy, with Trump-Musk at the head, has begun.
The astute reader may wonder why a true Marxist, a Communist, would be so concerned with the democratic republic. Because, as Lenin stated, in March of 1919, ‘’History shows that it is in precisely a bourgeois democracy, that a most acute struggle between the proletariat and the bourgeoisie develops, extensively and freely’’.
We most certainly want the class struggle to develop, under the democratic republic, to its logical conclusion, that of civil war, between the proletariat and the bourgeoisie, and the subsequent Dictatorship of the Proletariat.
By contrast, under a bourgeois dictatorship, the rule of the Plutocracy, such a class struggle will be far more difficult.
In conclusion, I can only stress the fact that it is urgent to become active, both legally and illegally. On the ‘’legal front’’, so to speak, all American should take part in town hall meetings, join the two mainstream political parties, as card carrying members, and read the Essential Works of Marx and Lenin. As well, they should encourage their friends who are attorneys, especially those who are experts in Constitutional Law, to challenge the 2024 Presidential Election, on the grounds that it was Unconstitutional, in violation of the Twelfth Amendment.
On the other hand, certain illegal work must also be carried out. Preparations for the Insurrection must be intensified. The members of Councils must be further armed, trained and equipped. The most advanced workers must be trained, in various fields of leadership, in preparation for the Dictatorship of the Proletariat. After the Revolution, such workers will be placed in key positions of authority. Any training they receive now, will prove to be most valuable.
May the signs and banners proclaim:
Prepare For Insurrection!
Workers of the World, Unite!
Dictatorship of the Proletariat!
Scientific Socialism!
Crush the American Oligarchy!
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