Just in case cis folk are unaware, HRT isn't something you can just "wean" someone off of. It depends upon the person's circumstances of course but for many of us, especially those of us who have been trans for a long time, it can have severe health effects such as osteoporosis. You know, in addition to the fact that it's literally meant to be torture.
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Cruel and unusual punishment is supposed to be unconstitutional...
Do it enough and it's no longer unusual, and the law says it has to be both. Such bullshit
That “and” does a lot of heavy lifting, because the courts have decided that treatment needs to be both cruel and unusual. That means that if they do it to everyone all the time, it’s no longer “unusual” and isn’t prohibited.
The Constitution was dismantled a long time ago. The 4th Amendment's been irrelevant for decades they cut so many holes in it.
Courts, you will continue to be more irrelevant if no one enforces their rulings. Existential crisis.
That's what the US Marshals are for. They are a police force answering directly to the courts. It's a police force of limited jurisdiction, but an agency executive not obeying court orders falls within that jurisdiction.
We told you this would happen if the Republican scumbags were allowed to take power. We fucking warned you.
Americans. Do. Not. Care.
Yes, we do
I'm an American and I care very much. I go to protests. I donate to causes like the Trevor Project. Republican Americans largely don't care.
They're working their way up to extermination.
At this point. I am honestly surprised they were still given anything.
I mean born americans are getting shot dead broad daylight by government agents.
US born citizens losing their right to vote bc they changed their name for marriage.
Some 'criminal elements' not having approved medical care in a for profit prison system ... I mean wasn't some texas prison saying inmates don't need access to clean water? (even for drinking)
Of course they do. Because that's the whole point of this: cruelty. As every other fascist dictatorship, they need enemies. And right now, who are their best (as in easiest to hate and beat) enemies? Yup, lgbtq+ folks and inmigrants.
Expect things to get worse before november and, depending on what happens then, maybe even worse after november.
As for the justice system, yeah. It's about time usians understand the meaning of the words "[usian] police serves the capital, not the people".
The only ones that can enforce the judicial decisions are the police (state, local, federal, any of it) and since they serve the capital (which is the class ruling you), do you really think they're gonna hurt the people they serve?
The US are already a russian-type of "democracy". You're only missing the fake elections but they might be coming in November so hang in tight.
"In defiance of court order". What are the courts going to do about this?
Nothing courts are entirely powerless children. They have no real power. Those who have the actual power are starting to realize that if they just don't listen to them there's nothing they can do.
Hold people in contempt, put out arrest warrants, and stick the US Marshalls (police force directly answerable to the courts) on 'em?
It would be nice if they actually did this.
Fuck it. They should just order people released if the government isn't going to follow court orders. And if the administration doesn't released those the courts ordered released, they courts should let private citizens storm jails and free the wrongfully held at the point of gun. All they would have to do is say, "the courts will not hear any cases relating to private individuals using force to enforce lawful court orders."
Then it would be perfectly legal to go and simply shoot your way into prisons to free the unjustly held.
Once again that fucking dictatorship trying to impose its own "moral values" by systematically eliminating anyone who's not white/"Christian"/straight/hetero/Aryan/crypto
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