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At the end of the day, the law is what people agree it is… And people don’t seem to be too interested in keeping the lunatic in check.

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It's truly bizarre. I think some of his supporters think that they are all in on the joke and that he doesn't mean half of it. But at this point there is zero evidence good faith, zero evidence of strategy. Just one odd PR stunt after another that someone can day trade on if they know about it a few hours in advance.

The Supreme Court doesn't seem too interested in letting the 22nd Amendment slide.

Even they have their limits.

Unfortunately, we won't know for sure until they're presented with a real case involving the 22nd Amendment.

Given its recent behavior, my prediction is that the Roberts court would drag out hearing any challenge against Trump's 2028 candidacy until such time that they can confidently announce that it's too close to the election to remove him from the ballot, much like they did with his criminal case regarding classified documents leading up to the 2024 election.

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