The headline undersells it. He just declared that him and the attorney General have sole ability to interpret laws for the executive branch. That branch includes the law enforcement agencies that would arrest him for committing crimes. That means the FBI couldn't arrest him even if SCOTUS declared him to have done something illegal because him and the AG now interpret legal meaning for the FBI, not SCOTUS.
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Where the fuck can I learn where mass protests are taking place over this?
Follow the various 50501 protest organizers. There were nationwide protests in many cities in all 50 states on Feb 5th, Feb 17th, and there's going to be future ones about this. Seems like March 4th is one date people are starting to settle on
There's also groups like Indivisible that do all kinds of other action with both general protests and targeted action/protest towards people in congress. There's good odds there's a local Indivisible group near you
Media coverage of protests is rather poor right now. The 50501 protests were barely picked up despite having hundreds show up even in small cities. It's up to us to spread information about this to the people you know. The revolution will not be televised.
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Companies are in power of the government through president Turnip. Sec fines companies (a paultry amount ) and those stupid rules are in the way. If Turnip can makes those pesky rules go away, the number can go up infinitely, any way possible. Rivaling companies can be cellar boxed into bankruptcy more effectively. Rich men get richer.