Reagan-appointed federal judge Mark Wolf has resigned from the bench in Massachusetts, and his explanation is blunt: he can no longer bear the ethical constraints that prevent judges from speaking …

Reagan-appointed federal judge Mark Wolf has resigned from the bench in Massachusetts, and his explanation is blunt: he can no longer bear the ethical constraints that prevent judges from speaking out publicly while Trump dismantles the rule of law.

  • gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    6·
    5 days ago

    The point being made here is why the fuck is everyone who is in a position to do fucking anything to stop the fascists following the rules so punctiliously, when the fascists demonstrably do not give a flying fuck about the rules?

    • DreamButt@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      5 days ago

      Bc that’s the point. If you stoop to their level then you are no better than them. The law means something to this man. He will fight how he chooses to to maintain that law

      • Chulk@lemmy.mlEnglish
        1·
        5 days ago

        If you stoop to their level than you are no better than them

        Trump and his ilk are undermining the law to cleanse the US of those they deem undesirable. This guy could undermine the law to save those people.

        There’s a bit of a difference between those two types of people.

        Additionally, If the law is so easily discarded by those in power, then maybe the law isn’t worth defending at all. His activism would have been more effective as a sitting judge. To me he seems like a conservative judge who wishes conservatism still had a mask to hide behind.

    • HubertManne@piefed.socialEnglish
      2·
      5 days ago

      because what he is doing is more effective:

      When I became a senior judge in 2013, my successor was appointed, so my resignation will not create a vacancy to be filled by the president.

      More importantly, Wolf’s making clear this resignation isn’t symbolic retreat—it’s tactical:

      I resigned in order to speak out, support litigation, and work with other individuals and organizations dedicated to protecting the rule of law and American democracy. I also intend to advocate for the judges who cannot speak publicly for themselves.