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Believe it or not, the nebulous nature of the department actually is what makes them more likely to have qualified immunity because their role hasn't been "clearly established" by case law. You couldn't even talk say what "actions as a part of their duties" are. I'm not a fan of qualified immunity.

As far as suing the government over what DOGE does, good luck figuring out where an agency deputized by executive order fits in here: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Tort_Claims_Act

Civil cases against government officers are however subject to qualified immunity while ones against the government are subject to sovereign immunity.

Since the last execution in New Hampshire was a botched hanging in 1939 that took 6 minutes for the guy to die, I kind of doubt the court would allow them to go through with that.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Long

Shadows of Eichmann.

"Whether they were bank directors or mental cases, the people who were loaded on those trains meant nothing to me. It was really none of my business."

He's not going to wait even 90 days before he starts playing this game again. It'll only take until he sees himself being portrayed as weak for backing off on some fucking cable news opinion spot. I don't even give it a week.

I've made a lot of tough decisions since I took this position. But none of them harder than this one. You saved us, but you'll kill us. I'm sorry. You're a hero... and you have to leave

It removes a sitting president without a gunshot?

Our vote of no confidence is impeachment. Same problem in regards to the party selecting the party leader in the UK. You actually have to have MPs/senators that actually agree.

I was reincarnated in another world as an ojisan summoner.

He wasn't detained either. He was charged by mail with a summons(postal requisition) and told to show up for his court date in May. In the US an investigative detention means stopping you in one place while in the UK detention generally only means bringing you to the police station and holding you for a charge. In the UK they call the former a stop. You'd have to necessarily be arrested for the later. He didn't have either happen. I don't even think he's in the UK right now(which is likely why they did a postal requisition for a crime as serious as rape without issuing an arrest warrant and starting the extradition process). They want him to come in on his own.

Supposedly they did interview him at one point but that's about it.

I thought he wasn't even in the UK to be arrested. Did he go back?

Edit:

Brand has not been placed under arrest, the Met tells NPR. The agency says he was interviewed and then charged via "postal requisition" — a court summons informing him of the charges.

https://www.npr.org/2025/04/04/g-s1-58260/russell-brand-rape-assault

I guess the OP thinks he got arrested by mail since that's not even the article title.

You'll be hard pressed to find lawyers who are both competent and willing to directly lie to a judge.

Sure but shoggoths have a lot more eyes.

Dude actually looks like he could pull off short 80s jean shorts if he tried.

Exactly. It seems people really need it spelled out to them: he's saying protectionism works in the long term but they're old and will all be dead(a keynes quote "The long run is a misleading guide to current affairs. In the long run we are all dead"). He's wrong though. Protectionism, which are essentially self sanctions, can develop an industry as much as not. Nothing's a vacuum.

How likely do you think it is that he'll actually return to the UK to face charges? Or that Trump still extradite him?

Everything's in soft focus with some aha song playing the the background as the grinder keeps grinding.