Courts Are Being Threatened for Doing Their Jobs

You Taught Us About the Rule of Law

You taught us the rule of law separated America from banana republics. You said judges should be independent, that no one is above the law, and that courts exist to protect the Constitution from those who would abuse power.

What if I told you all of that is under systematic attack?

Judges and Their Families Under Siege

The U.S. Marshals investigated 373 threats against judges in just five months of 2025. Judges' families receive anonymous pizza deliveries as "we know where you live" warnings. Republican lawmakers are introducing impeachment articles against judges for doing their constitutional job.

Trump's Own Appointees Are "Enemies"

When Trump's own appointees rule against executive overreach, these aren't "activist judges": these are judges upholding the Constitution.

These are judges Trump picked himself, applying the law as written. But because they won't rubber-stamp every executive action, they're now being treated as enemies.

Security Removed as Punishment

Trump removed security details from judges who rule against him. At the same time, he pardoned 143 people in his final weeks, including people who assaulted 140+ police officers on January 6th.

Think about what this means: Judges know that if they rule based on law rather than politics, their protection will be removed while threats against them increase.

Dad, this is exactly how democracies die.

The Ultimate Betrayal: Pardoning Cop Attackers

These weren't "peaceful protesters": they were convicted of attacking the cops you said you supported.

Many of the January 6th defendants who were pardoned bragged on video about beating police officers, including DC Metro and Capitol Police. Some were caught saying, "F*** the blue."

This wasn't backing the blue: it was letting cop attackers walk free while real officers were hospitalized, traumatized, and in some cases, driven to suicide.

The Human Cost

These were real people. Officers who did their jobs, protected the Capitol, and paid the price. Their attackers are now free, pardoned by the man they protected.

Uncle Jim, imagine if someone attacked you while you were doing your job as a police officer, and then the mayor pardoned your attacker. How would that feel?

That's exactly what happened here.

What Cops Really Said About January 6th

These officers testified under oath about what really happened. They were beaten with flagpoles, crushed in doorways, tased with their own weapons.

The people who did this to them are now free.

Courts Being Ignored

Federal judges have issued restraining orders against multiple executive actions, and some are being ignored or defied.

In a democracy, when a court issues an order, the government follows it. That's how the system works. Executive branches don't get to pick and choose which court orders to obey.

But that's exactly what's happening.

This Isn't Law and Order

Uncle Jim, you taught me that law and order means:

• Police are protected when they do their jobs
• Judges are independent and free from intimidation
• Courts are respected by all branches of government
• No one is above the law - not even presidents

What we have now is the opposite:

• Police attackers are pardoned while officers suffer
• Judges are threatened and their security removed
• Court orders are ignored when inconvenient
• The law applies differently depending on your politics

Uncle Jim, that's not law and order. That's political retaliation.

What Republican Judges Are Saying

These aren't liberal activists. These are conservative judges, many appointed by Trump himself, who are choosing their constitutional duty over political loyalty.

And they're being punished for it.

The Choice Before Us

Dad, you have to choose: Do you want a country where:

You can't have it both ways. You can't say you support law and order while supporting a system that threatens judges and pardons cop attackers.

Which America do you want to leave to your grandchildren?