Supreme Court Slated to Take Unprecedented Action
It was learned today that the Supreme Court is considering taking action to remove the President of the Unites States, Donald J. Trump, from office by court order. According to a source close to one Justice, briefs have been prepared that lay out the Constitutional justification for such an action. Discussions have been ongoing for three weeks on this matter, explains our source, with the Justices closely divided on whether the SCOTUS can actually do what is proposed.
A noted Supreme Court follower and commentator explained: "Normally, the court only acts on cases brought before it after initial rulings in the lower courts. However, the Supreme Court has original jurisdiction when it comes to matters presidential and disputes between states. Apparently, two states with very large populations have filed complaints regarding the President's actions. Those complaints have led to consideration of this heretofore unknown process. There is no precedent in Supreme Court history for independent action, but such action is not specifically prohibited by the Constitution."
A spokesperson for a leading conservative think tank, who insisted on anonymity, argued vehemently against such an action. "If the Justices do this, they will be overturning the will of the American People. It cannot be allowed to happen. Donald Trump is the lawfully elected President, and can only be removed from office through impeachment in the House and conviction and removal by a 2/3 vote of the Senate."
Complicating the matter, newly appointed Justice Gorsuch might not be able to participate in deliberations, due to an obvious conflict of interest, since he was appointed by President Trump. One person close to Justice Gorsuch explained that the Justice would be opposed to recusing himself if this process goes forward. Apparently Gorsuch feels that his opinion in the matter would be left unconsidered should the case be decided by only 8 Justices. Further, that source wondered about a tied court and what that might mean to the validity of the deliberations.
An attempt to reach White House officials resulted only in "No comment" statements from everyone contacted. One White House staffer said that nobody on Trump's staff had even heard of this potential action by the SCOTUS.
We will continue to probe our sources within the Justice Department and Federal Court System to clarify what appears to be about to happen. Since this poses the risk of creating a constitutional crisis, we will focus all of our efforts on learning whether such a case will be considered and what might happen if the court decides to remove President Trump.
Disclaimer: The above writing is total bullshit. It is made up of whole cloth. It's not a satire, though. It is an example of political writing with no basis whatsoever in fact. I wrote it, and posted it here, on a prominent Democratic discussion forum to make a point.
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basis. Who knows, people might just believe it...
You've crushed my little hopes... 
to make themselves look important and generate ad clicks. I guess I should give up thinking of that as a new career. 
