When things reach a point of “unchartered waters” as they have since the election, it’s not difficult to understand that new directions and unprecedented actions are likely to be taken.
The practical difficulty is trying to save a nation through application of its laws while at the same time the legal system is being sabotaged from within.
When a ship is sinking, you throw overboard as much of its contents as you can. Some of those items might include structural components—parts of the vessel you tear off to save the rest.
So when you say “that’s not the way the law works” in post #195, perhaps you don’t understand that—just as our Constitution is not a suicide pact—our laws are not a noose to be fastened around our country’s neck during a time when America’s domestic enemies are attacking.