Posted on 02/10/2025 11:50:07 PM PST by ransomnote
Vice President JD Vance, Elon Musk and others in the Trump administration are openly challenging the centuries-old power of the nation’s judiciary, foreshadowing a possible constitutional breakdown of American government.
It’s not simply that the new administration has flouted a raft of federal statutes and prompted a flood of legal challenges. It’s that some of Donald Trump’s top advisers have cast doubt on whether rulings on those lawsuits would even constrain the president.
There are signs that some judges’ orders have been disregarded. On Monday, a federal judge in Rhode Island found that the administration has violated the “plain text” of his earlier order unfreezing billions of dollars in federal aid. The judge directed funding to be reinstated to environmental, health and other programs that had been cut off.
In a separate case Monday, in Washington, DC, federal employees told a judge that the administration had failed to reinstate USAID workers who were put on leave.
In fighting the cases, the Justice Department says the president should have the authority to decide how to run the government and that the judges are overreaching.
Chief Justice John Roberts may have presaged the turn of events six weeks ago as he warned at the end of December that “elected officials from across the political spectrum have raised the specter of open disregard for federal court rulings. These dangerous suggestions, however sporadic, must be soundly rejected.”
A commitment to the rule of law and judicial authority is engrained in the American way of life, tracing to the 1789 creation of the three-tiered federal bench.
Historically, the executive branch, even after vigorously fighting a case, has abided by a Supreme Court resolution.
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lol Joan Biskupic lol
If it’s not Going Commie, Joanie Biskupic will have her undies in a bunch.
Struggling to give a flying eff...
I'm old enough to remember when Joe Biden's puppeteers flipped off the courts.
This is from CNN. Therefore I don’t think the Trump administration is in trouble. CNN should instead look for a way to stop their tumbling ratings.
True! It’s only a Constitutional crisis when a Republican President ignores a Federal Judge.
Hey Joan Pipsqueak - while you were sleeping both Obama and Biden ignored Federal judges and the nation somehow survived. How cool is that?
The only crisis appears to be the fact that all your fraud, corruption and waste is being uncovered. You crooks got found out. Boo hoo!!
Since when did she EVER give a rip about the constitution?
Suddenly Democrats care about the Constitution. But judges are not dictators. They can’t give orders to the executive branch.
I don’t want to see that!!
Heck I didn’t even want it put in my head!!
Scrubbing the post from my head as I bathe in the glory of an ignored judiciary.
I’m guessing a little digging (only a little) would show a long list of judiciary decisions that were ignored by obummer and byedone.
As the DemonKKKrats see their public money trough coming to an end, they are seeing their life flash before their eyes. They’re are seeing their cash cow fall like that medical jet in Northeast Philadelphia. They are in full panic mode.
It is the same exact tactics they use here in Israel....same exact talking points.....
and Trump and Bibi have both been under the same lawfare for years now. It’s the same deep-state
It’s going to be interesting, thats for sure........
BTW, kurt schlichter wrote a great piece on X about the judge-fare against Trump
https://x.com/KurtSchlichter/status/1889129565319987628
Elon Musk and others in the Trump administration are openly challenging the centuries-old power of the nation’s judiciary, foreshadowing a possible constitutional breakdown of American government.
What “power”?
I’ll take the power of 435 elected Representatives over black robbed usurpers of the judiciary any day of the week.
My advice to the judicial branch, read that constitution thingy. And then understand we elected the president, Trump to make the decisions how our nation runs.
How come “news” articles from this rag read like Op-Eds?
They don't care about ratings. They get free taxpayer money from USAID.
If someone would come to MY house and show me how to slash unnecessary expense...I’d LOVE it!
Talk about one twisted narrative! Wow...
The only reason is because ONE party brought a complaint instead of working through it in Congress or the President.
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