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To: Publius

Agreed.
The larger point still stands; Can one ‘branch’ of the government find another ‘branch’ in contempt?

And, ancillary to that, does enforcement matter when one party is ‘in control’ of one or more branches of government?

Add to that, the Judicial Branch is not beholden to any political party. Right?


19 posted on 04/08/2025 9:15:45 AM PDT by Cletus.D.Yokel (Catastrophic Anthropogenic Climate Alteration; The acronym defines the science.)
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To: Publius

To clarify: “Can one ‘branch’ of the government find another ‘branch’ in contempt?”...for exercising its Constitutional duties?


20 posted on 04/08/2025 9:17:39 AM PDT by Cletus.D.Yokel (Catastrophic Anthropogenic Climate Alteration; The acronym defines the science.)
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To: Cletus.D.Yokel
If a judge wishes to hold a member of the executive branch in contempt, he may do so to his heart's content, but he can't enforce that ruling without the cooperation of the executive.

A judge could hold Congress in contempt, but there is no mechanism for enforcement.

In theory, the judiciary is apolitical, but we all know better by now. The discussion of Democrat versus Republican judges is dangerous for the rule of law, but then again, the courts are not the place for legislating. The issue of right versus wrong is to be decided by the people's legislature, not the courts. I should note that Earl Warren told his clerks that he didn't care about the law, only right versus wrong.

21 posted on 04/08/2025 9:22:56 AM PDT by Publius
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