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mn9driver

(4,814 posts)
23. An excellent question.
Sun Mar 16, 2025, 07:21 PM
Mar 2025

Something will need to change. Either Congress or the Courts or both, need to find new and effective ways of exerting their power against an openly and intentionally criminal Executive.

I don’t know how or if they can do that. Maybe someone does.

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Judicial checks on the Executive Egwinsi Mar 2025 #1
Yes, "who enforces it?" is turning out to be a key question. RandomNumbers Mar 2025 #6
No one. They were all fired. mdbl Mar 2025 #19
Until people are charged MadameButterfly Mar 2025 #43
This is serious Gingermolly Mar 2025 #2
I feel the crack in our constitution bluestarone Mar 2025 #3
The writers of the constitution Keepthesoulalive Mar 2025 #5
I think many of us believed they would be men of honor. Biophilic Mar 2025 #7
I think that they were more pragmatic than that. Shipwack Mar 2025 #11
I think they expected that we would have forced out the tyrannical government by now. hadEnuf Mar 2025 #16
You're not wrong... nt Shipwack Mar 2025 #22
with such low moral and ethical standards. mdbl Mar 2025 #20
It's official: the checks and balances in our Constitution are dead letter law, Trump now reigns supreme.. sop Mar 2025 #4
And the most corrupt president in American history... GiqueCee Mar 2025 #8
Hopefully, Trump will end up like former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte, at the International Criminal Court sop Mar 2025 #9
We can't afford to wait that long... GiqueCee Mar 2025 #50
Ain't gonna happen orangecrush Mar 2025 #24
its time for judges to start locking up administration officials for contempt moonshinegnomie Mar 2025 #10
Lock up the lawyers. nt Phoenix61 Mar 2025 #13
Or moonshinegnomie Mar 2025 #15
The chances or a peaceful resolution shrink everyday this continues. hadEnuf Mar 2025 #18
Past time. IMO republianmushroom Mar 2025 #26
The US is now a fascist oligarchy, right out in the open. mn9driver Mar 2025 #12
Okay. OldBaldy1701E Mar 2025 #14
An excellent question. mn9driver Mar 2025 #23
Both of those are constructs of The Constitution. OldBaldy1701E Mar 2025 #44
There are certain people MLWR Mar 2025 #17
He's pissing all over the courts and what is the response? Attilatheblond Mar 2025 #21
So Court Orders Mean NOTHING to the Executive Branch? Daleuhlmann Mar 2025 #25
And how would the SCOTUS enforce it? defacto7 Mar 2025 #31
At the very least the CBP personnel who took part moniss Mar 2025 #27
Yes, right... Easterncedar Mar 2025 #45
Yes I know it's an "ought to" rather than "will happen". nt moniss Mar 2025 #46
Dreaming is the first step to a better future Easterncedar Mar 2025 #48
It seems clear Presidents have too much power and not enough controls on them. Joinfortmill Mar 2025 #28
I'm nor religious but I wish there was a HELL because these folks will definitely be there... walkingman Mar 2025 #29
If defiance of court orders isn't addressed and stopped now, no_hypocrisy Mar 2025 #30
Exactly. 58Sunliner Mar 2025 #33
YES! agree. bluestarone Mar 2025 #52
A kidney transplant specialist. JFC. 58Sunliner Mar 2025 #32
They say she attended a Hezbollah madville Mar 2025 #54
Sadly, not letting someone back into the country for some bullshit reason PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2025 #34
Attending the funeral of the Hezbollah leader madville Mar 2025 #57
More to the story stoned Mar 2025 #35
The Trump administration refused to give a reason for her deportation, iemanja Mar 2025 #36
Was she NTA'd? stoned Mar 2025 #37
Not for Trump. nt iemanja Mar 2025 #38
"There *must* legally be a reason" Prairie Gates Mar 2025 #39
Well, its true stoned Mar 2025 #40
LOL Skittles Mar 2025 #41
Hopefully, you'll research the answers and inform us of your findings. Torchlight Mar 2025 #47
Went to a Hezbollah funeral they say madville Mar 2025 #53
Who is they? iemanja Mar 2025 #55
The Administration and Media madville Mar 2025 #56
I agree that would be grounds for removal iemanja Mar 2025 #58
She was denied re-entry madville Mar 2025 #59
Karma should dictate that Seinan Sensei Mar 2025 #42
Who could have predicted he would be defying the courts? BlueKota Mar 2025 #49
So tRUMP won't pay attention to a judge's order to turn the planes around and return to the USA? Well now, that SWBTATTReg Mar 2025 #51
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