It does seem the power of the judiciary will be challenged quite soon.
It will probably be with a tweet saying “Make me. You and what army?” and the courts will need to rely on the US military choosing the Constitution over the Commander in Chief.
May we all have the fortune to live securely in less interesting times. I suppose it is our duty to make that happen.
They may not be able to prosecute him, but they can make him stop what he’s doing. Theoretically.
Court: “Deploying National Guard in LA is illegal”
orange dickhead: "KILL THESE ‘LOOTERS’ IN NYC!
See, this is the problem. Doesn’t even matter unless this category of actions are enjoined.
And when he inevitably doesn’t listen they’ll make a really strong pouty face.
It does seem the power of the judiciary will be challenged quite soon.
It will probably be with a tweet saying “Make me. You and what army?” and the courts will need to rely on the US military choosing the Constitution over the Commander in Chief.
May we all have the fortune to live securely in less interesting times. I suppose it is our duty to make that happen.
I think that happened some time ago.