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Things are inching closer to the ultimate show down between the Trump Administration and SCOTUS. The Judiciary isn't anxious to push things to the brink becaus
by keernan 2y ago
Things are inching closer to the ultimate show down between the Trump Administration and SCOTUS.
The Judiciary isn't anxious to push things to the brink because they understand the ramifications for democracy if they push Trump to the point of disobeying a direct Order of the US Supreme Court. The judiciary is very aware the Judiciary is a Constitutional Paper Tiger with no effective enforcement mechanism against the other two branches of government.
OTOH, if the Judiciary gives the appearance of attempting to avoid a showdown, that will likely only embolden Trump and increase the chance he tosses democracy aside by telling SCOTUS to 'go jump in a lake'.
It will be interesting to see if Judge Sorokin threatens criminal contempt on Monday.
- jslezak 2y agoA show-down between a politician and a court whose majority was either appointed by him directly as naked partisans, or by his party At least one of whom flagrantly accepts “gifts” from right wing activist business leaders with business before the court