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Checks and balances are just words. So yes, they can and will do everything they want.

more_corn 1y ago
I mean Harvard will fight back in court. The courts are last bastion. Once the executive branch stops following what the courts order the checks and balances are gone.
- dragontamer 1y ago
  How is the Supreme Court's 9-0 decision in favor of returning Garcia working out? The courts have been beaten months ago. We are well into crazy train territory.
  - ty6853 1y ago
    Lol Rubio told Xinis on national TV he was intentionally stonewalling any information to her, and she took it like a bitch and just kept rolling with keeping most their 'secrets' under seal (despite earlier talking big game of exposing them to sunlight). The courts aren't even trying, they could order someone into contempt, but they won't.
    - CamperBob2 1y ago
      "Ninth Circuit? Never heard of them. How many divisions do they have?"
  - bloomingeek 1y ago
    We are in a non-constitutional crazy train territory, which will continue unless the right leaning voters do something about it at mid-terms. We're in the beginning of a very dangerous era.
    - trealira 1y ago
      They're not going to do anything about it. This is what they voted for. They thrive on our fear and anger. This is their revenge for the perceived wrongs of the Obama and Biden administrations.
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mmooss 1y ago
> Checks and balances are just words. By that logic, Trump's orders are just words. The Trump administration obeys the courts - they push the envelope way too far, but it is still rule of law.
- threeseed 1y ago
  > The Trump administration obeys the courts No they don't: https://apnews.com/article/deportation-immigration-south-sudan-department-of-homeland-security-a09612dbd055c5d1d88902c415bdf3e6 https://apnews.com/article/deportation-immigration-south-sud...
  - mmooss 1y ago
    That is happening, but it's a narrow instance. It doesn't mean there aren't serious issues, but the GGP said, "Checks and balances are just words." Obviously that is not true. Also, Trump is relying on Congress to pass bills, for example. It's not rule by decree.
- alpaca128 1y ago
  They deported a man to El Salvador against a court order and then ignored an order from the Supreme Court to return him.
  - mmooss 1y ago
    That's one person. While it's very important, it doesn't at all mean the courts don't exit. > order from the Supreme Court to return him. The Supreme Court did not order that. Edit: If you object to these things, realize you are helping the Trump administration by spreading exaggerated fears about what's happening. They want people to believe they are super-powerful, unstoppable, inevitable; it intimidates people into inaction. Also, without accurate information, people can't make good decisions and act - you are helping a propaganda campaign (unwittingly). And finally, spreading fear is not what good, responsible leaders - or teammates - do.
- bloomingeek 1y ago

I mean Harvard will fight back in court. The courts are last bastion. Once the executive branch stops following what the courts order the checks and balances are gone.

dragontamer 1y ago
How is the Supreme Court's 9-0 decision in favor of returning Garcia working out? The courts have been beaten months ago. We are well into crazy train territory.
- ty6853 1y ago
  Lol Rubio told Xinis on national TV he was intentionally stonewalling any information to her, and she took it like a bitch and just kept rolling with keeping most their 'secrets' under seal (despite earlier talking big game of exposing them to sunlight). The courts aren't even trying, they could order someone into contempt, but they won't.
  - CamperBob2 1y ago
    "Ninth Circuit? Never heard of them. How many divisions do they have?"
- bloomingeek 1y ago
  We are in a non-constitutional crazy train territory, which will continue unless the right leaning voters do something about it at mid-terms. We're in the beginning of a very dangerous era.
  - trealira 1y ago
    They're not going to do anything about it. This is what they voted for. They thrive on our fear and anger. This is their revenge for the perceived wrongs of the Obama and Biden administrations.
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mmooss 1y ago

> Checks and balances are just words. By that logic, Trump's orders are just words. The Trump administration obeys the courts - they push the envelope way too far, but it is still rule of law.

threeseed 1y ago
> The Trump administration obeys the courts No they don't: https://apnews.com/article/deportation-immigration-south-sudan-department-of-homeland-security-a09612dbd055c5d1d88902c415bdf3e6 https://apnews.com/article/deportation-immigration-south-sud...
- mmooss 1y ago
  That is happening, but it's a narrow instance. It doesn't mean there aren't serious issues, but the GGP said, "Checks and balances are just words." Obviously that is not true. Also, Trump is relying on Congress to pass bills, for example. It's not rule by decree.
alpaca128 1y ago
They deported a man to El Salvador against a court order and then ignored an order from the Supreme Court to return him.
- mmooss 1y ago
  That's one person. While it's very important, it doesn't at all mean the courts don't exit. > order from the Supreme Court to return him. The Supreme Court did not order that. Edit: If you object to these things, realize you are helping the Trump administration by spreading exaggerated fears about what's happening. They want people to believe they are super-powerful, unstoppable, inevitable; it intimidates people into inaction. Also, without accurate information, people can't make good decisions and act - you are helping a propaganda campaign (unwittingly). And finally, spreading fear is not what good, responsible leaders - or teammates - do.
bloomingeek 1y ago