Amanda Frost

I will say that we've gone a significant step towards that since the last time we spoke a month ago.

I think what would change, and of course it wouldn't just be professors of constitutional law, it would be the nation as a whole, it would be the markets, it would be the American people. I think what has to change is the idea that this is acceptable. We are a nation which for well over 200 years has had a constitution that we revere.

I think what would change, and of course it wouldn't just be professors of constitutional law, it would be the nation as a whole, it would be the markets, it would be the American people. I think what has to change is the idea that this is acceptable. We are a nation which for well over 200 years has had a constitution that we revere.

I think what would change, and of course it wouldn't just be professors of constitutional law, it would be the nation as a whole, it would be the markets, it would be the American people. I think what has to change is the idea that this is acceptable. We are a nation which for well over 200 years has had a constitution that we revere.

For nearly that long, we've had a view that courts are the last word on the meaning of law, whether we like those decisions or not. If we lose that... we lose one of the most powerfully important aspects of our constitutional republic. And I fear we might never get it back.

For nearly that long, we've had a view that courts are the last word on the meaning of law, whether we like those decisions or not. If we lose that... we lose one of the most powerfully important aspects of our constitutional republic. And I fear we might never get it back.

For nearly that long, we've had a view that courts are the last word on the meaning of law, whether we like those decisions or not. If we lose that... we lose one of the most powerfully important aspects of our constitutional republic. And I fear we might never get it back.

Yes, I think a constitutional crisis occurs when one branch of government, usually the executive, blatantly, flagrantly, and regularly exceeds its constitutional authority, and the other branches are either unable or unwilling to stop it.

Yes, I think a constitutional crisis occurs when one branch of government, usually the executive, blatantly, flagrantly, and regularly exceeds its constitutional authority, and the other branches are either unable or unwilling to stop it.

Yes, I think a constitutional crisis occurs when one branch of government, usually the executive, blatantly, flagrantly, and regularly exceeds its constitutional authority, and the other branches are either unable or unwilling to stop it.

Yes. I mean, I think the way our system works and frankly is intended to work is that each of the three branches maybe pushes at the edges of its powers. They're all interpreting laws and applying laws. And then the question is, well, we have checks and balances. And so at that point, the other branches should step in and push back.

Yes. I mean, I think the way our system works and frankly is intended to work is that each of the three branches maybe pushes at the edges of its powers. They're all interpreting laws and applying laws. And then the question is, well, we have checks and balances. And so at that point, the other branches should step in and push back.

Yes. I mean, I think the way our system works and frankly is intended to work is that each of the three branches maybe pushes at the edges of its powers. They're all interpreting laws and applying laws. And then the question is, well, we have checks and balances. And so at that point, the other branches should step in and push back.

Yeah, so the judicial branch resolves disputes when the executive seeks to implement a law and there's a claim that it violates either another federal statute or the U.S. Constitution, or the executive has just gone far beyond its authority, such as taking over the power of the purse, which belongs to Congress.

Yeah, so the judicial branch resolves disputes when the executive seeks to implement a law and there's a claim that it violates either another federal statute or the U.S. Constitution, or the executive has just gone far beyond its authority, such as taking over the power of the purse, which belongs to Congress.

Yeah, so the judicial branch resolves disputes when the executive seeks to implement a law and there's a claim that it violates either another federal statute or the U.S. Constitution, or the executive has just gone far beyond its authority, such as taking over the power of the purse, which belongs to Congress.

Yes, I think it's clear that the president has gone beyond the powers of the executive branch by taking over the power of the purse or attempting to, by attempting to redefine through executive order. constitutional clauses such as the citizenship clause granting birthright citizenship, and taking other action which violate lots of different federal laws.

Yes, I think it's clear that the president has gone beyond the powers of the executive branch by taking over the power of the purse or attempting to, by attempting to redefine through executive order. constitutional clauses such as the citizenship clause granting birthright citizenship, and taking other action which violate lots of different federal laws.

Yes, I think it's clear that the president has gone beyond the powers of the executive branch by taking over the power of the purse or attempting to, by attempting to redefine through executive order. constitutional clauses such as the citizenship clause granting birthright citizenship, and taking other action which violate lots of different federal laws.

So I guess the first half of my definition of constitutional crisis has occurred, but the second half we have yet to see what will happen, which is will the other two branches, and particularly the courts, restrain or push back the executive? And we're beginning to see that happen.