Derek Black

in one building with a handful of Capitol Police. Like, they can't do anything. They don't have the power to do anything, right? So our entire system really rests on good faith. Or as I tell my students, like, what if, due to something, you know, President Trump or Biden or whoever had done, the federal district court issued an order directing U.S. Marshals to take President Trump into custody.

So that order goes out. The marshals receive it. They march over to the White House. They come in the door and they say, we are here to take the president. Signed. And it's already been fast-tracked by the Supreme Court. Signed by the Supreme Court. The answer to whether, we'll just use Biden, the answer to whether President Biden is escorted out of the White House by U.S.

So that order goes out. The marshals receive it. They march over to the White House. They come in the door and they say, we are here to take the president. Signed. And it's already been fast-tracked by the Supreme Court. Signed by the Supreme Court. The answer to whether, we'll just use Biden, the answer to whether President Biden is escorted out of the White House by U.S.

So that order goes out. The marshals receive it. They march over to the White House. They come in the door and they say, we are here to take the president. Signed. And it's already been fast-tracked by the Supreme Court. Signed by the Supreme Court. The answer to whether, we'll just use Biden, the answer to whether President Biden is escorted out of the White House by U.S.

marshals is not a function of military. It's not a function of police power. It's a function of when that piece of paper is held up. Does the Secret Service member believe that the rule of law exceeds his loyalty to the man standing behind him? That's where it's at, right? And so, you know, it really is a good faith litmus test.

marshals is not a function of military. It's not a function of police power. It's a function of when that piece of paper is held up. Does the Secret Service member believe that the rule of law exceeds his loyalty to the man standing behind him? That's where it's at, right? And so, you know, it really is a good faith litmus test.

marshals is not a function of military. It's not a function of police power. It's a function of when that piece of paper is held up. Does the Secret Service member believe that the rule of law exceeds his loyalty to the man standing behind him? That's where it's at, right? And so, you know, it really is a good faith litmus test.

And I think we used to live in an era when I think we all had maybe more faith in the idea that people put fidelity and commitment to the Constitution and the law above personal loyalty. Right. But we increasingly live in a Congress and in a world and a situation when it seems that people put personal loyalty above the Constitution at times.

And I think we used to live in an era when I think we all had maybe more faith in the idea that people put fidelity and commitment to the Constitution and the law above personal loyalty. Right. But we increasingly live in a Congress and in a world and a situation when it seems that people put personal loyalty above the Constitution at times.

And I think we used to live in an era when I think we all had maybe more faith in the idea that people put fidelity and commitment to the Constitution and the law above personal loyalty. Right. But we increasingly live in a Congress and in a world and a situation when it seems that people put personal loyalty above the Constitution at times.

Well... I mean, look, I tend to be the guy in the room that says, let's not overreact. Let's see what happens. There's a lot of institutional history, and there's a lot of Americans who I think the majority are good and decent people, and they don't want authoritarianism. So this is me, right? This is my predisposition. But A week or so ago, I had a huge crisis of confidence, shall we say.

Well... I mean, look, I tend to be the guy in the room that says, let's not overreact. Let's see what happens. There's a lot of institutional history, and there's a lot of Americans who I think the majority are good and decent people, and they don't want authoritarianism. So this is me, right? This is my predisposition. But A week or so ago, I had a huge crisis of confidence, shall we say.

Well... I mean, look, I tend to be the guy in the room that says, let's not overreact. Let's see what happens. There's a lot of institutional history, and there's a lot of Americans who I think the majority are good and decent people, and they don't want authoritarianism. So this is me, right? This is my predisposition. But A week or so ago, I had a huge crisis of confidence, shall we say.

There were just a few events in the news that I was just like, I just never thought that this would happen in America. I never thought a governor would, I mean, some of this was what governors were doing. I never thought a governor would do that. I never thought a president would do that. I just never thought, you know, never thought, never thought.

There were just a few events in the news that I was just like, I just never thought that this would happen in America. I never thought a governor would, I mean, some of this was what governors were doing. I never thought a governor would do that. I never thought a president would do that. I just never thought, you know, never thought, never thought.

There were just a few events in the news that I was just like, I just never thought that this would happen in America. I never thought a governor would, I mean, some of this was what governors were doing. I never thought a governor would do that. I never thought a president would do that. I just never thought, you know, never thought, never thought.

And so I said to myself, you know, are any of my opinions or projections, you know, valid anymore? Because I'm the guy who never thought. And so that was a tough 24 hours for me, I'll have to say. So I don't know if I just rebooted for self-sanity and moved forward or whether there is still some truth and reason to believe in certain stability. And I mean, I will say this.

And so I said to myself, you know, are any of my opinions or projections, you know, valid anymore? Because I'm the guy who never thought. And so that was a tough 24 hours for me, I'll have to say. So I don't know if I just rebooted for self-sanity and moved forward or whether there is still some truth and reason to believe in certain stability. And I mean, I will say this.

And so I said to myself, you know, are any of my opinions or projections, you know, valid anymore? Because I'm the guy who never thought. And so that was a tough 24 hours for me, I'll have to say. So I don't know if I just rebooted for self-sanity and moved forward or whether there is still some truth and reason to believe in certain stability. And I mean, I will say this.

As we started this conversation, the fact that the White House is conceding that it can't do everything to the Department of Education that it wants to do without Congress is a good thing. If you read the five executive orders or four, however many that they've already issued there, it's a good thing that actually if you read them carefully –