Luke Broadwater
👤 PersonAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
You should abide by the court rulings and not start open warfare against a member of the judiciary.
You should abide by the court rulings and not start open warfare against a member of the judiciary.
Oh, no, absolutely not. It's up to Congress to impeach and convict and remove anyone in the federal government, including judges.
Oh, no, absolutely not. It's up to Congress to impeach and convict and remove anyone in the federal government, including judges.
But what Chief Justice John Roberts is doing here is he is using his stature and his standing as an institutionalist to try to get people away from these political impeachments and revenge against enemies and bring the country back to respect for the rule of law, respect for the courts, and respect for the judiciary, back to its founding principles.
But what Chief Justice John Roberts is doing here is he is using his stature and his standing as an institutionalist to try to get people away from these political impeachments and revenge against enemies and bring the country back to respect for the rule of law, respect for the courts, and respect for the judiciary, back to its founding principles.
Well, Donald Trump and his administration have attempted time and time again to expand the powers of the executive branch. And so whether it's this case or some other one, there will be another day when Donald Trump's administration is before the Supreme Court attempting to win a court case about its own power.
Well, Donald Trump and his administration have attempted time and time again to expand the powers of the executive branch. And so whether it's this case or some other one, there will be another day when Donald Trump's administration is before the Supreme Court attempting to win a court case about its own power.
And I think at that point in time, he's going to have to care a lot about what John Roberts thinks.
And I think at that point in time, he's going to have to care a lot about what John Roberts thinks.
Sure. Well, if the judge decides that, then he could issue penalties against the administration. He could order them to try to undo some of the things they've done. You could even see a scenario where he tried to order them to bring back the migrants from El Salvador and see how they would respond to those statements. But I think the bigger...
Sure. Well, if the judge decides that, then he could issue penalties against the administration. He could order them to try to undo some of the things they've done. You could even see a scenario where he tried to order them to bring back the migrants from El Salvador and see how they would respond to those statements. But I think the bigger...
picture you're getting at here is this may have been one of the biggest examples of the trump administration defying a judge's order and yes they sort of did it with legalistic language and they came with arguments to ignore the order to turn the planes around but they did it anyway and
picture you're getting at here is this may have been one of the biggest examples of the trump administration defying a judge's order and yes they sort of did it with legalistic language and they came with arguments to ignore the order to turn the planes around but they did it anyway and
And what happens if they eventually stop coming up with the legalistic arguments and they just start defying judges' orders and they keep doing it? And by the way, this is not the only case where a judge is telling the Trump administration they have to halt or stop or change anything. some of the very rapid overhauls they are making of the federal government.
And what happens if they eventually stop coming up with the legalistic arguments and they just start defying judges' orders and they keep doing it? And by the way, this is not the only case where a judge is telling the Trump administration they have to halt or stop or change anything. some of the very rapid overhauls they are making of the federal government.
By my count, there's at least 15 orders from federal judges that have blocked major actions by the Trump administration. Those orders span all sorts of actions, freezing foreign aid, declaring birthright citizenship illegal. So there's no shortage of dramatic actions the Trump administration has
By my count, there's at least 15 orders from federal judges that have blocked major actions by the Trump administration. Those orders span all sorts of actions, freezing foreign aid, declaring birthright citizenship illegal. So there's no shortage of dramatic actions the Trump administration has
But at many steps, the only people that have been stepping up and successful at all in stopping some of these things have been federal judges.
But at many steps, the only people that have been stepping up and successful at all in stopping some of these things have been federal judges.