Mona Charen
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If there is no resistance in the courts and in public opinion to his attempts to simply rewrite laws unilaterally, decide how to spend federal funds on his own say-so, even though Congress has already passed and appropriated funds for a particular purpose, then our republic... is, let us say, it's transformed. I don't want to say it's over, but it's pretty damn serious.
If there is no resistance in the courts and in public opinion to his attempts to simply rewrite laws unilaterally, decide how to spend federal funds on his own say-so, even though Congress has already passed and appropriated funds for a particular purpose, then our republic... is, let us say, it's transformed. I don't want to say it's over, but it's pretty damn serious.
So there are two aspects of this. First is, what will the Supreme Court do regarding these assertions of presidential power? Will they become creative and expand presidential scope as they did with the immunity decision? Or will they put their feet down, their collective 18 feet, and say, no, no, I mean, you know, we do, after all, have other branches of government and you can't just trample
So there are two aspects of this. First is, what will the Supreme Court do regarding these assertions of presidential power? Will they become creative and expand presidential scope as they did with the immunity decision? Or will they put their feet down, their collective 18 feet, and say, no, no, I mean, you know, we do, after all, have other branches of government and you can't just trample
So there are two aspects of this. First is, what will the Supreme Court do regarding these assertions of presidential power? Will they become creative and expand presidential scope as they did with the immunity decision? Or will they put their feet down, their collective 18 feet, and say, no, no, I mean, you know, we do, after all, have other branches of government and you can't just trample
What they've done. So that's the first question. And Steve Vladeck was more bullish than some people that are in our orbit about the chances there. He also, along with David French, thinks, look, you know, the court did push back a lot on Trump in the first Trump term. Yeah. And he does think that there's some, you know, some spine, some steely determination there.
What they've done. So that's the first question. And Steve Vladeck was more bullish than some people that are in our orbit about the chances there. He also, along with David French, thinks, look, you know, the court did push back a lot on Trump in the first Trump term. Yeah. And he does think that there's some, you know, some spine, some steely determination there.
What they've done. So that's the first question. And Steve Vladeck was more bullish than some people that are in our orbit about the chances there. He also, along with David French, thinks, look, you know, the court did push back a lot on Trump in the first Trump term. Yeah. And he does think that there's some, you know, some spine, some steely determination there.
I think it's not too much to say. That's his view. I told him, look, I would have said that before the immunity decision, but now my confidence in their fealty to the Constitution has been really badly shaken. That's the first piece. We'll see. Will they actually assert the primacy of the constitutional system? And then the second question, which is maybe as big or bigger, is will Trump obey?
I think it's not too much to say. That's his view. I told him, look, I would have said that before the immunity decision, but now my confidence in their fealty to the Constitution has been really badly shaken. That's the first piece. We'll see. Will they actually assert the primacy of the constitutional system? And then the second question, which is maybe as big or bigger, is will Trump obey?
I think it's not too much to say. That's his view. I told him, look, I would have said that before the immunity decision, but now my confidence in their fealty to the Constitution has been really badly shaken. That's the first piece. We'll see. Will they actually assert the primacy of the constitutional system? And then the second question, which is maybe as big or bigger, is will Trump obey?
He did in the first term. He obeyed the court's orders perfectly. If he doesn't, this time around, if he, in obedience to what J.D. Vance recommended, right? J.D. Vance said he should just say to the court, you've made your decision, now enforce it, a la President Jackson, who probably never said that, but that's never mind.
He did in the first term. He obeyed the court's orders perfectly. If he doesn't, this time around, if he, in obedience to what J.D. Vance recommended, right? J.D. Vance said he should just say to the court, you've made your decision, now enforce it, a la President Jackson, who probably never said that, but that's never mind.
He did in the first term. He obeyed the court's orders perfectly. If he doesn't, this time around, if he, in obedience to what J.D. Vance recommended, right? J.D. Vance said he should just say to the court, you've made your decision, now enforce it, a la President Jackson, who probably never said that, but that's never mind.
But Andrew Jackson reputed to have said the Supreme Court has made its decision, now let them enforce it. J.D. Vance said that that's exactly what Trump should do. And Tim... I don't know what would happen in this country if Trump did that. I don't know. I don't have the sense that people would rise up on their hind legs and say, no, no, no, no, no, no. Now you've gone too far. I don't know.
But Andrew Jackson reputed to have said the Supreme Court has made its decision, now let them enforce it. J.D. Vance said that that's exactly what Trump should do. And Tim... I don't know what would happen in this country if Trump did that. I don't know. I don't have the sense that people would rise up on their hind legs and say, no, no, no, no, no, no. Now you've gone too far. I don't know.
But Andrew Jackson reputed to have said the Supreme Court has made its decision, now let them enforce it. J.D. Vance said that that's exactly what Trump should do. And Tim... I don't know what would happen in this country if Trump did that. I don't know. I don't have the sense that people would rise up on their hind legs and say, no, no, no, no, no, no. Now you've gone too far. I don't know.