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In reply to the discussion: 'You Do!' Gorsuch Calls Out Trump Lawyer For Arguing Congress 'Can Hand Off' Power to Declare War to President [View all]ancianita
(42,578 posts)23. Sure. They said that. Now let's see how they work it to the benefit of themselves.
You make a great point that they were empowering themselves above Congress as a check on the president. And now they have to do that.
But they also know this: they will also benefit themselves and their legacy if they stand up for Congress as The People's first branch -- not as the current branch bought partisan reps of the rich, but as the first branch that must not be weakened so that future reps can work for the future liberty of those who vote back those who care about doing their jobs for the 99%, not the 1%.
No, you're not at all wrong.
It's just that there are so many ways the maga 6 might continue their past self serving stupidity. Let's hope they wake up enough to clean up the 3 branch mess they've made.
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'You Do!' Gorsuch Calls Out Trump Lawyer For Arguing Congress 'Can Hand Off' Power to Declare War to President [View all]
BumRushDaShow
Nov 5
OP
"wholesale abdication." That's pretty much what the Republicans in congress have done!
progressoid
Nov 5
#1
Because they have already seen 45 and his cabal, wantonly violating court orders with no repercussions
BumRushDaShow
Nov 5
#5
So are they moving toward protecting separation of powers? If so, what does that mean for the Roberts court legacy?
ancianita
Nov 5
#7
I fixed my reply to indicate "eliminate Legislative Branch" vs Executive Branch
BumRushDaShow
Nov 5
#19
Nothing can turn the "legacy" of the Roberts corrupt supreme court, into a good "legacy".
Escurumbele
Nov 5
#14
Lets hope they found their spine and they are not just acting, that is what happened with the so called
Escurumbele
Nov 5
#12
maga judges might be waking up to find their immunity ruling has come back to bite them --
ancianita
Nov 5
#17
Agree but wasn't it a stipulation of the "immunity" that was granted the fact that THEY would determine an immune act
Cheezoholic
Nov 5
#20
Sure. They said that. Now let's see how they work it to the benefit of themselves.
ancianita
Nov 5
#23
One thing about the shadow docket: The decisions can be challenged as failing to create any sort of binding precedent.
pat_k
Nov 5
#35
But the problem is that they allow the "move fast and break things" rapid destruction of many insitutions
BumRushDaShow
Nov 6
#37