While this Andrew Jackson quote may be apocryphal, what would actually stop another US president from doing the same thing?
“[Chief Justice of the Supreme Court] John Marshall has made his decision; now let him enforce it!” — alleged response to Worcester v. Georgia (1832) which would have curtailed settlerism on tribal lands
what would actually stop another US president from doing the same thing?
The outlines to the answer will start this year when the supreme court is in session. My wild hunch is that when some of Trump’s (and Musk’s) clearly illegal and unconstitutional acts reach the supreme court - the GOP justices will issue utterly bizarre rulings that sideline congress and change the three branches of government to effectively function like 1.40 + 1.40 + 0.20. Trump and the court will be roughly equal partners but congress will be reduced to rump status.
I could be all wrong about that particular outcome but I’m 100% certain the GOP justices will do whatever they want - laws be damned, precedence be damned, norms be damned etc. Trump - monstrously stupid as he is - understands something about the law to his bones. It drives me insane that so many liberals can’t understand or refuse to understand it.
“Don’t tell me what the law is - tell me who the judge is.” - Roy Cohn
While this Andrew Jackson quote may be apocryphal, what would actually stop another US president from doing the same thing?
“[Chief Justice of the Supreme Court] John Marshall has made his decision; now let him enforce it!” — alleged response to Worcester v. Georgia (1832) which would have curtailed settlerism on tribal lands
The outlines to the answer will start this year when the supreme court is in session. My wild hunch is that when some of Trump’s (and Musk’s) clearly illegal and unconstitutional acts reach the supreme court - the GOP justices will issue utterly bizarre rulings that sideline congress and change the three branches of government to effectively function like 1.40 + 1.40 + 0.20. Trump and the court will be roughly equal partners but congress will be reduced to rump status.
I could be all wrong about that particular outcome but I’m 100% certain the GOP justices will do whatever they want - laws be damned, precedence be damned, norms be damned etc. Trump - monstrously stupid as he is - understands something about the law to his bones. It drives me insane that so many liberals can’t understand or refuse to understand it.