“The radical reorganization now underway is shattering the fundamental checks and balances of our constitutional order. The DOGE process mocks the tenets that we are a nation of laws not men and that Congress controls spending and passes legislation.” www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202... - ThreadSky

tribelaw.bsky.social • 10 days ago

“The radical reorganization now underway is shattering the fundamental checks and balances of our constitutional order. The DOGE process mocks the tenets that we are a nation of laws not men and that Congress controls spending and passes legislation.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/02/11/trump-congress-courts-doge-musk/

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shareofpt.bsky.social•10 days ago

Why is no one doing anything? Laws are not respected so why would lawsuits be?

libend.bsky.social•10 days ago

Congress is not going to do anything but rubber stamp what Trump wants

teresamyers.bsky.social•10 days ago

lt feels like we are in a 'DEATH ROLL' with an ALLIGATOR. We WILL PREVAIL........

buddotjack.bsky.social•10 days ago

Yea, we're fucked.

katrinawithak.bsky.social•10 days ago

I would like to know the real story now why Ramaswamy left. Did he get let go or walk because he didn't want to be part of the burning it all down mess?

lfjohnese.bsky.social•10 days ago

The wapo MAGArag has no business commenting on important issues of the day. Is Bezos angry that his daddy elon is stacking the deck in favor of elon?

sweetpinkle.bsky.social•10 days ago

It’s true. But. I’m lowkey sick of opinion pieces written for the bubble. What good are they actually doing?

lisamondello.bsky.social•10 days ago

At some point, the damage from Trump and Musk will be so great that it will be impossible to forgive those who voted for them. It’s hard enough now.

msdavinci.bsky.social•10 days ago

Can we stop calling them conservatives yet?????

neighborscott.bsky.social•7 days ago

This.

arts-letters.bsky.social•10 days ago

Interesting that this is just an opinion in WaPo -- WaPo is a collaborator in shattering constitutional order by blocking their own editorial board's Opinion endorsing Kamala Harris for President.

lastgreatact.bsky.social•10 days ago

Seriously, we need leaders to step forward and tell America that the Republic is lost.

lastgreatact.bsky.social•10 days ago

Who is prepping states to fight?

Government is lost.

nycgrl.bsky.social•9 days ago

Well when the party in Control in both houses, looks the other way and surrenders, what is left?

neeeceee.bsky.social•9 days ago

They must be stopped!!! We would all be arrested if we decided to do this!

kevinmatthews.bsky.social•10 days ago

Yes.

#selfcoup #whitecollarcoup #digitalcoup #coup

wieble.bsky.social•10 days ago

I don’t think Trump/Musk care. They will ignore Congress, in the unlikely event that Congress actually does anything, and the Supreme Court just like they are ignoring judges right now.

seek4rcypher.bsky.social•10 days ago

Congress is useless now; there’s is no need to have them!

lilacliz.bsky.social•10 days ago

Blimey. Washington Post! Has the worm turned?

rbsnst.bsky.social•10 days ago

So why are leaders in the faith community, the corporate world, pro-democracy leaders not coming together to strategize about how we can have a 50 state effort to subvert what Trump/Musk are doing…….there are more of us decent God fearing folks than the evil doers here…….

ed080850.bsky.social•10 days ago

Congress has relented in its duties on fiscal and oversight responsibilities.

eaglewatcher.bsky.social•10 days ago

If Democrats are elected in large numbers in 2026, it may be possible to stop the psychotic toddler. I'm not really counting on the Supreme Court, it's too corrupt. Thank you Professor Tribe for the post.

bake1958.bsky.social•10 days ago

They just don't care about ordinary people.Trump said as much during the campaign --"I don't care about you,I just want your vote."

mheido.bsky.social•10 days ago

Do Congressional Republicans understand that they can go through the budget process, pass a spending bill for next year and just have Elon Musk decide, after the money is appropriated, that he personally thinks a bunch of it's wasteful and just stop it being spent?

vickiraeh.bsky.social•10 days ago

Since Musk is not performing legally, why can’t we just arrest him?

tamarajconrad.bsky.social•10 days ago

Can you post this as a gift article please? Those of us without a subscription can read it? Thank you!

radiogirl1071.bsky.social•10 days ago

So we fight, we organize. We get in good trouble. Necessary trouble!

randyjames.bsky.social•9 days ago

WHAT!!!???

Oh, right, we told them…

emilypd.bsky.social•9 days ago

"Only Congress or the Supreme Court can stop him..."
Well, Repubs in Congress are rolling over like lapdogs, and after Trump v. U.S., it doesn't look like SCOTUS will stop him either. So, is it time to take to the streets?

dulcenuevo.bsky.social•10 days ago

He has many enablers including those in Congress who support his unconstitutional actions. They all get pardons. There is no justice.

pawspatspaws.bsky.social•10 days ago

let's call it what it is..a COUP!

fatdonald.bsky.social•10 days ago

How come no one is taking about what’s really going on. You all better wake up or you are doomed. Look at my page.

tink51.bsky.social•10 days ago

WaPo..."Welcome to the party, pal!"

shepherdone.bsky.social•10 days ago

Mocking the tenets of an entire society is the textbook definition of sociopathy.

wcooper05.bsky.social•10 days ago

We need aggressively enforced contempt orders and bench warrants.

kjustin1966.bsky.social•10 days ago

https://www.wardrobeoxygen.com/national-day-of-protest/

mitchrosen.bsky.social•10 days ago

Congress literally ought to shut down if they don't defend their powers..or Republicans can just leave..

irishrock.bsky.social•9 days ago

Where is our military that knows what this is?

arithmetc.bsky.social•9 days ago

Bad feeling they are right wing

trumpshadow.bsky.social•10 days ago

No, only brute force will stop him. He will ignore everything else.

watchnow25.bsky.social•9 days ago

The Republicans in Congress have been neutered by Musk and his dudes. The highest court is now promoting a king, not a president. I fear we must hit full on fascism before the fight against it awakens in the masses.

sealblue.bsky.social•9 days ago

trump: we eat checks, we eat balances

catjando.bsky.social•10 days ago

We will fight back!

def-539.bsky.social•10 days ago

The Country will be gone very soon.

jbuck888.bsky.social•9 days ago

Wow! That was in the Washington Post?! Shocker.

breathe-1.bsky.social•10 days ago

Just wait until DOGE comes after small business PPP loans for repayment. Lots of Maga tears when the leopard eats the Maga businessman face.

kieranhannon.bsky.social•10 days ago

It’s Organized Crime

Time to use the RICO Act to prosecute

mexi-dutch.bsky.social•10 days ago

I’m sure Pam Bondi will jump right on that—like she did with Trump University… 😮‍💨

kieranhannon.bsky.social•10 days ago

prosecute her and the convicted felon administration

cjmmusic1.bsky.social•10 days ago

💙💙💙💙
Dump Trump et al
Destroying America like no other- Impeach - Arrest
25th Amendment
Rise up & call
202-224-3121
💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙

markabuchanan.bsky.social•10 days ago

https://www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/J.Doe-v.-Musk-complaint-25-CV-00462-filed-february-13.25.pdf

illytechguy.com•10 days ago

They used to take the constitution as it was written. Now they use it like the Bible. Only the parts they want.

utah-misfit.bsky.social•9 days ago

If Laurence, @tribelaw.bsky.social is concerned about something, then the rest of the country had better goddamn well pay strong attention. And fast!!

triron.bsky.social•10 days ago

How about NATO intelligence.

humanity101.bsky.social•8 days ago

If anyone has any doubts that the US Constitutional Democracy is under the greatest of threats from within - an unfettered and unbiased review of the recently “elected” shadow government’s actions is revealing, to say the least 🤷‍♀️

prairiehouse.bsky.social•9 days ago

Note how Trump apologists (like Peter Baker, who calls lies "untruths," etc.) use language carefully to sane wash breathtaking stupidity, and terrified "resisters" (like the ones who call crimes "extra constitutional") use language carefully to avoid imagined repercussions to noting the obvious.

hopeisteternal.bsky.social•10 days ago

And the current congress wont stop it.

ghindman.bsky.social•10 days ago

Going to be a long year if you think constitutional checks and balances are going to slow them down in the slightest. Congress and the Courts can make all the rulings they want - all the enforcement mechanisms are in the Executive.

allyhartwell.bsky.social•10 days ago

robertkilroy.bsky.social•10 days ago

The #SecondAmendment works for everyone.

mdwth.bsky.social•10 days ago

SCOTUS & slow walker AILEEN CANNON have destroyed DEMOCRACY IN the USA... I've been saying since Nov 6th to Hope for the best but you better plan for your WORST NIGHTMARE x infinity... because sadly the CONSTITUTION? LAWS? are not going to save you from the Convicted Felon

mmcarey.bsky.social•10 days ago

If a democrat had done this there would be Republican heads exploding all over creation.

wildbird.cc•10 days ago

It will be interesting to see just how all this plays out. Personally, I would've liked to seek musk in handcuffs for the appropriation of state resources and everyone's personal data.

toftethefirst.bsky.social•10 days ago

One person's "interesting" is another's "horrifying." Potato rotten tomato.

wildbird.cc•10 days ago

They're not mutually exclusive.

wildbird.cc•10 days ago

*see

battlecow.bsky.social•10 days ago

His whole cabinet is a complete cluster f*ck. The entire Republican party needs to be tossed out without a suitcase or spare toothbrush

worsethanitseems.bsky.social•9 days ago

Musk has been convinced by a radical political theorist that he should be the dictator CEO of XUSA.
So far it's all going to plan.
https://www.thenerdreich.com/reboot-elon-musk-ceo-dictator-doge/

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