"One of the most alarming developments in the second Trump administration is agencies’ apparent defiance of court orders barring them from implementing illegal executive orders...Yet the prospect of holding executive branch officials in contempt threatens a fresh constitutional crisis." - ThreadSky

democracydocket.com • 3 days ago

"One of the most alarming developments in the second Trump administration is agencies’ apparent defiance of court orders barring them from implementing illegal executive orders...Yet the prospect of holding executive branch officials in contempt threatens a fresh constitutional crisis."

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cephyn.bsky.social•3 days ago

they'd better hurry up then.

tdemocracys.bsky.social•3 days ago

Russia collusion criminal Marc Elias is about to be held accountable. Prison is long overdue.

Tick tock, Marc.

katrinia21.bsky.social•3 days ago

dictatorship folks

neonunquiet.bsky.social•2 days ago

Musk will just defund and fire the court.

malc-007.bsky.social•2 days ago

It's so shameful Elon and Trump are calling you out by name because they feel like you (of all people) are the threat to democracy. Projection at its finest, you are a threat to their lying sanctity. Clearly they know who one of their threats are 💯

dumpcreek.bsky.social•3 days ago

Can someone give me a reason not to believe he will egg ppl on until the protests turn violent &he can declare martial law? 2nd question..what would that look like to the average american citizen? #3: what would happen w/Canada, Greenland, Panama &Gaza? I can see him getting a PB to start shooting

sandiegojoe.bsky.social•1 day ago

Alarming?

I expected it.
Only the Democrats are bound by governmental norms. The GOP is off the rails.

crockwood.bsky.social•3 days ago

Trump believes that he is a King and that no law applies to him. He should have been jailed long ago.

crockwood.bsky.social•3 days ago

He continues to give the courts the third finger.

benniej1985.bsky.social•3 days ago

Just under 12,000,000 nonviolent protesters is all it will take to end the ersatz government.

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20190513-it-only-takes-35-of-people-to-change-the-world

cornstarch.bsky.social•3 days ago

What was that right-wing argument that the Second Amendment was designed to help citizens fight against a tyrannical government?

🤔

invictusghost.bsky.social•3 days ago

This is a permanent lawful resident. They tortured him.
https://www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025-03-14/green-card-holder-from-new-hampshire-interrogated-at-logan-airport-detained

elo-cin.bsky.social•3 days ago

Interesting read. I have not heard this argument and it makes a lot of sense!

lab333.bsky.social•3 days ago

Come on. There's got to be some sort of code red emergency clause somewhere that the Men In Black or Jason Bourne can use to put a stop to this 🐎💩

nikkis749.bsky.social•3 days ago

It's a lil wild that the EU etc didnt have some kind of contingency in place for this. Like shit Batman had plans in place for Superman going rogue.

bonnlouwho.bsky.social•3 days ago

Throw them all in jail for
contempt!!!! My neighbors and I would already be in jail. This is bullshit Marc. Why won’t they proceed?

timlow3.bsky.social•3 days ago

So holding officials to the law is the constitutional crisis, not officials breaking the law?
America's problem in a very nutty shell. 🤷🏻‍♂️

scotz2.bsky.social•3 days ago

Trump will tie up the legal justice system for 4 years. He has been using this tactic for most of his adult life. He should be charged for abusing the legal system.

scotz2.bsky.social•3 days ago

I truly believe the Supreme
court needs to reverse
their decision regarding
not holding the president
accountable for corruption
or any unlawful acts,as
quickly as they repealed
Roe vs. Wade. Their
decision was horrible, and
America shouldn't be the
price paid for you being
seated in the SCOTUS

augustinelirette.bsky.social•3 days ago

At this point SCOTUS reversing any decision is going to do nothing. Trump and DOGE have the power and momentum to do whatever they want. "Courts" are where they play tennis.

scotz2.bsky.social•3 days ago

Still needs to be reversed it was a horrible decision for a convicted felon who is in the whitehouse. Who would of thought ?

rosieogrady53.bsky.social•1 day ago

Who would have thought?
Hillary Clinton, former US Senator & Sec of State, that's who.
And she warned us.
We should have listened:
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/hillary-clinton-supreme-court/

augustinelirette.bsky.social•3 days ago

As far as I'm concerned, at this point, the entire apparatus of government is a farce. Congress is nonfunctional. The Judiciary is nonfunctional. The Executive has metastasized into a leviathan. Reverse it for academic purposes, but I'm not expecting a 2028 election.

fourgrands.bsky.social•2 days ago

This breakdown about civil arrests is encouraging. Can the courts bring in Musk?

therealgw.bsky.social•3 days ago

So the courts create new USMarshals V2, then we have Marshals v2 against v1 + Executive power via US military.
Schoolyard rules, the greater force wins.
It would be good if the courts won but i can't see it.

burninggiraffe.bsky.social•3 days ago

Republicans don't believe in the rule of law. After all these years of these Patriots pushing pocket constitutions, it doesn't appear that any of these racist, ignorant, sexist, self-righteous pieces of horse shit ever read the damn thing.

zappapa.bsky.social•2 days ago

Replace Schumer. We need new and real leadership!

augustinelirette.bsky.social•3 days ago

Exclamation marks? Bold? Italics?

equality-for-all.bsky.social•2 days ago

Read the whole article- Civil Contempt IS an option. They need their own branch of the Marshals service.

charlene411.bsky.social•3 days ago

grateful-1.bsky.social•3 days ago

Thank you, Charlene!!!!... Sooooo, who/what/how do we get this done????

odin1963.bsky.social•3 days ago

Aren't we at that point now? Congress is AWOL & the SCOTUS is unpredictable, sometimes functioning & other times not. Gore Vidal warned about the Imperial Presidency & here we are with a useful idiot pretending to be Nero.

allvalvegear.bsky.social•3 days ago

When the armed support Trump, the courts will surrender.

mbigenwald.bsky.social•2 days ago

1/ The Judiciary has no enforcement agency. If U.S. Marshals are unavailable, courts can:
1. Appoint process servers (no arrest power).
2. Hold contempt but rely on the Executive to enforce.
3. Issue writs, still needing law enforcement.
4. Rarely, rely on Congress (legislative enforcement only)

mbigenwald.bsky.social•2 days ago

2/If the Executive Branch refuses to enforce court orders, it creates a constitutional crisis, as it undermines the separation of powers and the rule of law. However, the Judiciary and the Legislative Branch have several mechanisms to respond:

mbigenwald.bsky.social•2 days ago

10/ If all branches fail to uphold the rule of law, the system itself is at risk. The Constitution relies on checks, balances & political will—without them, democracy is in danger. #RuleOfLaw #ConstitutionalCrisis

mbigenwald.bsky.social•2 days ago

9/ Final Takeaway: The Judiciary can issue contempt rulings, but enforcement depends on Congress & public pressure. Past crises were resolved through impeachment, funding cuts, & political consequences.

mbigenwald.bsky.social•2 days ago

8/ Worst-Case Scenario: If both the Judiciary & Congress fail to act, the U.S. faces a constitutional crisis with risks like:
• Government deadlock
• Civil unrest
• International pressure
• Military involvement (historically rare)

mbigenwald.bsky.social•2 days ago

7/ State & Local Governments: If the federal Executive refuses to act, state attorneys general or local law enforcement may step in—though this depends on the situation.

mbigenwald.bsky.social•2 days ago

6/ Public & Political Pressure: Historically, public outcry has forced compliance.
• Watergate (1974): Nixon resisted a Supreme Court order but complied due to pressure.
• Little Rock (1957): Eisenhower sent troops to enforce desegregation.

mbigenwald.bsky.social•2 days ago

5/ Congress can also cut or reallocate funding (Art. I, § 9, Cl. 7). If an agency like the DOJ refuses to act, Congress can freeze its budget or shift enforcement duties elsewhere.

mbigenwald.bsky.social•2 days ago

4/ Congressional Response: If the Executive defies courts, Congress can use impeachment (Art. I, § 2, Cl. 5 & Art. I, § 3, Cl. 6). Officials can be removed for obstruction of justice or failure to enforce laws.

mbigenwald.bsky.social•2 days ago

3/ Courts can issue writs under the All Writs Act (28 U.S.C. § 1651), ordering officials to act. But enforcement relies on external forces—Congress or public pressure.

mbigenwald.bsky.social•2 days ago

2/ Judicial Response: Courts can hold officials in contempt (18 U.S.C. § 401). This can mean fines or imprisonment. But if the Executive refuses to comply, who enforces the punishment?

politicalenemy.bsky.social•3 days ago

Do it now!!!!

sharonfisher68.bsky.social•2 days ago

"To be sure, a court that appointed someone other than the marshals to enforce a civil contempt order would be breaking new ground."

This does not inspire my confidence in the author's opinion.

bardenp.bsky.social•3 days ago

I live on the WC and have not seen any of these guys. I’ve heard reports that they claim to be marshals but won’t tell their names or give badge numbers. This might just be rumors. It’s the internet.

But there are suggestions that they are Blackwater soldiers posing as marshals.

nikkis749.bsky.social•3 days ago

They're blatantly ignoring the order for deportation flights to turn around and/or not take off, RIGHT NOW. What are they gonna do about it?

phataxe.bsky.social•2 days ago

Since we have essentially no opposition party, all this is moot.

vailalamadness.bsky.social•1 day ago

Using a civil rather than criminal workaround gets us nowhere. Individuals have to be held criminally responsible or the law will be ignored and administrative. Wrong-headed.

emptynest70.bsky.social•3 days ago

When will he pay the price for his crimes 😔

tiredofthisshit.bsky.social•2 days ago

Let's get rid of this constitutional crisis. #FreeLuigiMangione

sunshine3031.bsky.social•3 days ago

That's good news, hope it's widely diseminated.

skellener.bsky.social•2 days ago

It’ll never happen. They will defy court orders and the judiciary won’t do anything. 😡😡😡😡😡😡

niallgeo.bsky.social•2 days ago

Listened to Podcast with Jessica yesterday, signed up today. Keep fighting for truth.

vavmdk.bsky.social•3 days ago

I don’t understand why agency heads and doge workers aren’t being arrested for contempt of court.

kinglouie493.bsky.social•3 days ago

Have you not been keeping up? There has been an ongoing purge, the fox is guarding the chicken house.

alpha855.bsky.social•3 days ago

Wondering when Big Brother is gonna start monitoring bluesky.

When they do (and they will), courts ain't gonna do shit for any and all that post here because they're irrelevant per order of General Bonespurs.

All I can say is RESIST as much as u can.

bgftbbr.bsky.social•3 days ago

They are.

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