For the fourth day in a row (at least), Trump has refused to comply with multiple court orders and refused even to answer questions in federal court about why he is violating them. It is no understatement to say we are facing a constitutional crisis. - ThreadSky

conifergirl.bsky.social • 22 hours ago

For the fourth day in a row (at least), Trump has refused to comply with multiple court orders and refused even to answer questions in federal court about why he is violating them. It is no understatement to say we are facing a constitutional crisis.

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chelittle.bsky.social•22 hours ago

The courts can and will enforce the executive branch is not and will never be allowed powerful get over your doom and gloom

conifergirl.bsky.social•22 hours ago

For understandable reasons, many commentators published statements on Monday that said or suggested that our constitutional democracy “would be finished” if Trump successfully defies a court order. The commentators who made such statements are respected professionals whom

conifergirl.bsky.social•22 hours ago

I hold in the highest regard. I understand their reason for alarm and the import of their statements. They are right in their effort to rouse the American public to action. Bless them all for their leadership and passion!

conifergirl.bsky.social•22 hours ago

But I disagree that American democracy “will be finished” if Trump successfully ignores court orders. True, a president who defies the authority of the judiciary will inflict grievous injury on the Constitution.

conifergirl.bsky.social•22 hours ago

Such defiance would be lawless, shameful, and antithetical to the founding charter of our nation.

But the American people will survive the tumult and chaos. The Constitution will endure as the framework for

conifergirl.bsky.social•22 hours ago

the future of a great nation. We will outlast Trump and his enablers. Justice will be restored, and a reckoning will be had. It is only a matter of time.

Why am I confident that Trump's defiance of the judiciary will not “finish our democracy?”

conifergirl.bsky.social•22 hours ago

https://roberthubbell.substack.com/p/yes-we-still-have-a-constitutional?r=1ndny&utm_medium=ios&triedRedirect=true

elizabethrules.bsky.social•10 hours ago

If we refused to comply with a court order we’d already be in jail. Arrest the sob! Put him in Rikers island among the population - I heard it’s a nice place this time of year!

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