Trump could not bring it back. That would require Congress. - ThreadSky

oldbutnotdeadyet.bsky.social • 38 days ago

Trump could not bring it back. That would require Congress.

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twobeavers.bsky.social•38 days ago

Yeah but they have all of congress.

oldbutnotdeadyet.bsky.social•37 days ago

Not all, in both Senate and House there are still traditional GOP folks who are NOT Trumpists.

twobeavers.bsky.social•36 days ago

They’ve already bent the knee. We won’t see any more Liz Cheneys or Adam Kinsingers.

oldbutnotdeadyet.bsky.social•36 days ago

I hope you are wrong.

guessq0.bsky.social•37 days ago

Trump could direct DOJ not to enforce the law.

oldbutnotdeadyet.bsky.social•37 days ago

No, he can't, unless he views the law as preventing him from executing his powers as President.

guessq0.bsky.social•37 days ago

No, you are wrong. Read about enforcement discretion. Or at least this article: "Justice Brett Kavanaugh questioned Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar on Friday about that possibility, and Prelogar acknowledged Trump could order it not to be enforced"

https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2025/01/17/can-trump-stop-tiktok-ban-heres-what-he-can-and-cant-do-after-supreme-court-upholds-law/

oldbutnotdeadyet.bsky.social•36 days ago

He has some leeway, but note this would be just a pause, as a law is a law. If the DoJ decides not to enforce it, it would still get bogged down in numerous lawsuits.

guessq0.bsky.social•36 days ago

Well, lawsuits can be filed, but the law can apparently be enforced only by the federal government (DOJ). If the DOJ under Trump says that it will not be enforced, I doubt that the courts would find that someone have standing to sue the DOJ for not enforcing it, given the enforcement discretion.

oldbutnotdeadyet.bsky.social•35 days ago

The risk is not to Trump, it is to those Apple and android apps that allow downloading TikTok because now the downloading apps and companies are liable.

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