It's not Thune etc. who will do anything here, but the courts might. DC circuit is where all this would be heard, and it's full of some extremely pissed-off judges right now thanks to those Jan. 6 pardons.
It's not Thune etc. who will do anything here, but the courts might. DC circuit is where all this would be heard, and it's full of some extremely pissed-off judges right now thanks to those Jan. 6 pardons.
If they don't, which I think is possible even though they haven't before, they'll make an enemy of the court system, even this conservative one. SCOTUS likes conservatives but also likes its own power. And if we get in a posture of full-on defiance of all court orders, I don't think they have the ability to sustain the kind of repression it would take to win that fight.
That's why it comes down to the Senate. They have to insist that no agreements can happen in that body if the Admin is simply going to withhold mandated disbursements or just ignore statutes willy nilly.
It's not Thune etc. who will do anything here, but the courts might. DC circuit is where all this would be heard, and it's full of some extremely pissed-off judges right now thanks to those Jan. 6 pardons.
That's assuming this Administration will adhere to judicial rulings.
If they don't, which I think is possible even though they haven't before, they'll make an enemy of the court system, even this conservative one. SCOTUS likes conservatives but also likes its own power. And if we get in a posture of full-on defiance of all court orders, I don't think they have the ability to sustain the kind of repression it would take to win that fight.
Trump can pardon every right-wing terrorist who attacks people.
Real question: Who in America is going to enforce court rulings when (not if) the Trump regime decides to ignore them?
That's why it comes down to the Senate. They have to insist that no agreements can happen in that body if the Admin is simply going to withhold mandated disbursements or just ignore statutes willy nilly.
Both of which the Trump regime is already doing.