Not if the Big Ugly Bill is enacted with the following provision, now hidden in the bill:
“No court of the United States may use appropriated funds to enforce a contempt citation for failure to comply with an injunction or temporary restraining order if no security was given when the injunction or order was issued….”
Translated: No federal court may enforce a contempt citation.
As U.C. Berkeley School of Law Dean and Distinguished Professor of Law Erwin Chemerinsky notes, this provision would eliminate any restraint on Trump.
‘This would be a stunning restriction on the power of the federal courts. The Supreme Court has long recognized that the contempt power is integral to the authority of the federal courts. Without the ability to enforce judicial orders, they are rendered mere advisory opinions which parties are free to disregard.”
With this single provision, in other words, Trump will have crowned himself king. No congress and no court could stop him. Even if a future Congress were to try to stop him, it could not do so without the power of the courts to enforce their hearings, investigations, subpoenas, and laws.
Good to know details. One I knew nothing about was the 21% tax increase in University Endowments. He stuck it to the schools, didn't he? And this was presumably before the “thing” between he and Harvard.
I also hadn't seen the $500M figure asociated with Medicare.
If this goes through, we have lost our Democracy!
The Trump/mafia is fleecing America.
Protest loudly
Protest proudly
Protest peacefully
Vote the thieves out!
Not if the Big Ugly Bill is enacted with the following provision, now hidden in the bill:
“No court of the United States may use appropriated funds to enforce a contempt citation for failure to comply with an injunction or temporary restraining order if no security was given when the injunction or order was issued….”
Translated: No federal court may enforce a contempt citation.
As U.C. Berkeley School of Law Dean and Distinguished Professor of Law Erwin Chemerinsky notes, this provision would eliminate any restraint on Trump.
‘This would be a stunning restriction on the power of the federal courts. The Supreme Court has long recognized that the contempt power is integral to the authority of the federal courts. Without the ability to enforce judicial orders, they are rendered mere advisory opinions which parties are free to disregard.”
With this single provision, in other words, Trump will have crowned himself king. No congress and no court could stop him. Even if a future Congress were to try to stop him, it could not do so without the power of the courts to enforce their hearings, investigations, subpoenas, and laws.
~Robert Reich
The selfish rich has effectively declared war against working people.
Vote them all out, keep calling your representatives, protesting peacefully and being loud
Good to know details. One I knew nothing about was the 21% tax increase in University Endowments. He stuck it to the schools, didn't he? And this was presumably before the “thing” between he and Harvard.
I also hadn't seen the $500M figure asociated with Medicare.
Thank you.
What does trump & co and project 25 have over these spineless Republicans? How much have each of them been paid off? DISGUSTING!!
And also ORANGE FELON! Take care of America(by leaving)in the meantime leave S Africa alone with your Bs white supremacy !
ELONIA doing well in the bedroom I take it?
It’s their own ruthless ambition! Republicans have advocated for these policies for many years (before Trump).