Congress, the Courts, and the if you choose not to decide principle

Contrary to the Court’s seeming belief, the legislature isn’t a powerless body getting beaten bloody by the Executive and in need of a life-saving intervention.   If Congress objected to the President’s use of the tariff power, they don’t need to rely on the Courts to enforce their will.  They could simply curtail it, revoke… Continue reading Congress, the Courts, and the if you choose not to decide principle

Trump’s sentencing and a lesson in how American democracy is supposed to work

Believe it or not, the Constitution appears to demand that even a convicted murderer elected President must have their charges dismissed, otherwise the fate of the free world is in the hands of a single judge and twelve members of a jury that are necessarily subservient to the supreme law of the land. The American… Continue reading Trump’s sentencing and a lesson in how American democracy is supposed to work