📣 From *2021*: pertinent read at the American Constitution Society...

The Specter of Dictatorship & the Supreme Court’s Embrace of the Unitary Executive Theory

By @daviddriesen.bsky.social, Professor, Syracuse University College of Law
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It's been fairly obvious, despite Trump's gestures to the contrary, that Putin has Trump in his pocket.

Nope. It just means that Trump is at his usual game of falsely accusing his opponents of doing what he is doing. The rule of law is basically gone in the federal government. Its officials obey Trump, not the law.

I've reluctantly come to the conclusion that the Supreme Court's jurisdiction should be greatly reduced. It's not just these Justices. Historically, the Court has usually undermined democracy, equality, and freedom.

Exactly. But fidelity to law is most consistent with the District Courts. As one moves up the appellate ladder, fidelity to the rule of law, competence, and wisdom diminish, while arrogant political rulings increase. The Supreme Court is indeed actively destroying constitutional government.

He does know what he's doing. He is serving Putin by crashing our economy. Do you think that a President who threatens to attack our allies, starts a trade war, supports Russia's war with Ukraine, dismantles the government, and carries out mass deportation of our labor force works for us? .

Why? Do the other pending cases involve contracts that might be litigated in the court of claims?

Yup. So doesn't your fiduciary duty demand your resignation from government?

This is not incompetence. The administration is serving Russian interests by providing opening to weaken our army, our economy, and our government. Why does everybody assume that they are bunglers with good intentions. There is no evidence of good intentions.