That is the question of our time. For now, we relay on the judiciary to continue to pause executive overreach, and pump resources into the 2026 midterms. At the same time, I think Democrats should consider nationwide efforts to convince 34 states to convene a Constitutional Convention.

Correct, Congress is the appropriate and necessary check on Trump's administration.

A serious question as an antitrust-adjacent lawyer: How does one openly admit a localized publishing monopoly without some type of enforcement activity following right after? Seems less than ideal.

Also, I'd contend that post Loper-Bright, there's an even BETTER case now than in 1998 that there should be minimal deference to agency revocation considerations. Trump's own justices don't like it when executive agencies exercise raw power in anything!

As opposed to Webster, which says this.

You legitimately do not know what you're talking about.

Plot twist: The shitposter doesn't know what they're talking about.

EO 12968 in 1995 provided standards of reviewing security clearance and outlined the appeal process. Webster v. Doe in 1998 allowed for security clearance review where the clearance revocation gives rise to "colorable" Constitutional claims-- such as clear violation of the First Amendment.

Honestly, the real malice here is that he tries to assert this is a "bill" as if he signs Executive Orders which are law. His efforts continue to focus on undermining every aspect of the separation of powers. Normal people out in the world will passively accept these must be laws. They are not.

They have to have something on Fetterman, right?

Punish what? Unconstitutional state action doesn't need to, and rarely does, result in punishment for an individual. The courts today have done well to keep DOGE at bay temporarily. A judge in Maryland ruled in favor of Dep. Of Ed. against DOGE, for example. Congress has to act for it to matter.

I am a Federalist. We need government, and I believe the proper government is one which respect rule of law articulated in the Constitution. Since 1860, that vision has been lost. We can go back, and I advocate for that.

You are conversing with a 30-something lawyer who works in corporate litigation (with a focus on antitrust) and works in midtown Manhattan. I created this account (literally today) to remain anonymous and to speak freely as I please about politics. I intend to publish through SubStack as well.

Yes, which requires overturning Citizens United.

Or, better yet and what I advocate, a Constitutional amendment which makes overturning Citizens United the supreme law of the land.

The cure for America's illness is the dissolution of faction. These are but 2 brief excerpts from Federalist 51, which all should read. George Washington described the evils of faction in his Farewell Address to the nation. We must destroy factional politics.

Democracy, real Democracy, is much more difficult than preservation of the Federalism we've lost along the way. The entire foundation of this persona that I express is my staunch belief and advocacy for the Federalism described by Madison and Hamilton. Federalist 51 predicted our reality exactly.

Because it's what our Founders envisioned for our Constitutional Republic, and it directly subverts the strength of the modern GOP if their base is splintered into smaller blocs. The goal is to subvert the dominant GOP faction, as discussed at length in Federalist 51.

The "burn and rebuild" path is just as long, isn't it? You can do what I suggest as it burns, and the rebuilding is what I suggest. I think a Constitutional Convention before the midterms could 100% happen if Democrats executed well enough.

I don't mean the podcasters and Gavin McG's of the world, I mean very specifically the normal, everyday people who would give themselves that label. The Trumpian ends are not shocking to me, it shocks me they are comfortable with the despotic means. They could do all this with the Legislature!