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The authors of the #Constitution separated powers for a reason.
…The #Republicans who lead #Congress have refused to use the power of the #LegislativeBranch to stop #Trump or moderate him, in this or almost any other matter. The Cabinet is composed of sycophants & loyalists who are willing to defend contradictory policies, even if doing so makes them look like fools. The courts haven’t decisively intervened yet either.
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https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/04/dictatorships-trump-republicans/682387/?gift=guxsrl_dAdXUP9zqbQPWxY6mkr1cwhtnhGKPzVPmmqo&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
The Atlantic · This Is Why Dictatorships Fail
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…#USIP & members of its fired board filed a lawsuit, naming #DOGE & its reps, #Trump & members of his Cabinet. The suit claims the #ExecutiveBranch had no authority to dismiss the leadership & staff of the institute because it was created by the #LegislativeBranch [#Congress], nor could it take over USIP’s privately owned HQ building. Briefs in the case are scheduled during April, with a hearing near the end of the month.
Speaker Mike Johnson says Congress has power over federal courts https://www.byteseu.com/869325/ #Branch #Congress #Court #Courts #CourtsU0026Judiciary #executive #ExecutiveBranch #Johnson #Judiciary #legislative #LegislativeBranch #mike #MikeJohnson #Negative #of #Overall #OverallNegative #Politics #Senate #states #Supreme #SupremeCourtOfTheUnitedStates #the #U.S. #U.s.Congress #U.s.Senate #u0026 #united
Congressional #Republicans **could** do something to stop Musk because they have control over the #LegislativeBranch of the govt, which is supposed to act as a check and balance on the #ExecutiveBranch. But they choose not to.
So the rest of us need to protest and call and post and make enough noise to persuade the #GOP that they really do need to stop Musk's takeover of the US government.
*grits teeth* ok so I'm a legal academic at Durham. My research is broadly #sociolegal and #qualitative, and my area is #publiclaw / #constitutionallaw. I focus much more on the non-judicial branches of the state, the #executivebranch and #legislativebranch / #legislatures/ #Parliaments. I'm *particularly* interested in the role of #officials / #civilservice/ #bureaucracy, and the maintenance of ideals in the grubbiness of organisation. I think I've used up my hashtags quota for the year....