I agree, doing everything through executive order because Congress can't get anything done. It's getting really old, especially with one president is doing something that is obviously very unpopular.
To be quite honest with you Gabe, that ruling by SCOTUS very much concerns me. I see it as people who entered here LEGALLY (And I assume non-violent ) being at risk of having their legal status now yanked just because of the current administrative feelings. And SCOTUS is okay with this. So does this mean that Trump pretty much just has free reign to undo Biden now?
I'd say then at the next administration can flip-flop it back, but I'm not exactly confident that we're going to have Democrats next.
I think Congress needs to pass a law that Executive actions are temporary things and only last for 120 days. That give Congress time to do the appropriate legislation to either turn the action into a law or get rid of it.
Actually I'm trying to remember a time during my lifetime, Boomer generation, that the Congress was harmonious and we efficient. There were collegial relations across the aisle at times but the filibuster was there. Incivilty is not new nor is corruption. The difference is the willing submissive, cowering before a bully executive. How do you defeat a bully. You say no, you all say no, you all say hell no.
How can anyone trust the leadership of a president who talks like a 5 year old about very bad people and puts quotation marks around his own poor word choices like “sleazebag”, as if he were quoting someone else who said Leonard Leo was a sleazebag. Does it matter that our president’s English language skills are minimal? It matters to me, especially when he attempts to rewrite the Constitution.
I read an article in the NYT a month or two ago talking about how “despite its questionable Republican roots” the Major Questions Doctrine might help stymie some of Trump’s excesses. It was really frustrating to me the way they can’t think clearly about longer term ramifications the way you do here. It’s always just what will get what I want at this moment, never what will that mean for the next time the other side takes power… as a democracy is designed to operate.
I think that’s the fundamental problem. Both sides think of the other side being in power as an aberration, not a normal consequence of living in a democracy, and make decisions on that basis.
Once again you have shown that you are a true journalist, you record facts and then explain, as an unbiased neutral observer, their ramifications. Thank you again and again.
Just my humble opinion, but I would like to see the Congress, both the House of Representatives and the Senate, execute their Constitutional duties. That applies to both major political parties.
Trump is ignorant, corrupt, completely devoid of any moral or ethical or empathic self control. The enablers use him like a dirt bike or any other loud simple machine. How will they get rid of him when he comes after them? Clearly JD would be a willing Brutus. Then what? Having a bad day Missouri. Let us turn to the light! Support the separation of powers, the judges and rule of law.
I wish everyone, including you, would stop noting which President appointed which judges. It just reinforces the idea that judges are not independent minded and do the bidding of those by whom they were appointed most of the time. Judges who are on the bench for a lifetime appointment develop unique judicial philosophies, sometimes they become more liberal on one issue and more conservative on another. The only judges who can fairly be called radical are those on lower courts who ignore stare decisis.
The term war now means any effort to deal with an unpleasant condition. So Trump’s “war” is against woke, illegal entry by criminals, etc. It is unfortunate that the word has become watered down.
Neither President Biden nor President Trump nor their parties are harmed by their profligate use of executive orders. It is distressing that the lives of so many people will be upended by the revocation of the TPS but it was an ill-conceived program that deserves to end. We cannot solve a dysfunctional country’s problems by luring large numbers of perhaps its most competent citizens. The program is another example of a word—temporary--being altered beyond recognition.
I have a much more favorable outlook on the major questions doctrine. Congress should be more active on things like tariffs but no way any Republican will oppose Trump. Thanks for a fair and informative post !
We all have our prejudices and in addition our fundamental desires for our country, garnered by education or ideology, or unfortunately ignorance and racism. Thus we vote for politicians who have the same philosophy and then introduce the policies that we think are important and stabilizing. I am and will always be a democrat as I agree with past and present philosophies. In my mind there have been in recent history three decent republican presidents; Teddy Roosevelt, Eisenhower and the elder Bush….and they were never beloved by the republican hierarchy. They loved Reagan because he said, government is the problem; end of story.
Always useful to have the full text of our Presidents rants to remind us just how emotionally immature and incapable of serious thought he is. Thanks for underscoring the obvious disregard for the law.
Two questions: 1) I probably should know this, but how many independent presidents (I.e. neither Democrat nor Republican) have we had and what was the political climate that led to their election? 2) In the fervent hope that there will be a normal election in 2028, have any parties done planning to restrict presidential power in a responsible way so that neither party can go to the lengths we’ve seen with such devastating consequences? I realize case law is being established but it seems the biggest problem is Congress’s failure to act.
I agree, doing everything through executive order because Congress can't get anything done. It's getting really old, especially with one president is doing something that is obviously very unpopular.
To be quite honest with you Gabe, that ruling by SCOTUS very much concerns me. I see it as people who entered here LEGALLY (And I assume non-violent ) being at risk of having their legal status now yanked just because of the current administrative feelings. And SCOTUS is okay with this. So does this mean that Trump pretty much just has free reign to undo Biden now?
I'd say then at the next administration can flip-flop it back, but I'm not exactly confident that we're going to have Democrats next.
I think Congress needs to pass a law that Executive actions are temporary things and only last for 120 days. That give Congress time to do the appropriate legislation to either turn the action into a law or get rid of it.
Actually I'm trying to remember a time during my lifetime, Boomer generation, that the Congress was harmonious and we efficient. There were collegial relations across the aisle at times but the filibuster was there. Incivilty is not new nor is corruption. The difference is the willing submissive, cowering before a bully executive. How do you defeat a bully. You say no, you all say no, you all say hell no.
How can anyone trust the leadership of a president who talks like a 5 year old about very bad people and puts quotation marks around his own poor word choices like “sleazebag”, as if he were quoting someone else who said Leonard Leo was a sleazebag. Does it matter that our president’s English language skills are minimal? It matters to me, especially when he attempts to rewrite the Constitution.
I read an article in the NYT a month or two ago talking about how “despite its questionable Republican roots” the Major Questions Doctrine might help stymie some of Trump’s excesses. It was really frustrating to me the way they can’t think clearly about longer term ramifications the way you do here. It’s always just what will get what I want at this moment, never what will that mean for the next time the other side takes power… as a democracy is designed to operate.
I think that’s the fundamental problem. Both sides think of the other side being in power as an aberration, not a normal consequence of living in a democracy, and make decisions on that basis.
Once again you have shown that you are a true journalist, you record facts and then explain, as an unbiased neutral observer, their ramifications. Thank you again and again.
Just my humble opinion, but I would like to see the Congress, both the House of Representatives and the Senate, execute their Constitutional duties. That applies to both major political parties.
Excellent piece, as always.
Trump is ignorant, corrupt, completely devoid of any moral or ethical or empathic self control. The enablers use him like a dirt bike or any other loud simple machine. How will they get rid of him when he comes after them? Clearly JD would be a willing Brutus. Then what? Having a bad day Missouri. Let us turn to the light! Support the separation of powers, the judges and rule of law.
I wish everyone, including you, would stop noting which President appointed which judges. It just reinforces the idea that judges are not independent minded and do the bidding of those by whom they were appointed most of the time. Judges who are on the bench for a lifetime appointment develop unique judicial philosophies, sometimes they become more liberal on one issue and more conservative on another. The only judges who can fairly be called radical are those on lower courts who ignore stare decisis.
The term war now means any effort to deal with an unpleasant condition. So Trump’s “war” is against woke, illegal entry by criminals, etc. It is unfortunate that the word has become watered down.
Neither President Biden nor President Trump nor their parties are harmed by their profligate use of executive orders. It is distressing that the lives of so many people will be upended by the revocation of the TPS but it was an ill-conceived program that deserves to end. We cannot solve a dysfunctional country’s problems by luring large numbers of perhaps its most competent citizens. The program is another example of a word—temporary--being altered beyond recognition.
I have a much more favorable outlook on the major questions doctrine. Congress should be more active on things like tariffs but no way any Republican will oppose Trump. Thanks for a fair and informative post !
We all have our prejudices and in addition our fundamental desires for our country, garnered by education or ideology, or unfortunately ignorance and racism. Thus we vote for politicians who have the same philosophy and then introduce the policies that we think are important and stabilizing. I am and will always be a democrat as I agree with past and present philosophies. In my mind there have been in recent history three decent republican presidents; Teddy Roosevelt, Eisenhower and the elder Bush….and they were never beloved by the republican hierarchy. They loved Reagan because he said, government is the problem; end of story.
Always useful to have the full text of our Presidents rants to remind us just how emotionally immature and incapable of serious thought he is. Thanks for underscoring the obvious disregard for the law.
Let us hope so! The people, definitely wish they would.
Two questions: 1) I probably should know this, but how many independent presidents (I.e. neither Democrat nor Republican) have we had and what was the political climate that led to their election? 2) In the fervent hope that there will be a normal election in 2028, have any parties done planning to restrict presidential power in a responsible way so that neither party can go to the lengths we’ve seen with such devastating consequences? I realize case law is being established but it seems the biggest problem is Congress’s failure to act.
Washington was the only president who didn't come from a political party
One of your best!