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Steve McLaughlin's avatar

As we move forward in this period of the. great disruption that is required to stem corruption, abuses of power, and government waste, we cannot let the judiciary off the hook Every element of our governmental system should be challenged to ensure we find every bit of waste, fraud and abuses. Roberts is no exception. I know disruption is tough. Look at this phase of change as if you are standing on the edge of a canyon, and you must cross to the other side. The only way across is a simple rope bridge. The bridge is frightening, but you must cross that bridge to get to the other side. You must suck it up, face your fears and meet the challenge of crossing.

This is were we are now. We are crossing that bridge of disruption that will allow us to defeat waste, fraud, and abuses by our polltical class. So Americans, suck it up and cross that bridge. You will be happy you did! Knife out!

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Trump should do what AG Roger Taney advised Andrew Jackson to do - "If the opinion of the Supreme Court covered the whole ground of this act, it ought not to control the coordinate authorities of this Government. The Congress, the Executive, and the Court must each for itself be guided by its own opinion of the Constitution. Each public officer who takes an oath to support the Constitution swears that he will support it as he understands it, and not as it is understood by others. It is as much the duty of the House of Representatives, of the Senate, and of the President to decide upon the constitutionality of any bill or resolution which may be presented to them for passage or approval as it is of the supreme judges when it may be brought before them for judicial decision. The opinion of the judges has no more authority over Congress than the opinion of Congress has over the judges, and on that point the President is independent of both. The authority of the Supreme Court must not, therefore, be permitted to control the Congress or the Executive when acting in their legislative capacities, but to have only such influence as the force of their reasoning may deserve." https://streamfortyseven.substack.com/p/does-congress-have-the-power-under

The Judiciary, Legislative, and Executive Branches are *separate*, *equal*, and *independent* - it matters not a whit what the courts say, they do not control the Executive. They may refuse to enforce a law, but they cannot guide the hand of the Executive or restrain his action - such a thing would be unconstitutional and ultra vires - and the dicta in Marbury v Madison, that the courts shall rule, is an arrogation of illegitimate power by the Federalist John Marshall... see https://streamfortyseven.substack.com/p/neither-president-trump-nor-his-appointed

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