Bits n’ pieces from east, west and beyond
East, west or beyond, sooner or later events elsewhere may have a local impact.
A recent sampling:
Defying checks and balances: In an ABC interview Vice President JD Vance said “The president has to be able to run the government as he thinks he should. That’s the way the Constitution works.” Vance indicated those now in office who oppose court orders to comply with the Constitution are inclined to say make me. Experts and officials responded: Sen. Adam Schiff stated, “JD…we don’t have to be lawyers to know that ignoring court decisions we don’t like puts us on a dangerous path to lawlessness.” The Brennan Center’s Liberty and National Security Program: the Trump Administration is “gearing up to defy a court order…the battle lines for our democracy have been drawn.”
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