Let's say a Democratic president had absolutely no respect for Congress, a coequal branch appropriating funds, right to determine tariff policy, Tarlov said. You'd be saying, What is this? This isn't what the Constitution wanted.' I would not say that, protested co-host Greg Gutfeld. Yes, you would, Tarlov insisted. No, I wouldn't, he replied. Then you're a bad constitutionalist, Tarlov shot back.
The Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI) brought together a selection of major thinkers from the American right to launch its new podcast, Project Cosmos, which debuted Tuesday. Project Cosmos is intended to be a forum that can explore at length the differences and similarities of the newly fractious right, examining the possibilities for forming a new synthesis from the disparate strains of the tech right, religious postliberalism, right-populism, and traditional American conservatism.
Public opinion polls indicate significant concern among Americans regarding President Trump's extensive use of executive power, fostering various protests against perceived authoritarianism.
Voters possess the power to select candidates, support campaigns, and engage with Congress, emphasizing the importance of active participation in democracy to counter the prevailing atmosphere of fear.
The Executive's bid to vanquish so-called "universal injunctions" is, at bottom, a request for this Court's permission to engage in unlawful behavior. When the Government says "do not allow the lower courts to enjoin executive action universally as a remedy for unconstitutional conduct," what it is truly seeking is an unfettered ability to act without judicial restraint.
The overall pattern of presidential action over the past few decades reveals an escalation of power grabs that put the country on a terrible course even before Mr. Trump took office again.
The government is asserting a right to stash away residents of this country in foreign prisons without the semblance of due process that is the foundation of our constitutional order.
