beSpacificJun 3
In a first, #House votes to block #Trump from ordering further strikes on #Iran. The #Senate advanced a similar war #powers #resolution last month on a procedural vote, reflecting growing impatience with a #conflict #Congress hasn’t authorized....it took how long, and will result in what?? #GOP #maga #trump #republicans #mikejohnson #warpowers #politics #government #separationofpowers
Show threadNonilexJun 3
But on April 1, the #DOJ’s Office of Legal Counsel published an opinion arguing that, in passing the #law, #Congress overstepped its authority to regulate the #ExecutiveBranch. Therefore, it contended, “the #PRA is unconstitutional, & the President need not further comply with its dictates.”

#law #transparency #accountability #PresidentialRecordsAct #SeparationOfPowers
The Democracy AdvocateJun 2

Trump Anti Weaponization Fund Nears Collapse After Legal and Political Blowback

Trump Anti Weaponization Fund faces mounting legal scrutiny, congressional resistance, and growing questions about executive authority.

https://thedemocracyadvocate.com/news-to-know/trump-watch/trump-anti-weaponization-fund-2/

The Democracy AdvocateMay 29

Kennedy Center Name Change Blocked as Judge Orders Trump Name Removed

Kennedy Center Name Change Blocked after a federal judge ruled only Congress can authorize renaming the national arts institution.

https://thedemocracyadvocate.com/news-to-know/trump-watch/kennedy-center-name-change-blocked/

NonilexMay 20

#GiftArticle

The deal #Trump reached with his subordinates relies on a mechanism created by #Congress that legal experts warned was subject to manipulation.

…The whole enterprise is a jarring shock to conventional understanding of the #constitution, raising…profound questions of #PresidentialPower. If allowed to stand, Trump will have managed simultaneously to thwart Congress’s #PowerOfThePurse & the ability of the #courts to police the #SeparationOfPowers.

#law
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/us/politics/trump-fund-legal-questions.html?unlocked_article_code=1.j1A.oWr9.MEVPYndCxS2N&smid=nytcore-ios-share

Trump’s $1.8 Billion Fund Tests Constitutional Limits

The deal the president reached with his own subordinates relies on a mechanism created by Congress that legal experts had warned was subject to manipulation.

The New York Times
Editor | The Democracy AdvocateMay 11
⚖️ America was founded as a constitutional republic, not a monarchy, theocracy, or personality cult.

This opinion piece examines how MAGA-style authoritarianism, blind loyalty, attacks on democratic institutions, and disregard for separation of powers threaten the very framework that keeps government accountable to the people.

Read more:
https://thedemocracyadvocate.com/news-to-know/u-s-politics/trumpism-and-constitutional-collapse



#Trumpism #Constitution #Democracy #SeparationOfPowers #MAGA #USPolitics #Trump
Trumpism and Constitutional Collapse: How America Might Be Stronger If MAGA Had Never Reached Power | The ...

Trumpism and Constitutional Collapse examines MAGA authoritarianism, constitutional overreach, separation of powers, religious freedom, and why America’s republic depends on leaders serving the Constitution rather than one man.

The Democracy Advocate
The Democracy AdvocateMay 11

Trumpism and Constitutional Collapse: How America Might Be Stronger If MAGA Had Never Reached Power

Trumpism and Constitutional Collapse examines MAGA authoritarianism, constitutional overreach, separation of powers, religious freedom, and why America’s republic depends on leaders serving the Constitution rather than one man.

https://thedemocracyadvocate.com/news-to-know/u-s-politics/trumpism-and-constitutional-collapse/

The Democracy AdvocateMay 9

Virginia Redistricting Ruling sparks dangerous clash between voter will and judicial power

Virginia Redistricting Ruling nullified a voter-approved amendment, preserving old maps and escalating a constitutional fight over voter sovereignty and judicial power.

https://thedemocracyadvocate.com/news-to-know/supreme-court/virginia-redistricting-ruling/

Show threadNonilexApr 6

The move frees a trial judge to act on the #Trump admin’s pending request to dismiss Bannon’s conviction & indictment “in the interests of justice” [rewriting history].

The dismissal would be largely symbolic. #SteveBannon served a 4-month prison term after a #jury #convicted him of #contempt of #Congress in 2022. A federal appeals court in Washington upheld the conviction.

#SCOTUS #law #SeparationOfPowers #LegislativeBranch #oversight #ChecksAndBalances #SubpoenaPower

NonilexApr 6

WTAF!?

#SteveBannon wins #SCOTUS order likely to lead to dismissal of his #criminal #conviction for refusing to #Congress.

“Prodded” [instructed] by the #Trump admin, the justices threw out an appellate ruling upholding Bannon’s conviction for defying a #subpoena from the #House committee that investigated the #Jan6, 2021 #insurrection by Trump supporters.

#law #SeparationOfPowers #LegislativeBranch #oversight #ChecksAndBalances #SubpoenaPower
https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-capitol-riot-bannon-trump-4a4cf324096fc1bfed204d42b54d191e

Bannon Supreme Court win may lead to dismissal of contempt conviction

Longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon has won a Supreme Court order that’s expected to lead to the dismissal of his criminal conviction for refusing to testify to Congress. Prodded by President Donald Trump’s administration, the justices on Monday threw out an appellate ruling upholding Bannon’s conviction for defying a subpoena from the House committee that investigated the U.S. Capitol attack. The move frees a trial judge to act on the Republican administration’s pending request to dismiss Bannon’s conviction and indictment “in the interests of justice.” The dismissal would be largely symbolic. Bannon served a four-month prison term after a jury convicted him of contempt of Congress in 2022.

AP News