NonilexJul 23, 2025

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What a #Democrat Could Do With Trump’s [#Appropriated] #Power

In this 1st year of his 2nd term, #Trump has claimed broad powers to unilaterally restructure much of how the US govt functions. Some…have gone completely unchallenged. Others have been litigated, & although lower courts have been skeptical of many of these efforts, #SCOTUS has been more approving.

#law #RevengePolitics #MafiaState
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/07/democrats-undo-trump-supreme-court/683615/?gift=guxsrl_dAdXUP9zqbQPWxTNLwkgkUY6LEdwhSqGVM10

What a Democrat Could Do With Trump’s Power

America is entering an age of retributive governing cycles.

The Atlantic
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#Trump has taken as much advantage of his new powers as he plausibly can, prosecuting his political enemies, firing independent agency heads, & dismantling federal agencies…at a whim.

One salient question…is: When & if #Democrats return to #power, how much of Trump’s #damage can they undo?…assume…that #SCOTUS acts in good faith—that its views on presidential power are without partisan favor, & that it doesn’t arbitrarily invent carve-outs to rein in a Democratic president. What then?

#law

Jul 23, 2025 at 5:21pmWeb
Show threadPhil WolffJul 23, 2025
@Nonilex it's not only repair. what can be done to protect democracy and our institutions going forward? to regain trust in US gov, econ, culture, tech at home and in the world?
Show threadloucoveyJul 23, 2025
@Nonilex I think the most effective step that could be taken is prosecution of corrupt acts in all three branches. But firing those who took a loyalty pledge just before their arrest would go a long way to making people think before they act.
Show threadHans van ZijstJul 23, 2025
@Nonilex Causing great damage to a democracy is easy, see how much he has done in half a year, and imagine the total destruction he can bring if he gets to stay in the White House for the remaining 3.5...

Undoing the damage takes much, much more time.

I have very little hope for a democratic US if this orange grifter isn't removed from power very soon.
Show thread(((JaneinNJ)))Jul 23, 2025
@Nonilex In terms of the damage to programs, diplomacy, services, etc. I think it will take a generation to rebuild.