Trump has signed an exe order claiming that "only the Pres t and the AG can speak for what the law is"

[riversedge]

ok, hey SC--what is your take on this??

A Trump official from OMB just announced that Trump has signed an executive order claiming that “only the President and the Attorney General can speak for what the law is.”

Link to tweet

[Irish_Dem]

1. I guess he should fire the entire judiciary.

They are no longer necessary.

[woodsprite]

8. They probably wouldn't care as long as they're still getting retainers. nt

[Irish_Dem]

10. No need to bribe fired judges.

Judges thought the billionaires were just being friendly.

They will find out that with no court cases in front of them the billionaires don't give a rat's ass about them.

[NotHardly]

38. The new mad king.

[B.See]

47. @ IrishDem: No... they aren't and they (the judiciary) now KNOW IT.

Which is why his SCOTUS henchmen are also quaking in fear. Serves em right, imo.

[Lovie777]

2. Three branches.....................

[Ocelot II]

3. Chief Justice Marshall wants a word...

[Attilatheblond]

5. I wish! Seems 'Chief' Justice Roberts has his tail tucked & is hiding under the porch steps.

We know too many Americans are completely ignorant regarding how government works, but are there really so many so stupid as to buy into Trump's latest bullshit?

Terrifying but now we know why GOP has been working to destroy education for 50+ years.

[TomSlick]

22. Agreed.

If Marbury v. Madison is tossed, everything I was taught in law school is being questioned.

[Volaris]

43. No kiddin. This is Stare Decisis as far back as Stare Decisis fucking goes in this country.

He just offered up a constitutional crisis by stepping on John Roberts dick, and I think the Chief might have something to say about that.

[COL Mustard]

58. Hopefully a little more than

YEOW!!!

[Efilroft Sul]

4. Article III enters the chat and is pissed.

[Onthefly]

6. His ungodly narcissistic personality on display. Article lll of constitution is for thee.

[Klarkashton]

7. He is a fucking felon.

[Scrivener7]

35. Not to mention a fucking ignorant moron.

[muriel_volestrangler]

9. "re-establishes the long-standing norm"??? They're gaslighting the USA. Or going full Big Brother

and just pretending the past is whatever they say it is.

[Meowmee]

11. Here it is- a dictatorship...

Who will stop them? Who will have the courage? So far, I see no one who does.

[DSandra]

40. Many people might have to die in order to stop them...

Or at least millions of Americans will have to prepare that they might die on the fight as Trump / Musk attempts to use force. Kamala winning would have avoided this fate, likely as well as tens of thousands of Americans if Hillary was in office during COVID, or thousands of Americans if America chose Gore over Bush in 2000.

[Meowmee]

42. Yes agree

This was all avoidable.

[wordstroken]

56. So true!

[Cha]

12. Fuck you GD Nazi Mump!

Fuck your EOs.. you MF GD Fascist Fuck.

[FalloutShelter]

13. Well said!

I second that emotion.

[Cha]

14. Mahalo, FalloutShelter.. at this speed we're

going to need one.

[Blues Heron]

15. more mind-fuckery from the twisto crew

[unblock]

16. I don't like his executive orders any more than anyone else, but knee jerk reactions aren't helpful

Executive orders inherently apply only to the executive branch, if he signed an executive order that says "only the president and the attorney general can speak for the United States as to what the law is," then that is binding only on the rest of the executive branch.

The point of the executive order appears to be to silence agency heads and such. I'm not a fan of this, either, but I didn't hear anything suggesting he was silencing the other two branches.

Note that "the United States" in this context basically means the executive branch. It's the party that appears in court, in legal cases, which is represented by the executive branch.

If I'm wrong and his is trying to muzzle the other branches, I'll certainly be as upset as everyone else here, but I haven't seen that yet.

For now, I'm just slightly less upset than that.

[ThoughtCriminal]

18. What if he tells agency heads to ignore court orders?

Because he claims that only he and is AG can interpret the law. In fact, I suspect that his plan to do exactly that is why this EO was written.

[unblock]

26. Yes, exactly. Not a fan of this executive order at all.

Just want to make sure we're attacking it for the right reasons.

[slightlv]

53. trump has his own idea about what EOs are...

and I don't think he feels as constrained by them as you think he is.

[Ms. Toad]

64. You might want to actually read the executive order.

Whatever he thinks, the executive order is, by its terms, not as broad as the OP implies.

[dixiegrrrrl]

17. Straight from Hitler's playbook

And moving fast,too.

[superpatriotman]

19. He's going for a new record

And all the enabler Congress critters will gladly open the doors for it.

[Lurker_Leviathan]

20. Shocked. Shocked!

What dictators do, and not shocking given he’s telegraphed what he is and wants to be for a while.

No doubt the media will just be glorified stenographers again with him, then they’ll do their usual panels giving the fascist side a seat at the table to white wash it or just normalize it with their mask off.

[B.See]

34. Welcome to DU

[LetMyPeopleVote]

70. Welcome to DU

[Takket]

21. LOL Okay skippy. Have fun with that one in front of a judge

[moondust]

23. "When the president does it,

that means it is not illegal."

See, Dick knew how it all worked way back in 1977.

[alarimer]

24. 100% not true

3 SEPARATE AND INDEPENDENT branches of government.

I'd say I wish he dropped dead, but that would leave us with Vance,

[Initech]

25. I think if we ever get back in power, we need to put a limit on executive orders.

This is getting way too out of hand. Trump can go shove all of them straight up his ass.

[FloridaBlues]

60. Perhaps he doesn't realize these EO will get eliminated/canceled by next Dem President

They are never permanent laws.

[Buns_of_Fire]

68. "If elected, my first Executive Order will be to rescind

all Executive Orders issued by Emperor Fatfuk. My second one will be to order the construction of a public urinal directly above his gravesite."

That's my platform.

[no_hypocrisy]

27. An outright contradiction.

An Executive Order is not a law and here's one that claims that only two people in the United States can "interpret" what the law is.

Otherwise, this would mean that I throw out all my old law school casebooks and I can stop taking clients.

[milestogo]

28. Trump signs executive order declaring that he is God and that all people, powers,

and principalities shall down to him, including all billionaires.

[malaise]

29. The leader of the KKKK

Has declared himself king

😂😂😂😬

[marble falls]

30. That'll never stand.

[Scrivener7]

37. Depends on the size of the RV he's offering Clarence.

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

31. when is Trump's coronation?

[sop]

32. Trump: "Only the President and the Attorney General can speak for what the law is....and I speak for the AG."

[Dave Bowman]

33. Next thing you know he'll sign executive orders stating that unicorns are real and the earth is flat.

[Kid Berwyn]

36. "Where's my Enabling Act?"

Traitor.

[rubbersole]

39. "Pam and I are King and Queen.

Fuck you, peons."

[FoggyLake]

41. Can an EO be challenged? Found to be unlawful? How about found to be batshit?

Can the 25th Amendment be used here? He's clearly insane.

[struggle4progress]

50. The emperor's a dribbling halfwit but his new clothes will soak up his puddles of drool.

[Orrex]

44. Did they show footage of Thomas and Alito kissing his taint?

[LymphocyteLover]

45. This is so horribly fucked up. That Will Scharf guy is one evil Nazi

[twodogsbarking]

46. When will the major networks start reporting what he is really doing instead of reporting like he

is normal and doing normal things?

[struggle4progress]

48. King Narcissus the Megalomanic said, "Nobody knows more about the law than me. My uncle

was a genius. After I got my own law degree from Trump University, people had to stop graduating from there. Big strong men with brown noses and tears in their eyes often come to remind me that twas actually I who inspired King Cnut to order the tides to stop!"

[dchill]

49. Good to know.

[bucolic_frolic]

51. So much for the judicial branch. I've said for months he'll prorogue Congress.

Probably need to reach back to English common law. No problem too big for Trump.

So understand, judges can no longer say what the law is. Have I got that right?

[Buns_of_Fire]

67. Sounds like it. Appeals of lower court decisions need no longer

work their way up the chain, they can now be appealed directly to the office of His Holy Plumpness. The final decision will hinge, of course, on the proper tribute (read: $$$) having been offered to his favorite charity: him.

[Bluethroughu]

52. He needs to resign immediately.

[aggiesal]

54. Hmmm, I didn't know that Mierda47 has a law degree. Who knew? ...

[Renew Deal]

55. Trouble is imminent

[Maru Kitteh]

66. I didn't think it would all start falling apart so soon.

[Joinfortmill]

57. He's denented. He's 'playing office' like his demented father did.

[Johonny]

59. Stock up on toilet paper now

We headed for a bumpy finish

[LS0999]

61. Still think that the idea of secession is crazy talk?

If Donald actually gets away with this like he's been getting away with everything else so far the Constitution and the Union it represented will have already been dissolved. 1/3 of the country actually wants some type of Neo Confederate-Nazi dictatorship.

[ReRe]

62. Wonder what the Supreme Court thinks about this Exec Order?

They started out by by-passing Congress. That seems to be working out for them, so
now they are going to by-pass the Supreme Court.
No, they don't make the laws. And they don't interpret them for us.
The law is the law. Not "your" interpretation of it.
Nincompoops'.

[Buns_of_Fire]

63. He can also eat your food, crap in your shoes, and sleep with your wife.

Read the fine print.

[Hotler]

65. Wow! Who knew how easy and powerful EO's were, just think what we could have accomplished.

I have no hope. I see no future.

[jeffreyi]

69. Um, no.