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The Velveteen Ocelot

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3. The Court doesn't have enforcement powers.

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Tue Jun 23, 2020, 12:39 PM

Jun 2020

It can't call out the troops or compel Congress or the president to obey, but relies on the executive and legislative branches to carry out its rulings. Most of the time Supreme Court decisions are obeyed, but sometimes they aren't, as in some of the school desegregation and school prayer decisions, which in some places were ignored for years.

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If the SCOTUS rules against Trump in the tax records case... [View all] edhopper Jun 2020 OP

He won't turn nothing over . .. . Iliyah Jun 2020 #1

Anything. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2020 #4

That would get really interesting. grumpyduck Jun 2020 #2

The Court doesn't have enforcement powers. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2020 #3

It's not his decision. It's his accounting firm that will turn it over. Nevilledog Jun 2020 #5

Yes, and two banks. House of Roberts Jun 2020 #6

This! Varaddem Jun 2020 #9

Thanks for posting this leftieNanner Jun 2020 #7

But I have no doubt that trump personally would defy a Supreme Court order. Nevilledog Jun 2020 #10

I agree with you leftieNanner Jun 2020 #11

Make it a law that presidential candidates must turn over taxes. Nevilledog Jun 2020 #14

Yes, but leftieNanner Jun 2020 #16

I don't believe you can. Nevilledog Jun 2020 #17

In which case Mnuchin would face criminal or civil penalties... brooklynite Jun 2020 #8

It's not his call at this point leftieNanner Jun 2020 #13

His favorite President snowybirdie Jun 2020 #12

they aren't in trumps hands. his accounitng firm has them. they will comply SoonerPride Jun 2020 #15