Here we go!

We have been wondering how (finally) “the Donald” would react to having one of his executive orders invalidated or put on hold by a Federal Court. Now we know, and it is not reassuring. A top aide, one Stephen Miller, has clarified the Trump administration policy, which is that the president’s orders “shall not be questioned.” In other words: the presidency is above the law. What “the Donald” says or does cannot be reviewed by any court of law. Okay. If this is official Trump policy, and if it is allowed to stand, it would be an attempt to thwart the very clear separation of powers principle of the United States Constitution, leaving the country at the tender mercy of a mildly deranged dictator. Not nearly as bad as Kim Jong Un, of course, but bad enough to warrant the full fledged reaction by both parties in both houses of Congress. This should be a good test of Republican backbone.

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