r/politics • u/theindependentonline The Independent • 1d ago

No Paywall Trump’s ballroom construction ‘likely unlawful,’ John Roberts says, but Supreme Court will allow it anyway

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-ballroom-construction-unlawful-john-roberts-b3042329.html
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u/Taint_Liquor 1d ago

I get it, I want retribution as well. That said, what we really need to do is for congress to nut up and limit some of the executive's power. The president has gotten entirely too powerful and we need to reign that office in.

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u/countfizix Louisiana 1d ago

Propose the 'you can stop me at any time act' and then start abusing executive power until enough of the GOP are willing to support whatever is needed up to and including a constitutional amendment to create limits with teeth.

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u/MrNormalo 1d ago

That is when Roberts will stop allowing executive orders to stand without review.

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u/Tambien 1d ago

Ignore that too.

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u/What_a_fat_one 20h ago

End filibuster and expand court. Nothing Roberts can do about that. At all.

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u/EmphasisFrosty3093 20h ago

Exactly what Biden should have done after their king decision.

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u/erublind Europe 1d ago

According to the supreme court, congress can't limit the presidents power. In Slaughter, Humphreys executor, a precedent that has stood since 1935 (!) was overturned. This basically means that it is unconstitutional for congress to write law limiting the presidents executive power. The executive power of the president will diminish as soon as a democrat is elected. Biden couldn't even forgive student loans, but Trump could pardon insurrectionists.

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u/suburbanoutrage 1d ago

You can’t limit their constitutional authority. You can however claw back the powers congress has given up and ceded to the president.

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u/What_a_fat_one 20h ago

Yes they can. They can cut off his funding.

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u/Coblish 1d ago

It would only be limited on Dem Presidential terms.

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u/dar512 1d ago

Shouldn’t we also automatically dismiss members of the Supreme Court who knowingly refuse to enforce the constitution. After all, that supposed to be their job.

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u/DonaldTheWall 20h ago

Should also look at those that accept "gifts"

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u/Cavane42 Georgia 1d ago

Porque no los dos?

Someone bold enough to wield power in order to fix what can be fixed in a few years and also wise enough to then agree to limit their own power order to prevent this from happening again.

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u/ShumaG 1d ago

The retribution is how you get cooler heads to prevail. Mutually assured destruction worked well for nukes. You can see it in practice daily in Ukraine. They got rid of their nukes and got invaded. Yet Russia will not use one because they too will be destroyed.

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u/kittyonkeyboards 15h ago

We need to prevent climate death before we do literally anything.

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u/Mean_Kaleidoscope474 7h ago

In the long run, I’m sure everyone agrees. But in the short term, nothing will get fixed with a President that defers to a broken system. Our nation is dangerously close to being a failed state with a propped up stock market. Trump will demolish the economy after safeguarding his winnings abroad. Another mess that will encumber ANOTHER Democratic administration.