Only Trump (and his pet AG) Can Decide on What is Law.

[Bray123]

Here it is folks. Dictatorship.

https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/worl...nterpret-us-law/ar-AA1zjZww?ocid=BingNewsSerp

US President Donald Trump has signed yet another executive order declaring that only the attorney general or the President can speak for the US when interpreting the meaning of laws.


White House staff secretary Will Scharf was quoted as saying that the new order on the interpretation of the law "reestablishes a long-standing norm"

And the MAGATs tried to tell us that he was only joking when he's never told a joke in his life.

'He who decides what the law is, decides that he cannot break the law.'

 

[ll74]

So 47 is now allocating budget and interpreting laws.

Who needs separate branches???

 

[Chernosoth]

I checked several sites. None of them say exactly which order that is. Presidential executive orders are numbered. But they are apparently talking about this one:

Ensuring Accountability for All Agencies​

If the link is TLDR, here's a summary: Trump and Bondi interpret law only within the executive branch.
We still have the judicial branch. OP's article deliberately or incompetently misreads the order.

 

[Wat_Tyler]

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[Bray123]

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And you're a sheep being milked.

 

[Bray123]

It looks like Project 2025 (that he'd never heard of, and didn't agree with, and may have some good ideas) is approaching conclusion.

 

[RobDownSouth]

This is shaping up to be a rather unusual battle of two giant conservative instiutions: the Heritage Foundation and the Federalist Society. The Heritage Foundation is basically trying to undermine the Constitution to impose a "unitary executive" in the all-powerful executive branch and legislate social norms under force of law. The Federalist society takes the "long view" and whittles away the Constitution for the exclusive financial benefit of the moneyed class.

This came to an early head when Heritage blumpkins Attorney General Pam Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove attempted to encroach on the Federalist society turf last week and arbirarily fire well respected (and semi-permanent) fixtures in the powerful Southern District of NY (Wall Street, basically).

No one would do their dirty work for almost a week. Bondi evidently had a meltdown (I YAM TEH LAW, TRUMP SEZ SO!) and eventually began dire threats to these well-heeled lawyers that they'd never work in this town again if they didn't do HER express bidding.

The SDNY attornies gently explained that what she was doing would have dire consequences and cause an inevitable backlash and setback to their master plan, not even the recently politicized Supreme Court would help them.

Then the Federaliss twisted the knife: WE have impeccable legal credentials, Harvard and Yale law degrees, we clerked for Justices Thomas, Scalia and Gorsuch....YOU have your land-grant law degrees from the University of Florida and SUNY and have been nothing but political hacks your entire career. WE can work anywhere where the highest levers of power are installed, you hitched your star to a reality TV show buffoon, and have a limited shelf life. Just so you know where we're coming from....

Bondi eventually got her way, but had to exert an enormous amount of political capital to do so and now she appears to be "weak" in her position as a result, and the sharks have begun circling.

 

[Bray123]

This is how the UK Daily Mail (the most right-wing of UK outlets) sees it:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...e-order-controversial-Constitutional-law.html

Donald Trump has signed an executive order that could make him the most powerful president in history by using an obscure Constitutional theory to enact his vision of presidential authority.

The new order seeks to 'reign in independent agencies' by seizing various departments that normally act in accordance with Congress and bring them under control of the executive branch in the White House.

The order also states that the president and attorney general will interpret the law, leaving Trump free from Congressional and judicial oversight.

 

[RobDownSouth]

It looks like Project 2025 (that he'd never heard of, and didn't agree with, and may have some good ideas) is approaching conclusion.


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Just this week, Elon's DOGEshit identified all the money allocated to mothers who opted NOT to abort their fetus and provide a lifeline of assistance through their child's critical first year to be "government waste".

It was NEVER about 'saving babbies"....it was just a ploy to bait-and-switch "forced birth"

 

[Wat_Tyler]

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[Bray123]

https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-she...vernment-that-answers-to-the-american-people/

Title:

President Donald J. Trump Reins in Independent Agencies to Restore a Government that Answers to the American People

Content:

all agencies must: (1) submit draft regulations for White House review—with no carve-out for so-called independent agencies, except for the monetary policy functions of the Federal Reserve; and (2) consult with the White House on their priorities and strategic plans, and the White House will set their performance standards.

The President and the Attorney General (subject to the President’s supervision and control) will interpret the law for the executive branch, instead of having separate agencies adopt conflicting interpretations.

ENSURING A GOVERNMENT THAT ANSWERS TO THE PEOPLE: This order fulfills President Trump’s promise to restore constitutional governance and accountability to the entire executive branch.

Not much answering to the people, all answers to be addressed to the Felon.

 

[stxjimmy]

This is shaping up to be a rather unusual battle of two giant conservative instiutions: the Heritage Foundation and the Federalist Society. The Heritage Foundation is basically trying to undermine the Constitution to impose a "unitary executive" in the all-powerful executive branch and legislate social norms under force of law. The Federalist society takes the "long view" and whittles away the Constitution for the exclusive financial benefit of the moneyed class.

This came to an early head when Heritage blumpkins Attorney General Pam Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove attempted to encroach on the Federalist society turf last week and arbirarily fire well respected (and semi-permanent) fixtures in the powerful Southern District of NY (Wall Street, basically).

No one would do their dirty work for almost a week. Bondi evidently had a meltdown (I YAM TEH LAW, TRUMP SEZ SO!) and eventually began dire threats to these well-heeled lawyers that they'd never work in this town again if they didn't do HER express bidding.

The SDNY attornies gently explained that what she was doing would have dire consequences and cause an inevitable backlash and setback to their master plan, not even the recently politicized Supreme Court would help them.

Then the Federaliss twisted the knife: WE have impeccable legal credentials, Harvard and Yale law degrees, we clerked for Justices Thomas, Scalia and Gorsuch....YOU have your land-grant law degrees from the University of Florida and SUNY and have been nothing but political hacks your entire career. WE can work anywhere where the highest levers of power are installed, you hitched your star to a reality TV show buffoon, and have a limited shelf life. Just so you know where we're coming from....

Bondi eventually got her way, but had to exert an enormous amount of political capital to do so and now she appears to be "weak" in her position as a result, and the sharks have begun circling.

Following this weeks festival of might in Riyadh there can be no doubt of the total lack of respect for the rule of law and societal norms.

Imagine a leader who imagines an invaded sovereign nation brought it on themselves and has no place in any attempt at a peace initiative. Imagine no more.

This era will be looked back upon and examined with wonder at how so many people were willing to go along with such absurdities. And to how so many could then double down in defending the enduring mess.

 

[Rebel5soul]

Well, that's always been the case and if you'd bother to think it through you'd understand why that is so.

 

[Chernosoth]

Forcing federal agencies to improve performance is only a delay before most of those jobs are moved to state agencies or entirely dropped from the government budget.

 

[Wat_Tyler]

https://images3.memedroid.com/images/UPLOADED358/67b3c31cc4987.webp

 

[Rebel5soul]

Forcing federal agencies to improve performance is only a delay before most of those jobs are moved to state agencies or entirely dropped from the government budget.

That is true enough. Of course it'll be interesting how many states pick up that burden without monies coming in from Uncle Sugar.

 

[BabyBoomer50s]

Differing interpretations of the law among the federal branches of government, and between the federal government and states are not uncommon. Disputes are settled by federal courts. We’re seeing a number of challenges filed by opponents of certain actions taken by the Trump administration working their way through the courts now. The administration has filed a few cases as well. It’s a feature, not a bug.

 

[Rebel5soul]

Differing interpretations of the law among the federal branches of government, and between the federal government and states are not uncommon. Disputes are settled by federal courts. We’re seeing a number of challenges filed by opponents of certain actions taken by the Trump administration working their way through the courts now. The administration has filed a few cases as well. It’s a feature, not a bug.

Exactly. And the reason for the EO is to remind EVERYONE in the executive branch who makes the final decisions so they all march to the same drum. The EO sets up a situation where those in the administration that want to go their own way can be fired for cause.

 

[stxjimmy]

https://images3.memedroid.com/images/UPLOADED358/67b3c31cc4987.webp

That would be funnier, and more accurate, if your meme had trump saying use bleach and ivermectin and then had maga peops hitting the bottle.

 

[UltraChad]

Here it is folks. Dictatorship.

"Democracy is dictatorship when I don't win!! REEEEEEEEEE!!! DEMOCRACY BAD!!!" - Loser Democrats like Bray123

 

[MajorRewrite]

https://images3.memedroid.com/images/UPLOADED358/67b3c31cc4987.webp

Memes: for when you’re too stupid to contribute anything to a conversation.

 

[MajorRewrite]

Disputes are settled by federal courts.

You just contradicted the executive order.

 

[DeluxAuto]

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[DeluxAuto]

Differing interpretations of the law among the federal branches of government, and between the federal government and states are not uncommon. Disputes are settled by federal courts. We’re seeing a number of challenges filed by opponents of certain actions taken by the Trump administration working their way through the courts now. The administration has filed a few cases as well. It’s a feature, not a bug.

Pretzel logic.

 

[BabyBoomer50s]

You just contradicted the executive order.

The president’s 2/18 EO requiring agencies to submit draft regulations for WH review and the setting of performance standards could be, (and IMO likely will be) challenged in the federal courts. If that happens, the judiciary will decide whether or not the order passes muster under Article II of the Constitution. It’s a feature not a bug.