Donald Trump’s attack on Iran may set off a showdown over the president’s authority to declare war. The case could end up in court, giving conservative justices a long-awaited chance to end Congress’s ability to limit presidents’ warmaking powers.
Donald Trump’s attack on Iran may set off a showdown over the president’s authority to declare war. The case could end up in court, giving conservative justices a long-awaited chance to end Congress’s ability to limit presidents’ warmaking powers.
Saw this on bluesky the other day and it’s been rolling around my brain ever since:
On the one hand, the IS presidency is fundamentally broken.
On the other hand, the US Congress is fundamentally broken.
On the third hand, theUs Supreme Court is fundamentally broken.
Jon Stewart did an excellent interview with Maria Ressa of the Philippines, and they outlined how her country modelled itself with the US system of government. Unfortunately, the Philippines was used as a testing ground for American social media platforms, proving that the collapse of one branch of government did not engage any checks to balance the loss.
In her opinion, the collapse of one branch essentially meant the full collapse of government.
The president, some of congress, and some of the Supreme clownshow, ought be arrested
These leader do not have the skillset necessary to rewrite the structure of the US government or the desire to do so to the benefit of most Americans. Any attempt would be a power giveaway to the wealthy, the well connected and the corporate.