The Trump Presidency

cajunrevenge said:
https://www.vox.com/2020/3/11/21173437/trump-judge-neomi-rao-mueller-grand-jury-dc-circuit

Since Trump is appointing constitutional judges can someone point out the constitutional argument as to why the House oversight committee can not see the grand jury redacted information when investigating the President. The only dissenter was a Trump appointed judge.
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I don't think Rao is being completely hacky here; this is pretty consistent with classic conservative "unitary executive" theory (and an extremely simplistic view of separation of powers) that long predates Trump. You have to understand that a central tenet of the Federalist Society et al. is that Congress is the most tyrannical branch, and thus the Constitution is creating a strong executive specifically to check that tyranny (this is not completely wrong; the lack of a strong executive was a core problem of the Articles of Confederation).

Of course, the idea of the "unitary executive" is not actually in the constitution, but archconservatives argue that it is implied from the structure. If that sounds suspiciously like the kind of things conservatives whine about liberals saying... well... you aren't wrong.

Anyway, her other central argument is that the McGahn decision precludes this one and the court should be consistent. Not the worst argument I've every hear from a conservative judge, but not very compelling.

ALL THAT SAID, Rao wants Ginsburg's seat if she goes; no way is she breaking with Trump when there is wiggle room to not.
 
Michael Levin Retweeted




Adam Jentleson



@AJentleson
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Mitch McConnell made a deal with the devil for judges and tax cuts.

He assured the world that Trump would be fine, that a manifestly incompetent

executive was manageable because he would be able to contain Trump’s worst failings.

This is as much his legacy as it is Trump’s.
 
Andrew Lawrence

@ndrew_lawrence
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The president of the United States gave an 11 minute Oval Office

speech 2 hours ago meant to calm the American public and since

then the White House has been cleaning up everything he got wrong.

Absolutely bananas
 
who coulda known a guy that ran a casino into bankruptcy (house money)
would bungle … everything ?

Brian Klaas
@brianklaas
Donald Trump is awake and tweeting unrelated political attacks,

including retweeting stuff from late February/early March about illegal

immigrants & Chuck Schumer. It's an insane tragedy that when the

world needs leadership to stop mass casualties,

we are stuck with this lunacy.



but hey, you got your $4000
and Wal-Mart stock has done well
 
If you told me I would get to witness Jeff Sessions groveling to Trump as he verbal tears him a new asshole I might have voted for him. Few things I enjoy more than Sessions being humiliated.
 
Metaphysicist said:
I don't think Rao is being completely hacky here; this is pretty consistent with classic conservative "unitary executive" theory (and an extremely simplistic view of separation of powers) that long predates Trump. You have to understand that a central tenet of the Federalist Society et al. is that Congress is the most tyrannical branch, and thus the Constitution is creating a strong executive specifically to check that tyranny (this is not completely wrong; the lack of a strong executive was a core problem of the Articles of Confederation).

Of course, the idea of the "unitary executive" is not actually in the constitution, but archconservatives argue that it is implied from the structure. If that sounds suspiciously like the kind of things conservatives whine about liberals saying... well... you aren't wrong.

Anyway, her other central argument is that the McGahn decision precludes this one and the court should be consistent. Not the worst argument I've every hear from a conservative judge, but not very compelling.

ALL THAT SAID, Rao wants Ginsburg's seat if she goes; no way is she breaking with Trump when there is wiggle room to not.
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Where was this unitary executive theory when Obama and Clinton were in office?
 
Metaphysicist said:
Interested to know what you find offensive in that, the most boring tweet I've ever read.
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Based on everything we have seen from Comey the past year you are still comfortable he once headed the FBI?

Sorry, but his schtick is not someone I would envision leading one of our top intel agencies.
 
When the 3 am call came, Trump was a complete disaster. I really believed that deep down he'd have enough patriotism to rise above himself, at least a little.
 
Runnin said:
When the 3 am call came, Trump was a complete disaster. I really believed that deep down he'd have enough patriotism to rise above himself, at least a little.
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Expecting the states to manage tyeir **** and be appreciative of the federal government is patriotic.

But leftists hate our system so I get why you feel this way
 
thethe said:
Expecting the states to manage tyeir **** and be appreciative of the federal government is patriotic.

But leftists hate our system so I get why you feel this way
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And if Obama had said the same thing to Rick Perry, Lyin' Ted, and Governor Abbott in 2016-2017, when they were begging for hurricane and flood relief, right after Texas was talking openly about seceding from the US for years (you guys remember Operation Jade Helm, right?) you'd have said this same exact thing, right?
 
Oklahomahawk said:
And if Obama had said the same thing to Rick Perry, Lyin' Ted, and Governor Abbott in 2016-2017, when they were begging for hurricane and flood relief, right after Texas was talking openly about seceding from the US for years (you guys remember Operation Jade Helm, right?) you'd have said this same exact thing, right?
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Nah, thats all on Obama.
 
So the guy who said he takes no responsibility is complaining the governors arent taking responsibility for their state? And I am sure it's just a coicidence that the governors he says that about are the ones most critical of his slow response.
 
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