Biden admitted that “the bulk” of the constitutional experts consulted said that extending the moratorium would be unconstitutional. Yet, he indicated that he would still like to pursue it due to a couple of scholars encouraging him.
— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) August 3, 2021
…What was astonishing is that Biden acknowledged that it is still likely unconstitutional but that they could tie it up in courts to get the money out in the interim…
— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) August 3, 2021
Given the ideological makeup of law school faculties, it is chilling that most of the preferred advisers to the Biden Administration admitted that this would be likely unconstitutional. It is equally unsurprising that there are a couple dismissing such constitutional concerns.
— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) August 3, 2021
…President Biden took an oath to uphold the Constitution, not to violate it when he can use the delay in any final order to get the money out the door. In so doing, he is admitting that he would be spending federal money without constitutional authority.
— Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) August 3, 2021
I’m shocked.
The Constitution is just a fucking piece of paper that we all agree to abideby, not a magic scroll, and if nobody has the ability or impetus to enforce its limitations, it’s just a bit of 232-year old singly ply ass-wipe.
What happens when Biden get away with this and next time says “I know this is unconstitutional, and permanent, but you didn’t stop me last time so now I’m just gonna do whatever I want.”
A lot of legal scholars are going to learn a lot of hard lessons real soon.
Well, Biden is a CCP sock puppet, so….
Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government
The only way to stop politicians from doing this is to have immediate severe consequences that prevent them from ever offending in such a way again. I doubt we’ll see such consequences, as nobody is willing to pay the price of delivering them.
And just where are our constitution loving republicans??? Not a word, no protests, no shutting down the government no nothing… The commie loving dems will do what they want because they know they can.. Suck it up, it’s over…
“Constitution-loving Republican” is a contradiction in terms. Both parties have unconstitutional wish lists; they differ in the specific items they wish to control, but not the degree to which they want to control them.
Agreed. I keep referring to being able to count on one hand the politicians in all three (or more) branches of the Federal government who actually take the Constitution seriously and obey it consistently. But I don’t think it actually takes one hand.
Can you name ONE, just ONE, government official, elected or appointed, who takes the Constitution seriously and obeys it consistently (as the Supreme Law of the Land that it is)?
There are a few who don’t meet the standard I mentioned but at least try to fairly often. Justice Thomas is one. Rand Paul is another. I know of none whatsoever in the executive branch at the moment, and can’t think of one in the executive branch in this century in fact. But even those few flunk the “seriously and consistently” test.
They cut their teeth on second amendment. Now, almost a 100 years later, they are well equipped to broaden their horizons and feast on the rest of the parchment