Analysis: As Trump team overhauls government, a constitutional crisis looms

Cal Thomas: A 'constitutional crisis'?

Democrats are raising an alarm about what they call a "constitutional crisis." If there is one, they should know because they are to blame for it. That's because their party, since the days of Franklin Roosevelt, have been violating the boundaries and restrictions on government set forth in our founding document. The Founders wanted government to be limited so the people would be able to achieve their highest aspirations consistent with hard wor…

A Constitutional Crisis: Can the Rule of Law Survive This Presidency?

“Never has our future been more unpredictable, never have we depended so much on political forces that cannot be trusted to follow the rules of common sense and self-interest — forces that look like sheer insanity, if judged by the standards of other centuries.” Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism This has all the makings of …

How Russell Vought's 'radical constitutionalism' could spark a constitutional crisis

Russell Vought, head of Trump's Office of Budget and Management, believes the president has the power to completely dismantle any aspect of the federal government he chooses. Bipartisan leaders say Trump and Vought are trying to provoke a constitutional crisis.

Constitutional crisis or no? Fears of Trump overreach abound as cases proceed in court

So far, Trump's team has chosen to fight legal battles in court rather than defy judicial orders. Will that continue?

Is the US in a constitutional crisis? California’s attorney general says not yet

In summary Democratic attorneys general have different views on whether the U.S. is in a constitutional crisis during the new Trump administration. California Attorney General Rob Bonta sees a constitutional crisis looming as lawsuits play out over the Trump administration’s boundary-testing executive orders, but the Democrat so far believes the country has not passed that […]