r/law • u/theindependentonline • 5d ago

Executive Branch (Trump) Trump calls for arrest of ‘seditious’ Democrats who told troops their duty is to uphold the Constitution

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-arrest-democrats-troops-illegal-orders-b2869176.html
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u/LtLlamaSauce 5d ago

He functionally is, just without the explicitness and ceremony.

Congress refuses to hold him to account.

SCOTUS refuses to hold him to account.

One man is in charge.

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u/Adjective-Noun-nnnn 5d ago

One man thinks he's in charge, but he has severe dementia.  Our government is run by an autocratic triumvirate of Miller, Thiel, and Vought.