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SEPARATION OF POWERS IS ON TRIAL IN THE US
WASHINGTON, Feb 14 – Donald Trump has put the constitutional separation of powers in the United States on trial. Federal judges have for now blocked many of his administration’s early moves, from ending birthright citizenship to removing health and science websites, setting up a larger battle at the Supreme Court.
Threats from the president and his allies to ignore adverse judicial rulings risk a historic rupture in American governance and law.
Since taking office last month, the White House has attempted to freeze $3 trillion in government loans and grants, shut down entire agencies like the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and fired Senate-confirmed officials whose terms have not expired, without cause.
Previous Republican administrations, including Trump’s first, wanted to achieve similar goals. But they did not attempt the president’s current strategy because it flatly contradicts the U.S. Constitution and the text of existing statute.
Congress controls federal appropriations, and the 1974 Impoundment Control Act strictly delineates the executive’s role in disbursing those funds. Officials have virtually no discretion to block payments.
The Supreme Court may yet give the commander-in-chief his way. The court’s nine justices, three of whom were appointed by Trump, have already expanded executive powers. They could choose to further tilt the balance in favor of the president, effectively weakening Congress.
Some conservatives on the court favor overturning a 1935 ruling, opens new tab that limits the president’s ability to fire a Senate-confirmed official. Trump is challenging that by removing minority-party commissioners on the National Labor Relations Board, among others. A ruling in his favor might make it easier to target bigger fish, like the Federal Reserve chair.
A more immediate danger is that the Trump administration undermines legal judgments. When federal courts blocked the funding freeze and restricted access to sensitive payment systems for lieutenants of Elon Musk, the Tesla boss called the judge “corrupt” and the White House said judges were “abusing their authority.”
The American Bar Association, opens new tab on Monday condemned the “wide-scale affronts to the rule of law itself”. At other times, Trump has said he will comply with court orders.
The true crisis would be if Trump decides to ignore court rulings and congressional mandates.
That’s no far-fetched scenario: administration officials have sought to find ways around an edict to unblock all frozen grants, opens new tab to government contractors and non-profit organizations, ProPublica reported.
Meanwhile, Trump this week instructed the Department of Justice to stop enforcing the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which punishes Americans who bribe officials overseas.
Laws are meaningless, and ultimately unenforceable, if those in power choose to ignore them. An unaccountable executive branch combined with neutered judicial and legislative branches would hobble companies, organizations, nations, and individuals who depend on the promises of the federal government, as well as the open markets and society that are the bedrock of U.S. stability and prosperity.
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Source: Reuters
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