Having figured out how to parlay presidential authority in foreign affairs in order to sidestep the Constitution, President Trump is using his immigration enforcement powers to lock up—and lock down—the nation.
As protesters challenged ICE agents carrying out immigration raids in Los Angeles, demonstrators in Washington, D.C., were protesting the Trump administration’s attacks on veterans’ jobs, benefits and healthcare.
I’ve seen this story before. The images coming out of Los Angeles—militarized streets, protesters met with force, another round of justifications for escalation—hit me with the dull weight of déjà vu. It’s not that I’m shocked. It’s that I remember.
Chief Justice John Roberts appeared in my dream asking me to defend him from a Trump DOJ prosecution under an Executive Order resurrecting the Sedition Act of 1798.
If Donald Trump is remembered for anything, it may be his unintentional role in reviving public interest in the U.S. Constitution.
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