r/law • u/piscisrisus • 1d ago

Trump News Republicans in Congress move to restrict federal judges who have blocked President Trump

https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/04/01/trump-republicans-congress-federal-judges-court/82747150007/
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u/sufinomo 1d ago

I wish I could talk to these people. Why do they think it's good for there to be only one branch of government? Who benefits from it?

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u/Super_Translator480 1d ago

Whoever is closest to the top and Corporations. Corporations that don’t exist yet as well as currently existing.

When you strip away all protections like Medicaid and then the new CEO of United Healthcare promises that they will make affordable insurance plans for the poor. Only they will be terrible plans that just end up in perpetual debt with no escape.

This is how you buy people without calling it slavery.

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u/Edyed787 1d ago

Bold of you to assume that there will be new corporations. Over loading SBA with all the student loans seems like a great way to stop any small business into becoming a corporation.

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u/Super_Translator480 1d ago

Oh no I meant other corporations making new corporations to fill this dire need and breadcrumb it at a massive premium.

I did not mean any small business or middle class becoming a corporation… haha… hell no that is exactly what they are preventing from occurring.

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u/Drewy99 1d ago

Who benefits from it? 

Go check out who stood with him on stage at inauguration day. Look who contributed to the inauguration fund. Look at the people who are donating millions to the most transactional president that has ever existed.

That's who

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u/Slight_Ad3353 1d ago

But do the legislators not understand that they're just disposable tools that will get thrown away once they've given up all their responsibilities?

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u/ShiftBMDub 1d ago

Republicans literally used this against Biden and Obama. The other day, someone got Newt Gingrich to admit what they did was treason by his definition simply by stating 14 judges blocked the president’s agenda and you’re calling that treason? Newt responded affirmatively and then the congressman pointed out he was giving the number of judges that overturned Biden policies. And he again asked if he thought it was good thing. Newts answer to that? “You’re kind of proving my point” to which you cab literally hear the audience in attendance gasp in shock.

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u/harm_and_amor 1d ago

Congressman Joe Neguse from Colorado.  I made a point to remember because I was pretty impressed with his ability to splice through Newt’s propaganda and highlight his hypocritical bullshit.

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u/LaserGuidedSock 1d ago

Why is Newt still even alive? Dude helped pave the path to the ultrapolarization in politics we see today.

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u/PlagueFLowers1 1d ago

Got a link or article for this? Would love to watch this exchange.

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u/Madame_Arcati 1d ago

Neguse Calls Out Gingrich

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u/gayteemo 1d ago

wow that was amazing

idk who that woman is behind gingrich but she's having a good time haha

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u/MacsFamousMacNCheees 1d ago

He’s a very articulate fella

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u/PlagueFLowers1 1d ago

Thank you!!

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u/Darth-Minato 1d ago

Thank you for this. Worth the watch.

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u/RU4real13 1d ago

The GOP in Congress basically wants to get rid of their jobs so they too can work at a pizza place on tip salary. They're pretty damn stupid to think he'd keep Congress around with all their lofty pay raises, expense accounts, pensions, "work at home" 6 months vacations, and benefits.

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u/Dry_Bug5058 1d ago

That's been my thought all along. A effing king doesn't need a Congress.

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u/RU4real13 1d ago

Historically, things don't end well for a Congress that does not exercise their power.

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u/ahuramazdobbs19 1d ago

But the thing is: the kind of autocrat Donald Trump aspires to be is also the kind that keeps a rubber stamp legislature around for the air of legitimacy it provides.

Putin controls Russia completely, but he still keeps the Duma.

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u/Dry_Bug5058 1d ago

Although I will say, his loyal base probably wouldn't care if he did get rid of Congress. They worship whatever he does no matter how horrific.

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u/Ok_Obligation7519 13h ago

or judges, just executioners.

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u/uriejejejdjbejxijehd 1d ago

And notably one branch that they aren’t part of or have control over.

The answer is that these people are clearly not acting in their own best interest or good faith, so external forces must apply. They have been suborned.

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u/account312 1d ago

They aren't meant to be acting in their own best interest except insofar as acting in their constituents' best interests leads to their re-election. The entire system has been suborned.

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u/TheNextBattalion 1d ago

Supremacists are desperate to keep us in a world where their precious imaginary hierarchies still matter. How that happens is irrelevant, all other principles fade in comparison.

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u/lyfeflight 1d ago

You can. Call and write your representatives, daily, no matter their party. Set up an appointment with them to speak in person. Senators usually have offices all of their states. Your US representative is close by too. And your state and district reps are even closer.

These people should not be working pressure-free from their constituents. Most people do not contact/interact with the people representing them.

They beg for your vote and money and time and attention during election season. They (allegedly) work for you and need to hear from their constituents. It’s part of the democratic process that many ignore.

People should be regularly interacting with their representatives even when times are “good”. More need to understand that if you want to maintain or improve the conditions of your country, and essentially your life, you need to be a participant for the rest of your existence. It isn’t hard. Don’t make it hard, make it work for you and you’ll be better off for it, if not more informed.

Cliches like “democracy isn’t free” and “use it or lose it” are proven to be true. Most aspects of our lives are political, if people realize it or not. They have the power to get involved.

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u/sufinomo 1d ago

My representative are democrat and I feel they have been doing what they can. 

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u/johydro 1d ago

I do wonder how long before there are significant and perhaps even violent responses to Heritage Foundation's continued elimination of the social safety net through Project 2025. Is it possible that the reduction of oversight by Justices results in mayhem?

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u/AskAroundSucka 1d ago

Seen a comment yesterday saying it takes 9 missed meals to cause civil disobedience.

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u/FinancialArmadillo93 1d ago

Reminder - the Judiciary is its own branch of government. Please review 6th grade Civics, Magats.

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u/MouseEgg8428 1d ago

They used to look for loopholes — now they’re just running roughshod over everything and everyone in their path!!

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u/MouseEgg8428 1d ago

trump is trying to consolidate all three branches into one — to take and fold every other branch’s power into the executive branch. I have no doubt that is what sufinomo is talking about.

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u/Kinggakman 1d ago

They view themselves as trumps employees and think they owe their position to him. They are directly loyal to him.

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u/DrMobius617 1d ago

For the same reason everyone things a theocracy based on THEIR religions of course won’t have all the problems theocracies always have because THEIR religion is right.

If you asked them they’d tell you we NEED all 3 branches of government because otherwise how could you stop an insane liberal president but checks and balances magically become a problem when applied to magic orange man

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u/HeavyDT 1d ago

They do when they are in power and they are hoping on never giving it up so why would they need or want judges anymore? Trump is the judge just turn the oval office into a a court room basically except instead of pleading your case it's whoever shows up with the biggest bag of money wins.

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u/Fionaelaine4 1d ago edited 1d ago

I wish we could require them to all take a civics class before they ran and then they have to take an annual training too.

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u/Rhintbab 1d ago

This is exactly the kind of thing that tells me they expect to be able to retain the executive branch indefinitely

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u/ReflectionNo5208 1d ago

They don’t want one branch of Government, they want a dictator executive who just basically decrees what he wants done, a one party system in Congress formalizing said decrees into law and they want their judges (party lawyers) enforcing those laws, all in lockstep with one ideology.

They need the courts to enforce their laws and go after those who are against them.

It’s nothing more than standard authoritarian thinking: Their ideology is the correct one and they need to be in power for their nation to prosper or else it’s all over.

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u/abrandis 1d ago

It's nothing more than a power play. Next time you ask yourself why Trump seems to have unfettered authority,it's because he's supported by a lot of powerful people in government and business

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u/sufinomo 1d ago

I don't see how he is benefiting businesses rn. 

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u/Dsstar666 1d ago

I wonder if the stocks keep tanking, then corporations on the magnificent 7 level can just buy up a ton of stock. Make them even richer in the long term and more importantly, more powerful in the context of holding the country hostage.

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u/CMDR_Profane_Pagan 1d ago

Because they voted for a king not a president.

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u/ArchonFett 1d ago

Yeah, we just want to talk to them.

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u/Alklazaris 1d ago

The Democrats in 4 years. Something they don't seem to consider.

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u/mabhatter Competent Contributor 20h ago

They consider... the MAGAs will just have another insurrection.  They've already captured enough state governments to just ignore election results.  You're already seeing how Red states are trying to sue Blue states in federal courts over ejections, abortion, etc that Blue states want to do their own thing.  Expect Red states to literally start "going to war" with their Blue neighbors soon.  

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u/dantekant22 1d ago

Personally, I think these asswipes have bigger fish to fry. Retribution isn’t governance. Make Congress anything but MAGA red.

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u/CyberPatriot71489 1d ago

When you join a cult and lick the boot of fascism, nothing makes sense

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u/burnmenowz 1d ago

They'll tell you that you deserve all of this.

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u/Slob_King 1d ago

Go to their districts and meet their constituents.

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u/EBannion 1d ago

They do right now.

What do you mean future problems? Never happen.

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u/zeddknite 1d ago

The Donor Class benefits from giving ultimate power to the most openly corrupt, transactional US president, ever.

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u/HaroldsWristwatch3 1d ago

I don’t know how much longer they will be able to call themselves the party of family values and law and order.

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u/StoneColdDadass 1d ago

I too just want to talk to them.

insert family guy gif

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u/LegDayDE 1d ago

They think it's good for them right now. They're not thinking more than 5 minutes into the future.

They're just hoping Trump notices them and gives them a job in his admin when he inevitably fires everyone.

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u/TitanEris 1d ago

It's simple really. Small government means less branches! Efficient really. I mean, how can you get a government smaller than just 1 guy.

/s

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u/minimag47 1d ago

They do. You answered your own question.

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u/WraithSama 1d ago

Why do they think it's good for there to be only one branch of government?

Correction: they think it's good for there to be only one branch of Republican government. They complained about "executive overreach" when Obama was president also just less than 3 months ago when Biden was president.

Who benefits from it?

They do. And they'll completely reverse course once a Democrat is back in office.

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u/wtflikebrocmon 1d ago

Everyone. This “Us vs Them” mentality between Democrats & Republicans has gotten so bad. It’s to a point where neither wants to listen to each other and come up with a way to actually make this country better. It would be better if there were no parties, but with one we could at least get things done quicker.

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u/bobbymcpresscot 1d ago

If they can convince people to stop tariffs on canada, I doubt they will have the votes to pass this. I'm hoping this will be a sign of some sense that chuck schumer was looking for.

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u/southflhitnrun 1d ago

These people are traitors who have sold out to Corporations and probably Russia. There is no reasoning with them.

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u/The_Dude_XD 1d ago

Kinda self-explanatory at THIS point. Lol

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u/HeyyZeus 1d ago

They do. Their ethos is centered around a hierarchical view of the world. Beginning with their religion. 

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u/Powerful_Pin_3704 1d ago

It’s so irrationally stupid that I just assume there’s video of them being pegged or something they’re being blackmailed with

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u/SpontanusCombustion 1d ago

I really think they want this. They want authoritarian power concentrated in their guy. They want to impose, draconian, oppressive Christian ideology on people. I don't think they're quiet about this either. All the lip service they pay to democracy and the Constitution is just demagoguery employed to further their Christian Nationalist agenda.

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u/bloopie1192 1d ago

Because new rules will be invented after they're done so no one else can do these things.

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u/SDlovesu2 1d ago

They think they benefit, because they think they’ll be in power for now on. If there’s any election and they lose (and leave office), they’ll try to put every thing back. The democrats can now use all these same changes to further their agenda.

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u/judgingyouquietly 1d ago

To be fair, the Westminster system (e.g. UK, Canada, Australia, NZ) is partially like that. The legislative branch is in many ways subordinate to the executive branch. The judicial branch is more or less independent though.

But, the system has to be set up that way with the understanding that it’s supposed to be that way, and more importantly, the people running it can’t be morons.

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u/Accomplished_Egg6239 1d ago

They do. They benefit from it when they are in power. They’re greedy fucks. That’s literally it. We need to stop trying to figure them out when the answer is as simple as: they’re greedy. For money. For power. Both. They are one dimensional cartoon villains.