Well half of them outright won't for obvious reasons. And so what if a state says no? That doesn't change anything. He is now saying his word is above the legislative and judicial branch and all enforcement and regulatory powers of the federal government answer exclusively to his will.
This is America's Gleichschaltung. The president is now the absolute authority of the entire administrative state.
And then they'll lose federal funding for all sorts of things. The states will sue, possibly win, and Trump will say "make me", and the judiciary will sigh and say "we can't".
What happens when they decide to ignore the court? The water is at 80C and the frogs are still saying it won't get to boiling yet.
Court reiterates they cannot.
And that's why they've been threatening uncooperative judges with prison and unemployment.
The judge doesn't have control of law enforcement and the military.
The states can say no.
Well half of them outright won't for obvious reasons. And so what if a state says no? That doesn't change anything. He is now saying his word is above the legislative and judicial branch and all enforcement and regulatory powers of the federal government answer exclusively to his will.
This is America's Gleichschaltung. The president is now the absolute authority of the entire administrative state.
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And then they'll lose federal funding for all sorts of things. The states will sue, possibly win, and Trump will say "make me", and the judiciary will sigh and say "we can't".