Source: Orange County Register
by Patrick Eddington
“If Trump does defy at-scale federal court rulings against him (which seems increasingly likely), he will have exposed the fatal flaw in the Founders’ constitutional design, a determined autocrat with total control over federal police and a subservient Congress can defy federal courts with impunity, a situation that, left unchecked, would mark the end of the republic and trigger the creation of an American autocracy. Democratic governors with friendly state legislatures could change this political dynamic by taking two steps. First, they should sever all ties between their states’ law enforcement organizations and those at the federal level as an initial step in protecting their own institutions and inhabitants from federal repression under Trump. … Second, one or more governors with friendly state legislatures could pass a constitutional amendment that would make three critical changes to the Republic’s governing document.” (04/20/25)