[1]U.S. Senator Chris Murphy

This week a judge ruled that the Trump administration is failing to comply with their court order. While the White House disputes that, we appear to be on a collision course with what I have been sounding the alarm about.

Trump and Vance are laying the groundwork to ignore the courts — democracy's last line of defense against unchecked executive power.

Long before he was ever chosen as Vice President, JD Vance suggested this should be the plan. He quoted Andrew Jackson saying, “The chief justice has made his ruling. Now let him enforce it.” He doubled down this week saying, “Judges aren't allowed to control the executive's legitimate power.”

For those of us who believe we are in the middle of a constitutional crisis, this is the meat of it.

This isn’t hyperbole to say we’re staring the death of democracy in the eyes. The centerpiece of our democracy is that we observe court rulings. No one is above the law.

Whether you like it or not, the courts interpret the law. They have throughout the history of the United States ruled whether or not the executive was exceeding their power. The courts are exactly designed to decide what is and what is not a legitimate use of executive power.

If the president says, “I don’t care what the courts say” – that’s essentially the end of the rule of law. If the president isn’t bound by our laws and constitution, then why is anybody else bound?

So far, they have been talking tough and largely complying — though there are questions of how well they’ve complied. If they outright ignore a court order, as Elon Musk and JD Vance are suggesting they should, then that would be perhaps the greatest challenge to democracy in any of our lifetimes.

If the White House decides soon to openly defy a court order and tells the judiciary to try to enforce it, it will be a full five-alarm fire. This is what we need to be watching for and sounding the alarm about. We need as much visibility and public pressure on this issue as possible to preserve the rule of law and with it our democracy.

They want to overwhelm us with chaos, so they can pull off a quiet coup and avoid scrutiny. I’m going to continue to use every lever of power available to fight back and keep the focus on the crises that really matter.

I’m grateful to everyone who has had my back and is helping me lead and build pressure in this moment. Thank you for everything you’re doing. Please know it is making a difference.

Every best wish,

Chris Murphy

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