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Friend,

Over the weekend, JD Vance took to Elon Musk’s Twitter/X to propose a new
attack on the Constitution.

He tweeted:

“If a judge tried to tell a general how to conduct a military operation,
that would be illegal. If a judge tried to command the attorney general
in how to use her discretion as a prosecutor, that's also illegal.
Judges aren't allowed to control the executive's legitimate power.”

Not only is that dead wrong about the role of the courts in determining
what the executive’s legitimate power is, it marks a new and terrifying
descent into authoritarianism from the Vice President.

And there’s reporting out today that the Trump administration is indeed
ignoring court orders to release billions of federal funding!

[ [link removed] ]Add your name to call on Congressional Republicans to reject this
rhetoric and reaffirm their commitment to the Constitution! >>

Judicial review, the concept that our courts have the duty to review
legislation and executive actions to determine if they are legal and
constitutional, is a constitutional principle that was established early
in the days of our nation. For almost as long as there has been a federal
courts system, all our branches of government have been subject to
judicial review.

The Vice President’s comments paint a picture of unrestricted presidential
power wielded by Donald Trump and the administration. This is alarmingly
dangerous and smacks of authoritarianism.

This is unprecedented. Congress must act to reaffirm the importance of our
constitution and constitutional principles. The silence of leaders in
Congress on this issue is unacceptable. We must fight to protect our
democracy.

[ [link removed] ]Sign on: Congressional Republicans must fight to protect checks and
balances! >>

Thank you for your action to demand that Congressional Republicans put
democracy over party and reaffirm the importance of judicial review,
checks and balances, and core constitutional principles.

People For the American Way

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