A federal judge in New York says the Trump administration must keep the money flowing for now for programs aimed at helping low-income families with children in five states.

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    3 days ago

    But will they be able to actually force him to follow their orders for a change? There needs to be criminal consequences for presidents who violate the Supreme Court.

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      There needs to be criminal consequences for presidents who violate the Supreme Court.

      This has to be the most satirical thing I read this year.

      US Supreme Court decided the opposite to be true.

      The Court thus concludes that the President is absolutely immune from criminal prosecution for con-duct within his exclusive sphere of constitutional authority.

      https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/23-939_e2pg.pdf

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      A conviction by the Senate is the only legal way to hold a rogue president accountable. The founding fathers foresaw the branches of government vying for more power, but they did not expect a congress to work with an executive against the interests of the people.

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    What did they do, give millions in their welfare funds to a rich retired NFL star?

    Oh wait, that wasn’t a blue state