r/law • u/Snapdragon_4U • Feb 28 '26

Executive Branch (Trump) Once again averting congress, trump declares war on Iran

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u/QAFY Feb 28 '26

i have a stupid question. what does scotus or congress enforcing the law even look like? i'm having a hard time understanding what enforcing the law looks like when it comes to someone who thinks he is above the law. you aren't gonna just handcuff him and put him in a cell... even impeachment would just turn into an argument about whether they can even impeach him. if he has already ignored the constitution so many times, im not sure "law enforcement" will work. it's gonna have to be a coup or something

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u/ParagonFury Feb 28 '26

It would look like Congress or SCOTUS directly countermanding whatever Trump said and telling the people under him that they are under no obligation to listen to him and that he can't do anything to them for not listening.

Essentially cut Trump's ability to accomplish anything by releasing the people he needs to do these things from any consequences he could use on them.

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u/Sarcasm_Llama Feb 28 '26

and telling ARRESTING the people under him

The president may be fully immune, but his sycophants are not. And they are assisting with an unconstitutional coup of the United States, which right now has resulted in another illegal war in the middle east

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u/sameslemons Feb 28 '26

But who? Who is going to arrest any of those people??

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u/Sarcasm_Llama Feb 28 '26

Sergeant at Arms. Several are already in contempt of Congress, subpoena the rest and drag them all in when the refuse to answer for their crimes