“John Marshall has made his decision, now let him enforce it.”

They are openly contesting the authority of the courts in various statements.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gx3j5k63xo.amp

> Vice-President JD Vance has suggested judges do not have authority over the Trump administration's executive power, as the White House responds to a flurry of lawsuits that aim to stall its agenda. "Judges aren't allowed to control the executive's legitimate power," he wrote on X.

If the court cannot have an opinion more valid than the issuer of the EO, then on what authority can they invalidate it? The issuer can always say: that isn't how the law is meant to be read.

First they marginalize, then they alienate, then they never have to take the extreme action that people like you would recognize as a problem.

Pre-2016, you’d be correct

Today? It’s no longer a given. Trump, Vance, and Musk have all indicated a willingness to ignore court orders. Whether they will go they far is yet to be seen.

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