@EricTeetsel Good faith question: what are the guardrails to stop this viewpoint from collapsing into outcome based judging that has typically been associated with the legal left?
@megbasham Do you think the will of the people cedes to the text of the Constitution (until amended)? If no, that's a lot closer to British law than traditional American law.
Since a few people have asked, here's a quick list of big and small things the Trump administration could do differently over the next 8 months to improve its political position --
1) Don't flood the capital of a purple state with thousands of undertrained federal agents as a flex against political rivals.
2) Pressure allies by all means, but don't threaten to use the U.S. military to seize their territory.
3) Don't issue any more gross pardons.
4) Put forward at least one piece of legislation linked to jobs and wages and cost-of-living issues (family policy/industrial policy/middle class tax cut) and talk a lot about it even if it won't pass.
5) Talk publicly about AI in a way that's keyed to public anxiety about its downsides.
6) Since Trump will always be abnormal, aim for extreme normalcy in the public engagement offered by staff, cabinet officials, etc. ...
7) ... but at the same time, in places where Trump has better instincts than some of his allies, let Trump take down the temperature (as he seems to be trying to do with ICE).
8) Don't post edgelord memes on social media accounts.
None of these suggestions are likely to save the House for Republicans. But an administration that followed them would stabilize its position, have a better chance of keeping the Senate, and put any potential Trump successor in a better position.
But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed.
Isaiah 53:5