To congressional Democrats, Trump’s decision to promote aide Stephen Miller to serve as his chief of staff meant two things: an elevation of the aide’s extremist views and a refusal to heed the will of voters who delivered the left a historic victory.
“Stephen Miller is the architect of Project 2025, which included the push for ‘unitary executive power’ that Trump used to enrich himself and his billionaire buddies, enable the failed efforts of Elon Musk and DOGE [Department of Government Efficiency], the stripping of healthcare from millions of people, and the mass deportation agenda that led to ICE [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] and CBP [Customs and Border Protection] killing people in the streets, separating families, locking up kids and gutting the legal immigration system,” Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), the ranking member of the House Judiciary subcommittee on immigration, said in a statement.
Congress has capitols police and sergeant at arms, they aren’t completely without arms.
I don’t expect if the Congress wants to arrest someone that the military would stop them as the order to stop them would be blatantly illegal and they themselves could be arrested by Congress. Yes it would setup a conflict of significance but I think it’s time we start doing these kinds of things.
I agree that it is time to actually put muscle behind enforcement. Arresting Trump’s Chief of Staff will require coordination that I don’t see happening. Trump has too many levers to pull to get his neo-nazi staff out of jail.
This all goes to show that the Biden admin should have gone after Trump and his minions aggressively when they had the chance, ie no prisoners.
I agree on the Biden front this whole situation could have been avoided if he wasn’t weak on the crime.
That said I do think Congress should be trying everything it can to hold people accountable including the use of force. Hell if they need to enact new laws that say Congress has its own military force to be used to check the executive at a level beyond just laws I’d be ok with that. If the military is what is creating the power imbalance and these are supposed to be co equal branches then each branch should be able to enforce at all levels it’s will.
I’d be on board with that, if that is what it would take to hold people to account.
now, if they need to do so much as drag one in to testify, they need to be as gratuitous as possible. like, the building needs to be on fire afterwards every time.