The Trump administration has been examining whether it can label some suspected cartel and gang members inside the US as “enemy combatants” as a possible way to detain them more easily and limit their ability to challenge their imprisonment, according to multiple people with knowledge of the deliberations.
These developments worry me. The legislative handed over some quasi-legilative power to the executive under the theory that in cases of national security incidents you need to react quickly. It’s been getting abused for a while, the “national security” interest has been stretched a lot to cover whatever the executive would like to do without the legislative.
This has been happening for years, not just during Trump. But now it’s getting even worse under the second Trump cabinet. I think this could lead to a toppling of the checks and balances if the legislative doesn’t step in soon, and reclaim their devolved powers.
These developments worry me. The legislative handed over some quasi-legilative power to the executive under the theory that in cases of national security incidents you need to react quickly. It’s been getting abused for a while, the “national security” interest has been stretched a lot to cover whatever the executive would like to do without the legislative.
This has been happening for years, not just during Trump. But now it’s getting even worse under the second Trump cabinet. I think this could lead to a toppling of the checks and balances if the legislative doesn’t step in soon, and reclaim their devolved powers.