There has been a lot of recent attention given to President Trump's Executive Orders released (and continue to be released) during these first few weeks of his second term. Each one has its own individual issues and concerns but one overriding question for many is the constitutionality of Trump's actions. Many people are saying we are in the midst of a constitutional crisis. Given past and present comments by Trump, VP Vance, allies, aides and supporters, it is clear that the current Executive Branch administration believes it is the federal courts causing a crisis by interfering with Executive Branch "legitimate" authority. But is this exercise of authority actually "legitimate"? If not, what's next? To answer such questions, we first have to look at the source - the Constitution of the United States, written in 1787, ratified in 1788, and put into effect in 1789. The US Constitution Article III, Section 1 states that, " The judicial power o...
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