The Executive, Legislative, and Judicial . . . three Branches of the United States Government. Trump soon will have apparent control of all three Branches of government, and there will be nothing to check hus use of and abuse of his office.
"Our federal government has three parts. They are the Executive, (President and about 5,000,000 workers) Legislative (Senate and House of Representatives) and Judicial (Supreme Court and lower Courts).The President of the United States administers the Executive Branch of our government. The President enforces the laws that the Legislative Branch (Congress) makes. The President is elected by United States citizens, 18 years of age and older, who vote in the presidential elections in their states. These votes are tallied by states and form the Electoral College system. States have the number of electoral votes which equal the number of senators and representatives they have. It is possible to have the most popular votes throughout the nation and NOT win the electoral vote of the Electoral College.
The Legislative part of our government is called Congress. Congress makes our laws. Congress is divided into 2 parts. One part is called the Senate. There are 100 Senators--2 from each of our states. Another part is called the House of Representatives. Representatives meet together to discuss ideas and decide if these ideas (bills) should become laws. There are 435 Representatives. The number of representatives each state gets is determined by its population. Some states have just 2 representatives. Others have as many as 40. Both senators and representatives are elected by the eligible voters in their states.
The Judicial part of our federal government includes the Supreme Court and 9 Justices. They are special judges who interpret laws according to the Constitution. These justices only hear cases that pertain to issues related to the Constitution. They are the highest court in our country. The federal judicial system also has lower courts located in each state to hear cases involving federal issues.
All three parts of our federal government have their main headquarters in the city of Washington D.C."
https://trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/teacher_lessons/3branches/1.htm
Go here to have each one explained
https://www.house.gov/the-house-explained/branches-of-government
Why do we have these three Branches of government?
"To ensure a separation of powers, the U.S. Federal Government is made up of three branches: legislative, executive and judicial. To ensure the government is effective and citizens' rights are protected, each branch has its own powers and responsibilities, including working with the other branches."
"Trump’s Emergency Is Test for Congress"
Letting the president conjure funds for the wall would damage separation of powers.
By William A. Galston The Wall Street Journal Feb. 19, 2019
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-emergency-is-test-for-congress-11550619983
Does Congress care about the separation of powers any longer or has the GOP given up their powers altogether?
It's time to reign in Tweety's abuse of power!
"House prepares to vote on overturning Trump’s emergency declaration"
By Erica Werner February 25 at 8:23 PM
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/house-prepares-to-vote-to-overturn-trumps-emergency-declaration/2019/02/25/343657f2-3918-11e9-b10b-f05a22e75865_story.html?utm_term=.4aa2b24327ea
"Does Congress Care About Trump’s Emergency?"
By Amy Davidson Sorkin February 19, 2019
"On Monday, sixteen states filed a lawsuit in a federal court, in San Francisco, naming President Trump and several members of his Cabinet as defendants and asking that they be enjoined from carrying out what the suit called their “unconstitutional and unlawful scheme.” (The states are California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, and Virginia.) Specifically, the suit asked that the court “permanently enjoin Defendants from constructing a border wall without an appropriation by Congress for that purpose.”
Last Thursday, Congress approved a budget deal to head off another shutdown of much of the government. It included close to $1.4 billion for physical border barriers. That wasn’t enough for Trump: the next day, he said that he was invoking the National Emergencies Act of 1976, which would allow him to draw on previously allocated defense-construction funds"
Mitch McConnell was forced to support Trump's declaration of a "National Emergency" by blackmail, by Trump's "gangsta" shit.
Mitch wanted to reopen the government. Trump wanted the Wall. Trump said he'd sign the budget bill if Mitch announced publicly he would support National Emergency announcement. Typical politics. Too bad Mitch will look bad later.
It is the "Power of the Purse" Congress is yielding. This bodes ill for the country.
Tweety dares the Supreme Court to deny him! So will the Judges yield their power as well?
"When the President Defies the Supreme Court"
What will Trump do if the justices rule against him?
By Matt Ford April 24, 2018
https://newrepublic.com/article/148108/president-defies-supreme-court
"The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Wednesday in Trump v. Hawaii, the long-awaited challenge to President Donald Trump’s travel ban targeting eight countries, six of which are Muslim-majority. It marks a watershed moment for Trump’s presidency: the first time that one of his signature policies will come under the justices’ scrutiny.
Technically, the Justice Department has been arguing cases before the high court on Trump’s behalf for more than a year now. But this one is wholly Trumpian. In 2015, Trump campaigned on a “total and complete shutdown” of Muslim travelers into the United States. He later amended the policy to one of “extreme vetting” to prevent would-be terrorists from entering the country. In practice, the travel ban led to chaos at U.S. airports, nationwide protests, and widespread legal challenges."
"Trump again dares courts to stop him"
Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN Updated 11:23 AM ET, Tue February 19, 2019
"Trump declared a national emergency at the border."
I asked 11 experts if it’s legal. Spoiler alert: probably not.
By Sean Illing Feb 15, 2019
https://www.vox.com/2019/2/15/18225359/trump-speech-national-emergencies-act-border
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