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by stackghost 2 hours ago
> The US constitution limits what government can force on the people.

The US constitution also prohibits:

- refusing to spend money that congress has appropriated

- dismantling congressionally-created federal agencies without congressional authorization

- directing federal agencies to selectively apply the law according to the preference of the executive

- giving control of federal agencies to individuals who have not been appointed by the legislative branch

- terminating, detaining, or deporting people without due process

- retaliation against private citizens or corporations for speech protected under the first amendment

- discriminating on protected grounds under the equal protections clause

... and yet the administration has done all these things with impunity while effete judges wring their hands and write sternly-worded letters. The US constitution demonstrably no longer has any force or effect.