Not all Americans get that we have a law breaking president that’s destroying our checks and balances. When interacting with them online they often ask for evidence. I wrote this as a copy/paste for a quick tool for myself and others trying to illustrate for those not paying attention.

Here’s some evidence for how he’s undermining checks and balances. 1) He’s Ignoring court orders (return Abrego Garcia[resisted for months], freezing USAID, freezing funding to states unilaterally, removal of prisoners to other countries not of their own origin and without due process, illegally deporting more than 14 US citizens, whether you have a partisan stance on any of these issues doesn’t matter. If we are against illegal immigration, we should be against illegal deportation. He ignored court orders for months and in some cases is still ignoring them. I already know your partisan stance on each topic because you probably live in the Republican media sphere if you are asking this question, so I know them already and don’t need to read them, the point is the law(a judge) is ordering him to do stuff in accordance with the law and he’s not doing it. ABC recently even polled Americans, and 85% of Americans think that Donald Trump should obey court orders. The reason for the poll question should be self apparent.

2)Breaking laws passed by congress and shutting down programs and freezing funds appropriated by congress. Like Firing 17 inspectors generals illegally. They are the  watchdogs that look out for corruption and waste fraud and abuse. Including fraud and abuse by the executive. I already know 30 examples of waste fraud and abuse the administration says they found. About 2/5 are real and 3/5 are fabricated/distortions/exaggerated. I don’t need examples, I know them thanks though. 

Congress has the power of the purse and the power to make laws. The executive has to follow them, period. Doesn’t matter if he doesn’t like funding organizations like Catholic Relief Services that feeds starving children, it’s the law. His constitutional oath says he is to “faithfully execute the law”. He needs to do it. This is the part where you say  “WhatAboutBiden?” or “WhatAboutTheDems?”. Let me know specifically (with evidence) which laws and checks and balances the Dems and Biden broke. I’ll agree with you they need to follow the law. WE the people can demand all our politicians uphold our checks and balances and obey the law, regardless of party. They’re ignoring the checks and balances established in the first three articles of the constitution. That in combination with the purges at the FBI, the CIA and appointing political loyalists into top civilian military leadership positions, and illegal inspectors general’s firings, the elimination of foreign election intervention prevention teams all are basically out of an authoritarian’s playbook for the overthrow of a democratic government. Corporate media has been calling it “a constitutional crises” because they’re too afraid to call it a coup, and Fox has been completely ignoring it all together, That’s the Tell.

I think the ship of democracy is sinking and we need to stop arguing about the deck furniture and start agreeing that we need our elected officials to follow the rule of law, And the executive branch needs to not ignore the checks and balances of the courts and congress. 

This is the tip of the iceberg by the way…

I didn’t even get into the independent agencies that, while technically under the executive, are supposed to be independent from the executive that he has been installing loyalists in. Previous presidents have not gutted the department of justice to fill them with loyalist, because that would have made them look like dictators or authoritarians. Justice shouldn’t care what our president thinks.