Count the Lawsuits -- I think we are. Well over 300 lawsuits have been filed in response to Trump's actions. In addition, Courts have halted the administrative action in over 100 of those lawsuits. 

Trump has issued executive orders that blatantly defy the Constitution. The order revoking birthright citizenship is a case in point. He has invoked the Alien Enemies Act which courts have also put a temporary halt to.

He has flippantly dismissed and violated due process for undocumented immigrants. He has withheld constitutionally appropriated funds, he has also abused his power in targeting his political opponents with baseless investigations. 

There is more, but that's just off the top of my head. 

We have an administration that has substituted the rule of law with rule by law, the hallmark of authoritarian systems. And sadly, Congress is providing zero oversight or interest in restraining Trump's authority, making it all the more imperative that the Democrats take control of the House in the 2026 mid-terms.

--Andrew Boufford

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