As Donald Trump’s administration crashes through norm after norm of decent governance, a terrifying belief is emerging within it that the courts are illegitimate if they try to stand in his way. This past week, Trump himself, his vice-president JD Vance and his chief crony Elon Musk all inveighed against inconvenient federal judges. With the Republican-controlled legislative branch largely absenting itself from oversight, the lack of a judicial check on executive power is a hideous proposition.
随着唐纳德•特朗普(Donald Trump)政府不断打破正派治理的一个又一个规范,其内部正在形成一种可怕的信念,即如果法院试图阻碍特朗普,它们就是没有合法性的。过去一周,特朗普本人、副总统J•D•万斯(J D Vance)及其主要亲信埃隆•马斯克(Elon Musk)都猛烈抨击了“碍事”的联邦法官。由于共和党控制的立法分支已经基本上放弃了对行政分支的监督,司法分支不对行政分支进行制衡是一个令人不寒而栗的命题。