Tough luck, as the old saying goes. Bolick adds: “This [provision] means that many parties would have no choice but accept violations of their rights rather than seek legal redress, severely undermining the Constitution.”
Trump isn’t the only authoritarian in Washington, D.C., as this provision proves. Republicans in the Senate are more than happy to block average citizens, their attorneys, public interest groups, and even states from the federal courthouse doors, leaving us all at the mercy of Trump and his goons.
Even the Koch-funded libertarian Reason magazine was horrified, writing: “If this provision passes, the government could impose even blatantly illegal and unconstitutional policies for long periods of time, unless and until litigation reaches a final conclusion. That could inflict grave harm on the victims of illegality. Consider media subject to illegal censorship during a crucial news cycle, illegally deported immigrants, people imprisoned without due process, and more.”
In other words, America is on the verge of dictatorship, and this will push us over the edge in a way that may well be irreversible.
Even conservatives should be concerned, as it’s unlikely the GOP will control the federal government forever and a future Democratic administration could abuse this provision just as easily as the Trump regime is no doubt eager to do.
