It's not just billionaire tax cuts. It's CEMENTING TRUMP'S DICTATORSHIP (NEEDS VERIFICATION)

[CousinIT]

This is the worst & most concerning part of this bill.
He’s already gone completely rogue. This ensures that he won’t be held to account for violating orders from the courts.
ARE YOU PAYING ATTENTION?!
Call your senators!!!
#RedistanceUnited #ProudBlue
#OneV1

— @debbie156 (@debbie156.bsky.social) 2025-05-22T12:16:00.812Z

[raccoon]

1. C'mon, let's get this on Greatest!

[CousinIT]

3. I want verification from Dems in the House that that stuff is in the bill.

I know one of them is. The rest needs verification.

[Doodley]

7. Trump doesn't think you have the right to know.

[CousinIT]

9. Corprat mindset: Throw shit on them and keep them in the dark. Then billionaires get even richer.

Greedy sociopaths.

[BoRaGard]

2. Profoundly dangerous G.O.P. bill attacking America

[LastDemocratInSC]

25. It's a "soft revolution" that redefines the role of the executive.

[Mike 03]

4. Kick and Rec!

[Fiendish Thingy]

5. The clause in question would be overturned by the courts.

It’s a clear violation of Separation of powers.

[CousinIT]

6. Unfortunately, I don't think Trump and Republicans would care...

..I don't think they intend to adhere to anything courts say.

[Fiendish Thingy]

8. And yet, despite playing coy and cocky...

With the exception of the Garcia case, there hasn’t been overt defiance of a court ruling after the ruling was issued. A couple of razor thin incidents occured regarding the timing of deportation flights, but otherwise, despite tough talk, injunctions, stays and other rulings have been followed so far. (Note that many of the rulings have been quite narrow in scope, only applying to the state/district in which they were made)

Rather than in your face defiance and ignoring of rulings, the administration appears to be sticking to a passive aggressive, play dumb approach for the moment. Perhaps there is some fear that a judge will actually lock up a cabinet member for contempt?

[PSPS]

23. "lock up a cabinet member for contempt" -- won't happen with Bondi in control of the marshals

[Fiendish Thingy]

29. The courts have the ability to deputize others to enforce warrants

Others not in need executive branch control

[CaptainTruth]

12. "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State..."

For the first time in my life I feel like it might ultimately become necessary to the security of our free State.

[MuirHero]

28. Agree, we're getting close to that "storm the Bastille" moment.

[Mountainguy]

21. Then they wouldnt bother adding it

They would just ignore them.

Adding it means they believe they can't ignore. SCOTUS will rule this provision unconstitutional, 2 branches of government can't neuter the 3rd

[PSPS]

24. "2 branches of government can't neuter the 3rd" -- it's already been done

Exhibit 1: Ábrego García.

[Autumn]

22. They already ignore the courts.

[talking-liberally]

10. drumpf's version of the "Enabling Act" of 1933 Germany.

[flashman13]

14. The only thing left is for the Repug Reichstag to recess the House and go home.

And never come back. So much for Article 1. No courts and no Congress. That leave only .....?

[orangecrush]

16. Exactly what it is.

We aren't going to make it to any "mid term".

[FirstLight]

20. I've been thinking that for a while now...

2026 & 2028 are not guaranteed...voting will be like in Russia, a farce. They might allow us to 'run' people, but our people won't win, because they have Elon's hackers in the voting machines...

[Botany]

11. Burning America to the ground

This is a shameless power play to kill America’s democracy.

[Initech]

13. Fuck you MAGA to the hottest of hells! No dictators in the United States. PERIOD.

And all of you fuckers in this reckless GOP should be seeing the insides of prison cells for this.

[orangecrush]

15. Kick

[love_katz]

17. Kicking for visibility.

A dictator's dream, for the Tangerine Tyrant.

A very ugly inclusion in what is ostensibly a budget bill.

Nothing "beautiful " about it at all.

[RobertDevereaux]

18. VERIFICATION: Heather Cox Richardson's latest posting begins thus:

"Just after 1:00 this morning, the House Rules Committee began its hearing on what congressional Republicans have officially named The One Big, Beautiful Bill. If passed, this measure will put Trump’s wish list into law.

"Although this is technically a budget bill, items in it from that wish list include a significant restriction on “the authority of federal courts to hold government officials in contempt when they violate court orders,” as Dean of Berkeley Law School Erwin Chemerinsky explained in Just Security Monday. “Without the contempt power,” he writes, “judicial orders are meaningless and can be ignored.”

"Three judges are currently considering whether the administration is in contempt of court over its apparent disregard for court orders over its rendition of undocumented immigrants to third countries."

[Bengus81]

19. Republicans in the Senate have a clear choice. Democracy or a Dictator

This shit won't end well for them either despite what they might think.

[mvd]

26. There really are no moderate Repukes anymore

Shameful votes for the current regime.

[Gaugamela]

27. Thom Hartmann on stripping the courts of contempt power

Trump Castrated the Courts! Big Beautiful Bill ENDS Constitutional Protection Against Dictatorship

[joanbarnes]

30. Tried to call

Lines are busy or message system not working.........sent e mails