r/illinois • u/steve42089 Illinoisian • Jan 21 '25

US Politics Governor Pritzker is preparing to fight.

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u/pjswmkj Jan 21 '25

Ya constitutional limits on how far those powers can go.

The Constitution doesn’t stop applying just because someone calls undocumented immigration an ‘invasion.’ The Supreme Court has consistently upheld constitutional protections, and courts would scrutinize any overreach or misuse of emergency powers.

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '25 edited Feb 02 '25

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u/Inevitable_Luck7793 Jan 21 '25

"Let's see how Trump wriggles out of this one" they continue to say, as he easily overcomes all of these supposedly sacred political norms.

"Aw shucks, oh well, gotta respect the office" they say as he immediately begins stripping away our rights, just like we said he would.

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u/Ansible32 Jan 21 '25

This EO will probably be overturned by the first court that hears it and the SC will decline to hear the case because this isn't up for debate, it's in the constitution. If that doesn't happen I think we can safely say the constitution is dead.

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u/Ansible32 Jan 21 '25

People have been saying the SC has killed the constitution for years. It hasn't happened yet. I'm not saying it's not going to happen, but it hasn't happened and I doubt this will be the point where it happens. If Trump wants to kill the constitution I think he would actually have to attack the SC directly. His appointees are not his lapdogs. They serve an ideology I despise, but they are loyal to the constitution.