The United States faces its gravest constitutional crisis since the Civil War as Donald Trump's administration shows increasing signs of preparing to defy judicial authority outright. This isn't hyperbole – it's a damn reality check that every American needs to hear. The warning signs are flashing red, and anyone paying attention can see we're careening toward a precipice that could fundamentally reshape American democracy.

Anyone who thought Trump would moderate his stance on judicial authority in 2025 has been proven spectacularly wrong. The administration's recent actions reveal a pattern of escalating hostility toward judicial oversight that should scare the hell out of every American who gives a shit about democracy.

"I have absolute right to do what I want as President," Trump declared at a January rally in Ohio, displaying his characteristic disdain for constitutional constraints. "These judges, they don't know anything about running a country. They're killing us with these stupid decisions." Trump has also famously claimed “I am the President, and you don’t talk to the President that way.”, in his over self infatuated tone about how Trump himself is better than everyone else.

Vice President J.D. Vance's inflammatory tweet about judicial authority represents more than just social media bluster – it's a trial balloon for a broader assault on constitutional governance. Honestly, this will be the first step in normalizing what would effectively be an executive coup against judicial review. Because overtly, it is the object of the Administration to normalize coup like behavior.

The Republican-controlled House's complete abdication of oversight responsibility represents a catastrophic failure of our system of checks and balances. We're witnessing the collapse of the very mechanisms the Founders established to prevent tyranny. This is a tyranny that is driven by a desire to control, and further still enrich. Fat of off the Trump tit and the promises of American Greatness, the GOP is dumbfounded and entranced by the Orange ShitsHisPants McOverlord, and his promises to make them all rich again. We have already seen how Trump sits sycophantic to the God Emperor Elon Musk. How long do you think it will be before Musk sits at that desk and Trump does not?

Not everyone in the federal government is rolling over for Trump's power grab. Career civil servants across multiple agencies are pushing back against what they view as unconstitutional directives. As it is, numerous federal employees are documenting potentially illegal orders and preparing contingency plans for mass resignations when the administration crosses certain red lines. No so gently into the night will they go. They will resist, this is already apparent.

The American public isn't taking this shit lying down. Massive protests have erupted in major cities, with particularly large gatherings outside federal courthouses. So this was this huge fucking protest movement called "50501" (basically meaning 50 protests, 50 states, all on one day). A bunch of pissed off people got together to raise hell about Trump's second administration and all the crap they were pulling. Thousands of folks showed up at state capitols and city halls across the country to make some noise. And voices were heard. And they will continue to be heard. If there are protests in your area, then PROTEST!!!!

The situation is dire but not hopeless. While Trump and his enablers might fancy themselves above the law, they face significant obstacles to implementing their authoritarian fantasies:

The next few months will likely determine whether American democracy survives or succumbs to authoritarian rule. The question isn't whether Trump wants to destroy judicial independence – it's whether America's democratic institutions and its people have the strength and will to stop him. I mean, I do. That is why I sit here at this terminal every day in a vim window writing until I am blue in the face.