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Can the executive branch sue the legislature for failure to do work?

Posted on 2/20/26 at 8:40 pm
Posted by Trevaylin
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Posted on 2/20/26 at 8:40 pm

Every thing seems to be done by legal adversary in front of a judge now a days. The executive branch can't do anything without the lawyers pilling on. But if the executive branch needed a clear direction on say, tariffs and international negotiation , could the House be sued to provide in a timely manner
Posted by SallysHuman
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Posted on 2/20/26 at 8:43 pm to
Posted by TriStateAreaFootball
Member since Dec 2024
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Posted on 2/20/26 at 8:45 pm to
No we're just screwed.


Trump hasn't really drained the Swamp. He simply exposes how deep it is, by trying and failing to perform that impossible task.



Edit - There's a reason Elon gave up.
This post was edited on 2/20/26 at 8:46 pm
Posted by SNAP
Member since Nov 2025
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Posted on 2/20/26 at 8:52 pm to
Failure to adhere to their platform could very easily be looked at as fraud. No one in the Executive has the balls to go that route, however.
There are other things the Executive could do to essentially neuter Congress. Again, no one has the balls.
Posted by weagle1999
Member since May 2025
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Posted on 2/20/26 at 9:05 pm to
The Legislative branch has willingly ceded much of its authority to the Judicial because members of Congress don’t want to make hard decisions and endanger their re-election prospects.
Posted by Mickey Goldmill
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Member since Mar 2010
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Posted on 2/20/26 at 9:17 pm to
quote:

Every thing seems to be done by legal adversary in front of a judge now a days. The executive branch can't do anything without the lawyers pilling on. But if the executive branch needed a clear direction on say, tariffs and international negotiation , could the House be sued to provide in a timely manner


The legislative branch doesn’t work for the executive branch. They are coequal branches of government.
Posted by SallysHuman
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Posted on 2/20/26 at 10:33 pm to
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The legislative branch doesn’t work for the executive branch.


Or the "people"... apparently.
Posted by Doofus
Member since Apr 2022
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Posted on 2/21/26 at 3:27 am to
Sure let’s just let the president keep suing the government so he can keep taking more taxpayer money for himself.
Posted by antibarner
Member since Oct 2009
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Posted on 2/21/26 at 3:41 am to
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The legislative branch doesn’t work for the executive branch. They are coequal branches of government.


Some are more equal than others..I laughed at the No Kings nonsense because they sure aimed at the wrong target. The judicial branch thinks they are God Emperors.
Posted by HagaDaga
Member since Oct 2020
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Posted on 2/21/26 at 9:03 am to
The judiciary is supposed to be the weakest of the 3, but it has garnered more power than it should.

There definitely needs to be recourse. Imo the President should have every right to go to SCOTUS directly to get things determined quickly. As they are supposed to be each other's equal. Not held up in the lower courts for his things.

It's like the CEO of a company having to go to a first year paralegal to get what he wants started up the ranks of the legal dept. Instead of just being able to walk into the head of legals office and hashing things out. Things move too fast, and deserve quick definitive answers.

Something should be handled in the same way with Congress. Expedite. Though the useless folks there are are just political grandstanders, not politicians.
Posted by wackatimesthree
Member since Oct 2019
12098 posts
Posted on 2/21/26 at 9:08 am to
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Or the "people"... apparently.



Sure they do.

The system is working exactly as it is designed to work.

We have exactly the government that we keep choosing.

And that's the thing about populism. You want to know who is to blame for all the nonsense they engage in? Go look in the mirror.

Especially if you voted for a single incumbent during the last round of primaries.

Posted by wackatimesthree
Member since Oct 2019
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Posted on 2/21/26 at 9:08 am to
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The judiciary is supposed to be the weakest of the 3


Where does it say that in the Constitution?
Posted by wackatimesthree
Member since Oct 2019
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Posted on 2/21/26 at 9:10 am to
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Can the executive branch sue the legislature for failure to do work?


Asinine.
Posted by TrueTiger
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Posted on 2/21/26 at 9:11 am to
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Or the "people"... apparently.


True,

The people have some influence but it's limited by rigged election systems.
Posted by SallysHuman
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Member since Jan 2025
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Posted on 2/21/26 at 9:13 am to
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Especially if you voted for a single incumbent during the last round of primaries.


There are 435 house critters and 100 senate critters.

My vote, while could possibly affect 3 seats, has no bearing on 99.4% of the composition of the legislative branch. And yes, I vote in primaries.
Posted by EphesianArmor
Member since Mar 2025
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Posted on 2/21/26 at 9:13 am to
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The judicial branch thinks they are God Emperors.


Posted by HagaDaga
Member since Oct 2020
6966 posts
Posted on 2/21/26 at 9:19 am to
Traditionally it was looked at as such. They were in some backroom in DC.

Where is the the X district of ABC mentioned in the Constitution?
Posted by EphesianArmor
Member since Mar 2025
4353 posts
Posted on 2/21/26 at 9:28 am to
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The system is working exactly as it is designed to work.


It is. Except...

..Because it is the Overlords' own system, the legislative, justice, social, and financial systems have all been rigged to fray, snap and collapse spectacularly. We are near the end of this particular current system.

What we've been witnessing aren't simultaneous bugs and flaws going haywire within the system; they've been timed-out features. Can't "Build Back Better" unless the whole thing is razed. All 3 branches of gubmint have been stalling, been inconsistent and chaotic, and toying with us.




Posted by DeathByTossDive225
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2019
7594 posts
Posted on 2/21/26 at 9:31 am to
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The Legislative branch has willingly ceded much of its authority to the Judicial because members of Congress don’t want to make hard decisions and endanger their re-election prospects.

Accurate analysis of what is happening, but it shouldn’t be — I would argue the legislative branch has an obligation to its role under the constitution.
Posted by Trevaylin
south texas
Member since Feb 2019
10372 posts
Posted on 2/21/26 at 9:32 am to
your lack of content contribution explains your mental capacity.
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