To congressional Democrats, Trump’s decision to promote aide Stephen Miller to serve as his chief of staff meant two things: an elevation of the aide’s extremist views and a refusal to heed the will of voters who delivered the left a historic victory.

“Stephen Miller is the architect of Project 2025, which included the push for ‘unitary executive power’ that Trump used to enrich himself and his billionaire buddies, enable the failed efforts of Elon Musk and DOGE [Department of Government Efficiency], the stripping of healthcare from millions of people, and the mass deportation agenda that led to ICE [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] and CBP [Customs and Border Protection] killing people in the streets, separating families, locking up kids and gutting the legal immigration system,” Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), the ranking member of the House Judiciary subcommittee on immigration, said in a statement.

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I agree on the Biden front this whole situation could have been avoided if he wasn’t weak on the crime.

That said I do think Congress should be trying everything it can to hold people accountable including the use of force. Hell if they need to enact new laws that say Congress has its own military force to be used to check the executive at a level beyond just laws I’d be ok with that. If the military is what is creating the power imbalance and these are supposed to be co equal branches then each branch should be able to enforce at all levels it’s will.

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