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Judge orders Trump administration to explain why order to restore Voice of America wasn’t followed (www.denverpost.com)

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U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth of the District of Columbia gave the administration until Aug. 13 to explain how it will get VOA working again. The outlet that dates back to World War II has been largely dark since March.

Lamberth said the administration needs to show what it is doing with the $260 million Congress appropriated for VOA’s operations this year.

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[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 57 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

Alexander Hamilton: "So, what happens if the executive branch just doesn't follow the law?"

James Madison: "I can't imagine that happening, but if it does, then the experiment is over and we're all fucked."

[–] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 11 points 8 months ago

It is becoming more and more apparent to me that the founding fathers didn't envision a society where duels didn't exist to act as a brake on this sort of behavior.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

How about we start arresting the executive branch?

[–] superniceperson@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Who would be doing the arresting?

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 1 points 8 months ago

Don't judges have US marshalls?