Donald Trump wasted little time after the election in claiming an 'unprecedented and powerful mandate' and floating a series of extreme proposals with varying degrees of legal dubiousness. The president-elect has already winkingly suggested that he might stay in office for an unconstitutional third term, indicated that he intends to end the Constitution's guarantee of birthright citizenship, and said that he plans to deport U.S. citizens. If the mood on the right is triumphant, the atmosphere among those opposed to Trump has been despairing, as though nothing can be done to hold him back from what he has planned. A representative headline in Slate read 'Is the Law for Suckers, Now'' It's tempting to conclude that the answer is yes. The country elected a man who has been indicted four times, essentially wiping away any chance that he might face criminal accountability for his effort to hold on to power after losing reelection in 2020. The Supreme Court, in issuing its shocking...
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