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Mr. President, why does your administration once again have to be told by a court that the Constitution and the laws of the United States apply to it too?
This time, the issue is Anthropic — a private American company.
The company refused to permit certain military uses of its technology. In response, the Pentagon designated Anthropic a supply-chain risk and effectively blacklisted it.
On August 28, Federal Judge Rita Lin ruled that the Pentagon’s actions were unlawful. The court found that the decision amounted to retaliation for the company’s position, violated its rights under the First Amendment and the due-process protections of the Fifth Amendment, and improperly used the “supply-chain risk” mechanism.
The administration, for its part, argued that Anthropic’s restrictions created operational risks for the military.
But this is no longer only about Anthropic.
We keep seeing the same pattern:
the administration makes a decision → affected parties go to court → the court finds that the executive branch exceeded its authority or violated procedures required by law.
Anthropic is not the only recent example.
This same week, another federal court blocked part of the rules connected with your efforts to restrict mail-in voting, raising serious constitutional concerns.
And only days earlier, an appeals court again left standing a ruling against the Justice Department’s attempt to use a prosecutor whose appointment had been found unlawful.
Mr. President,
when you took office, you swore to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.
Article II of the Constitution also requires the President to ensure that the laws are faithfully executed.
So why does your administration, day after day, have to receive reminders from the courts that there are limits to presidential power?
Why are decisions first made that affect the rights of citizens, companies, states or public institutions — only for an American court to later explain what the law actually allowed your administration to do?
The President of the United States possesses enormous power.
But that is precisely why he should be expected to show more respect for the limits on that power, not less.
The Constitution does not exist only for the moments when it is convenient for the President.
It matters most when it gets in his way.
Mr. President, how many more court rulings will it take before your administration begins checking whether its actions are lawful before taking them — instead of after another court stops them?
This time, the issue is Anthropic — a private American company.
The company refused to permit certain military uses of its technology. In response, the Pentagon designated Anthropic a supply-chain risk and effectively blacklisted it.
On August 28, Federal Judge Rita Lin ruled that the Pentagon’s actions were unlawful. The court found that the decision amounted to retaliation for the company’s position, violated its rights under the First Amendment and the due-process protections of the Fifth Amendment, and improperly used the “supply-chain risk” mechanism.
The administration, for its part, argued that Anthropic’s restrictions created operational risks for the military.
But this is no longer only about Anthropic.
We keep seeing the same pattern:
the administration makes a decision → affected parties go to court → the court finds that the executive branch exceeded its authority or violated procedures required by law.
Anthropic is not the only recent example.
This same week, another federal court blocked part of the rules connected with your efforts to restrict mail-in voting, raising serious constitutional concerns.
And only days earlier, an appeals court again left standing a ruling against the Justice Department’s attempt to use a prosecutor whose appointment had been found unlawful.
Mr. President,
when you took office, you swore to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.
Article II of the Constitution also requires the President to ensure that the laws are faithfully executed.
So why does your administration, day after day, have to receive reminders from the courts that there are limits to presidential power?
Why are decisions first made that affect the rights of citizens, companies, states or public institutions — only for an American court to later explain what the law actually allowed your administration to do?
The President of the United States possesses enormous power.
But that is precisely why he should be expected to show more respect for the limits on that power, not less.
The Constitution does not exist only for the moments when it is convenient for the President.
It matters most when it gets in his way.
Mr. President, how many more court rulings will it take before your administration begins checking whether its actions are lawful before taking them — instead of after another court stops them?
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