On Tuesday, Kate Shaw, law professor at the University of Pennsylvania, testified before a Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing on the role of the federal court system.
The Republican majority focused primarily on federal judges issuing nationwide injunctions that block the unconstitutional executive orders of MAGA Republican President Donald Trump and the Trump administration's illegal or unconstitutional actions.
Asked about the role of the Judicial branch, Shaw stated:
"I think if the Constitution is committed to a single principle, it is limits on power. I worry that we are on a path toward few, if any, meaningful limits on the President."
But Missouri MAGA Republican Senator Josh Hawley pushed back, stating Trump's power should be unlimited. Hawley sang a very different tune when Democratic President Joe Biden was in office.
Hawley claimed the courts were biased against Trump and Republicans. He shared an Axios graphic showing 64 injunctions against Trump in his first term, far more than Democratic Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden.
But Hawley conveniently ignored the number of injunctions issued against Republican Presidents George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush, which are comparable to the Democrats and far fewer than Trump.
Pointing to his visual reference, Hawley asked:
"You don’t think it’s a little bit anomalous?"
Professor Shaw had a more plausible explanation than bias though, saying:
"A very plausible explanation, Senator, you have to consider is that he is engaged in much more lawless activity than other Presidents, right? You must concede that is a possibility."
You can watch the moment here:
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Shaw later stated:
"I think a system in which there are no constraints on the President is a very dangerous system."
If Hawley is going to continue running away from the truth, he probably shouldn't do it in front of an expert who can easily catch him.
But given Hawley's history of running away, he's unlikely to learn from his missteps.
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