Wargaming Out the Constitutional Crises Over the Next Weeks

Step One. Will the federal district courts and the federal courts of appeal keep on telling Trump that he must obey the Constitution and the laws?

Step Two. When the first cases reach the Supreme Court, will the Court follow the example set by the lower courts and order the Administration to obey the Constitution and the laws, and will the Supreme Court reaffirm that Marbury v. Madison remains the law of the land? (See the post immediately below for some thoughts on that question.)

Step Three. Thus far, Mango Mussolini and some of the people aboard his clown car have been cutsy-wootsy about whether they will obey the courts. But J.D. Vance—who has some asshole buddies that hate democracy—bleated out this weekend that the Supreme Court has no authority over Trump. Soo … when the courts find some of Trump’s henchmen in contempt of court and order the U.S. Marshalls Service to go arrest them, will Trump countermand the order, or will he back down, or will he pretend to back down and play cutsy-wootsy? 

Step Four. If Orange Jesus follows Vance’s advice and defies the courts, what happens then?