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'An extreme rupture': Shock over 'radical' Republican legal theory ignites debate

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President Donald Trump , Vice President JD Vance , Department of Government Efficiency ( DOGE ) head Elon Musk , and White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt are claiming that federal courts have no business blocking Trump 's executive orders.

Critics say that in fact, the U.S. Constitution doesn't give the executive branch nearly as much power as he is claiming.

"Post-originalism" envisions an extremely powerful executive branch and is decidedly more "radical" than traditional conservative legal ideas.