We The People (Aired 05-02-25) Trump’s Power Moves: Immigration, Courts and the First 100 Days

[00:00:02] Speaker A: Getting back to our origin of we the People, tackling current issues, both political and legal, with common sense. As we the people, we must bring common sense back to make our lives better. Only on NOW Media tv. [00:00:22] Speaker B: Welcome back to another episode of we the People. And it is all things about Trump lately. We have now had 100 days into President Trump's second term. 100 days. That's the unofficial benchmark we use to measure how fast and how forcefully a president moves after taking office. And in President Trump's second term, those first hundred days have been ended. Anything but quiet. In fact, he's moved with remarkable speed, reshaping three major pillars of American life, the economy, immigration, and the federal government itself. So let's take a look first at the economy. Trump campaigned on a promise to make America affordable again. And while core inflation has slowed, in fact, it's seen its lowest rise in nearly four years. Americans aren't feeling much relief at the grocery store. Food prices continue to climb, and in some places, they're spiking. The USDA says food costs will rise faster than usual this year, and voters are already bracing for it. Nearly two thirds of Americans believe prices will keep rising in the next six months. And this does reflect back on Trump because remember, through his hyperbolic speech, he swore that on his first day in office, prices will start coming down. The grocery spikes, the goods, the price of gas will all go down. So and for most people, inflation, yes, that's an inflationary rate. It does not include groceries and such. And with the continuance fear mongering that tariffs are going to drive up our goods, people are feeling the pinch in their wallets when they're buying groceries, when they're buying their necessities. And then Trump is tackling on the tax front. Trump's pushing forward with a new plan. Republicans say it'll benefit workers, middle class, small business owners, extending existing cuts and even, even eliminating taxes on tips, a promise Trump made loudly and often. But of course, Trump's critics warned the cuts could blow a hole in the deficit and threaten funding for programs like Medicaid. Though Trump said that with the tax cut comes more spending and also through his tariffs. And what we are seeing that is being coined as a trade war with all nations of on earth, that with those tariffs, it will bring economic boom, which goes into the third sub section of his three pillars that he's attacking in this next term, and that is tariffs. A dramatic shift. Trump imposed sweeping tariffs on China, 145%. And it hit Canadian and Mexican imports with 25% duties. He did it without congressional approval. The result, market turbulence, retaliation from trading partners and a consumer base rattled by uncertainty. Now, those that are solidly in Trump's camp, the polls show that they feel that he is doing exactly which is the truth, exactly what his campaign promises were about. And if one were to go back to even the 1980s, they will see that Trump was always extolling the tariffs. But for those that are not in the MAGA camp, almost half of America adults say they're adjusting their spending. And among black and Latino adults, that figure jumps to over 70%. And people are even now demanding that Amazon and other companies put made in the usa so perhaps they could see if it's actually cheaper if you buy from USA made companies rather than through most, most consumer products which are made in China. His next step was immigration. Now here, Trump has made perhaps his most aggressive moves. On day one, he signed orders aimed at reversing Biden era policies and launched what he calls the largest deportation operation in US history. Now this is to beat out Bill Clinton, who deported over 12 million undocumented aliens. In his two terms, deportations are up 139,000 so far. Crossings at the southern border, this is Trump's greatest triumph. They have gone down significantly. I mean, we're talking a 95% plummet. But the means have raised serious concerns. He has reinstated the remain in Mexico policy, ended the CBP1 asylum app, and declared a national emergency to justify deploying troops to the border. In some cases, families have been split, which again had occurred under the Obama administration. It had occurred under Clinton. It has occurred in the past. You cannot put this solely on Trump or Trump's. Borders are asylum access is now virtually non existent and humanitarian programs for migrants from places like Venezuela, Haiti and Cuba, they are suspended. The administration has also tried to use the 18th century alien enemies act to fast track deportations, especially those of gang members from Ms. 13, a move the Supreme Court has temporarily blocked. One high profile case, the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to a dangerous prison in El Salvador. This is captured. I would say it has captured mainstream media. It has also been a fighting point for Democratic senators though. This is not a hill. Do you really want to go on to die on a man who had legitimately been deported, had orders of deportation from 2019, which were also upheld in an appellate court. In that hearing, it was found conclusively. Conclusively based on the evidence presented in trial that he was a member of Ms. 13. The only thing that prevented him from being deported in 2020. 2021 was the that the defense attorneys stated that his life would be endangered if returned to El Salvador. Now he has been returned to El Salvador and again, we cannot truly be hypocritical. On that note, and finally, the federal government itself, Trump has been extremely clear. He believes the federal workforce is bloated, inefficient and hostile to his agenda, which probably is very true. In his first hundred days, he's fired or pushed out tens of thousands of employees. He's reclassified many as Schedule F, a category that removes long standing job protections and makes it far easier to terminate workers. Legal challenges are already underway. He's also frozen billions in funding, Head Start programs, foreign aid, even Social Security offices have been impacted. Some savings have been claimed by his administration, up to $160 billion, they say. But independent analysis suggests those numbers don't hold up in at least the receipts that are posted on the Doge's website. And then there's the reshaping of federal agencies. Trump has shut down regional offices, eliminated field programs and signaled broader strategy of centralizing and politicizing federal operations. So what does this all mean? Trump is not just governing, he is upholding his campaign promises, much like his first term. But this time he has surrounded himself with the people that are willing to take the marching order for him to radically restructure using executive power at a level we haven't seen in modern times. But when it comes to the administrative level and how that is run, that does fall under the executive powers. Now we are seeing which Trump is not surprised. In fact, in an interview with Vice President J.D. vance, it was, he even stated, reiterated that Trump warned everyone. There's going to be a lot of legal pushback. There's going to be a lot of, of court filings to, to disrupt what he's doing. And it will be their time to be able to go through all the way up to the Supreme Court. So, yes, we're going to be seeing a lot of action. In fact, SCOTUS is going to be seeing a lot of action. And so what next? What are we going to see in the next hundred days? Well, according to Trump and his administration, it is common sense they are definitely going to be hitting hard on protecting Title 9, which I am in complete agreement with him, protecting Title 9, keeping biological males out of biological female sports, preserving the right for females to be able to go to a locker room without an adult male being there and being subjected to the humiliation of a male walking around and watching them undressed. I'm not saying that trans individuals should be objectified or discriminated against. Of course not. However, something must be stated that when we have girls that are being injured, that are not, I mean a lifetime's work being eradicated because males who were subpar in their own sporting events and male dominate, they're trying to dominate women's sports. So absolutely I am so forward this and I applaud Trump for doing that. I also applaud that his administration is now attack going after and making it and banning providing hormones to prevent the progression of young children because that may that their parents deem to be trans because it has proven that like especially as a woman going through that menstrual cycle, going through that thing, we it protects our bones, it provides us, protects us from so many debilitating scoliosis, things like that. It needs to be protected. And this is children. So he wants to bring back common sense. Well, that is what we the people are about. And yes, some people may not agree with the way that I have screened through his first hundred days, but it is bringing common sense to the forefront because we the people deserve a government that is for the people and by the people and actually acts on behalf of its people. So we're going to continue on this 100 day review and we're going to look at Elon Musk and the and the Department of Government Efficiency or doge, and how its first hundred days have been summed up. Tune right back in. [00:12:45] Speaker A: As we the people, we must bring common sense back to make our lives better. Only on NOW Media tv. [00:12:53] Speaker B: And welcome back. Elon Musk in government. Big promises, a tough reality. So Elon Musk, he has been acting under a special advisory position which actually will by law and in at 130 days. So here's a question. What happens when a billionaire steps into a government thinking he can run it like his companies? Well, 100 days into Elon Musk new government gig, we're starting to find out and spoiler alert, it's not going the way he planned. Let's talk about what that means for you and your wallet. So there was a lot of big talk. And in the most recent interview that Elon had regarding Doge, there's some backpedaling occurring. Not long ago, Musk was on a stage at a Trump rally promising to cut $2 trillion from the federal budget. People cheered, headlines rolled. It sounded bold, if not totally wild. But now he's backing way off. This week, he told reporters, well, maybe we can Cut a trillion. It's really difficult. Depends on how much pain Congress can handle. That's a long way from the guy who said he can clean house. Now why should you care? Because those budget cuts he's talking about, they don't hit billionaires. They, they hit everyone. They don't just hit the big companies. They're not just hitting this. But also one of the biggest issues that Musk has been falling into is when you're looking at a budget that is complicated and complex as the federal government is, our biggest spending is on needs based funding. Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, that's Social Security, retirement, Social Security disability and Social Security income, as well as military. And when you have Secretary of Defense Hegseth stating he wants a $1 trillion budget for the military to improve weaponry, to get more recruits and such, that is a tricky trade. Now, in 100 days, Doge has done incredible things. In fact, it has at the very least $58 billion is accounted for on fraud and stuff. But it's also opening the doors, opening the, putting the spotlight on potential abuses and monies that perhaps should not be going to where it's going or it's not being utilized as it was originally intended. And this is important because remember back in, and I always hearken back to Bill Clinton, during President Clinton's administration, his two term administration, he handed, he handled one of the biggest federal government cuts, cuts to federal government government spending and was able to create a surplus during his two terms. Now it went, it did not go without paying, but this is something that he's doing. So has Musk hit the wall? Absolutely not. Now Trump has told them hands off Social Security and Medicare. Now they are looking at, are there people who are fraudulently receiving Social Security or Medicaid or Medicare benefits? Absolutely, they are going to be taking those back. But one of the things that Trump has stated is we are not going to touch the Social Security fund because so many people are dependent on it, especially our retirees. So if you're not touching Social Security and you're not touching the Defense Department, which are the bulk of our budget, then what are you doing? And that's where it will continue. You see, Doge is going to continue forward and Musk, much to his credit, has set up the department, the people, both federal employees as well as private industry working together to go through and see where we can cut the fat. Because the one thing is, is that the people have stated clearly in the polls and they still continue to state in the polls, is that we need to cut the fat off of federal government because we are now funding things that people don't necessarily agree with. But it's also when you are asking people in businesses to cut the fat from their own budget so that they can pay for food and put it on the table, then the government needs to do so as well. And yes, there have been some glaring projects that have been seen as far as, as far as DOGE has been able to uncover. And perhaps USA things of those nature should be looked at and considered because people are probably questioning why are we sending $18 million for certain projects that don't align with what the 70% of the people have stated. So Musk is going to be scaling back. His special appointment is coming to an end and he stated that he'll only be in D.C. two days a week. And he's saying that he is going to be, you know, focusing on his businesses, Tesla, SpaceX, things of that nature, and what was X formerly known as Twitter. But here's the takeaway. When you're on this big of a stage, it's easy to make promises. It's harder to lead when people's lives are involved. And that was the thing. This isn't just the United States, Inc. It's the United States of America. And things have to be balanced. But also for true, meaningful cuts, for there to be actual cuts in the budget, Congress has to be on board. Congress has to look at it. But one of the first things is just like back in President Clinton, Democratic former President Clinton. And as what President Trump has stated, there is a huge bloat within our federal government. Our bureaucratic agencies have gotten extremely fat. So there may be room. Also, when you have a huge workforce and most of them are working from home, there's no necessity for some offices. So it is a balancing, but it can't be dealt with in, in a way that a business person would be dealt with because you have to do the balances. Now, Trump understands budgets. Trump also has the benefit of having a majority in the House and he needs the Senate to come forward and step it up. And it also goes to the midterms because the midterms are going to be extremely crucial for the Republicans. More so you know, than people want to admit is not only is it to hold onto a majority in both chambers, but it also is for the Senate to get up to 60 because with 60, then they can really rule the roast. But one thing is for clear. Everybody's saying, oh, the polls show that Trump is three points down from when compared to his first 100 days in his first term. Trump doesn't care. Trump's not running for reelection. He is termed down, even though he likes to go the press to say, well, maybe I'll run for a third. But the reality is that what we're seeing is a president that is aligned with what he promised and he's going to push forward. And yes, it is painful to watch sometimes, and it's painful by the waistband, if you will, but we're going to see what the next 100 days are because the thing is true about this administration is they are hitting hard and they're hitting fast and we so all this upheaval that has occurred in the first hundred still has to be fleshed out to see. But again, we are only in only a little over three months of this term and it will be seen. But we're going to be talking about more news. I am Alina Gonzalez Dockery and you are watching on NOW Media tv. And we're going to take a quick break for our sponsors as we the. [00:21:30] Speaker A: People, we must bring common sense back to make our lives better. Only on NOW Media tv. [00:21:37] Speaker B: Waltz is out. Rubio in national security or just more political musical chairs? So here we go again, another high profile shakeup in the Trump White House. National Security Advisor Mike Waltz is out, along with some of his key assistants. Just 102 days on the job and now stepping in, at least for now, is Marco Rubio. That's right. Our current secretary of state is now also your national security advisor. Why not? Right? Let's unpack what really happened and why it matters and what it says about who's actually steering the ship when it comes to America's safety. So Mike Waltz, former Green Bay, Green Beret, former congressman, longtime Trump ally, he was supposed to bring the strength and stability to the national security role. But what exactly had him on the out? Well, he made that unbelievable mistake. Remember everybody, the text gate, those texts that were going among between him, Secretary of Defense Hegseth, Vice President J.D. vance and others on a unsecured encrypted signal group chat where Walt accidentally included a newspaper publisher and reporter. Yep, the chips are now starting to fall and people's heads are rolling. But maybe not. So it's not like he's completely out. And let's congratulate, congratulate Waltz because he did make it 102 days, which compared to Trump's first term and his first national security adviser, where the three star general was out before 60 days. But Mike isn't out for the count. It's not like he. He was thrown to the curb and forgotten. Yes, Trump was not happy with him. And yes, there were issues already bubbling up for Trump when it came to Waltz prior to this Signal group chat. Now, remember, Trump's all about loyalty. And Trump learned a heavy lesson from his first term. And based on what happened in his first term and how people turned on him and his perceived perception, he wants people that are totally on board, straight on the mission and path that he is laying out for his administration. So there was already some whispers going on that Waltz was falling out of favor. And then when you have people like Laura Loomer, which I personally, I'm still questioning why she seems to have a lot of influence and able to get to our president and speak to him. But when people are bringing to light that Waltz is not the person that should be running the show. On the national security side, Trump definitely listen, but it's not because he's a shill for other people. There were other issues. And honestly, adding a journalist, that was a big mistake. I mean, forget the fact that you have Pete Hegseth and our national security advisor all using an unclassified chat group and they were talking about that attack on the Houthis with all of that. It is an extremely bad look for the national security breach. And as I stated, Walt's aids are also being let go. There is being a clean sweep. Now, Hexeth seems to be sitting pretty even though he has yet another Snapchat group chat on plans of attack on the Houthis with his wife. And it seems like Heth may need to be, you know, take away his phone. Let's treat him like a teenager if we have to, but that's not enough. But it. Okay, so let's now look at who's jumping into that position. Because Waltz isn't out on the street. He's actually being basically repositioned, if you will. He is now going to be the United States Ambassador to the United Nations. So, again, not totally on the outs, but they moved him from the Kush administrative job to UN Ambassador. And in steps our Secretary of State, Marco Rubio. Marco Rubio. He's not unqualified by any stretch of the means. He's been a senator for well over a decade. He has experience it on the foreign policy realm. He understand this. And he has been, you know, stepping into his role as Secretary of State. He has been commandeering that role extremely effectively. And he's also been showing proof that he is loyal to Trump. The bigger Question is how much control is rested in Marco's hands? Because we have Secretary of State and remember, yes, he is a cabinet member, yes, he is sitting right next to Trump. He already has Trump's ear in this. But it's the question is now is by taking on this other hat, putting on this other hat, taking on this other role, too much control vested under one man, no checks and balances if you will. But also recall we have some incredible people that are working under the, that under the Secretary of State and the National Security Administration because they are effectively doing negotiations between Israel and, and the Gaza war and the Ukrainian war in Russia. So Ruby, though he is proven, it's just now how long will his two hats rolls persist? There is going to be that. So is this chaotic or is it calculated? And honestly in observing Trump and everything that he has done. And again, yes, Trump's can be bombastic and he can say some crazy things, but it's always got to look at what was the result of what he said, what are his actions or what are the reactions by others because he's always playing a game. It's always, always whether, I mean some people say it's chess, maybe it's poker. So I truly believe it's calculated because the scandal, the text gate was reported first broke out what over a month ago. So now Trump has already gone, if you look at his first term and, and flow it into this, gone through four national security advisors in his first turn and we're now on number six. Some will say it's chaos, although I really truly believe it is calculated because the one thing that Trump absolutely is insisting in this administration, because he, as he admitted himself, he has learned a lot since the first term is absolute loyalty in his vision, his mission for this country. So for the regular people like myself watching at home, it's fair to ask who's actually in charge, who's making the calls when missiles fly or peace talk start. Well, honestly, Secretary of State is already on those calls. He's already part of that. So is Pete Head, so is Tulsi Gabber. And we have a lot more people than just waltz. But when the team at the top keeps changing, confidence can be affected by this and risk goes up. So it is important that they maintain some semblance of normaly of stability. And actually placing Marco in that position may very well be the stability that is necessary. But it also says a lot for the person that Secretary of State Rubio is in that he is an extremely trusted adviser of Trump and Trump has complete confidence in him. At the end of the day, it's just another D.C. soap opera. It's not about who gets to sit at the big table. It's about whether we have a stable, serious team steering America through some pretty dangerous waters right now. Because remember, thanks to the debacle of the Afghanistan surrender and turning over Afghanistan to the Taliban, that was a disaster under Biden administration. It also showed the world that America may be weak. So we're trying to portray ourselves as strength again. It is peace through strength and that strong presence. And we need to continue to have consistency. Marco Rubio provides that. Pete Hegseth needs to get his poop together. Stop using this, this unauthorized, unsecured chat group. Just because it's like WhatsApp and it's encrypted doesn't mean it's not that it is secure. But the bottom line is Secretary of State Rubio is extremely capable. And yes, he can continue to provide the stability at that until such time as a national security adviser is named by the Trump administration. Iran, Ukraine, China, cyber threats, these aren't issues you want managed by a revolving door of advisors trying not to get fired. You want strategy, you want steadiness, you want the grown ups at the table. And right now, at least on an interim basis, it seems like that plug and play of placing Rubio in that position is providing that continuing strategy. But we are going to have to continue to watch this because the last thing we need is the administration playing another round of political musical chairs. They're not the first, they're not the last. But we deserve to have some stability, especially as we reported, Trump is doing a major shakeup and it's time for us to have that stability. We're going to take a quick commercial break and we're going to talk about what is happening in the immigration between Texas judges and Florida rounding up illegal immigrants. Tune right back in after this. [00:32:55] Speaker A: As we the people, we must bring common sense back to make our lives better. Only on NOW MEDIA tv. [00:33:03] Speaker B: Welcome back. So a federal judge in Texas appointed by Trump handed down what could be one of the most significant blows to to President Trump's controversial deportation strategy. And here's the kicker. Judge Fernando Rodriguez Jr. Yes, he was appointed by Trump himself. So what happened? The Trump administration tried to is invoking the Aliens Enemies act, an ancient law dating all the way back to 1798. Now, the fact that it dates back to 1798 does not mean that it does not have effect or that it's bad. It is that it comes down to not necessarily weather it because it's old. It comes down to what is the premise between the Alien Enemies act because when it was initiated it was during John Adams presidency and that was because the French were threatening war against America and so they were going to do the roundup the French to remove them at a time where we just won our independence. Now it is also important to remember that this law was designed for times of war meant to target foreign nationals posting a threat like spies or saboteurs. But what did Trump do with it? He is using this 225-year-old law to deport Venezuelans claiming that there was an invasion. Now not just any old Venezuelans, he's. He is specifically stating that members of Trende Aragua which by the way is one of the most lethal gangs. Lethal MS.13 which is way up there as well as the lethality and the brutality of that gang Trende Aragua makes them look like a Bushleaf. So declaring Trend Aragua and MS.13 gang members MS.13 gang as terrorist group. He is stating that under this law that he is allowed to treat them as an enemy of the of America and deport them without hearing or due process. Now we discussed this last week when I had ishvatan that due process that is a 14th Amendment right. We have a constitutional right to due process. Now obey. There are probably different degrees of due process based on citizens. As a United States citizens we absolute have due process and strong protections for ourselves. Then you have the legal residents people here they have just as much protections but then it goes down. Judge Rodriguez was not buying the act, buying the argument that Trende Aragua these gang members fall under the enemy's act. And he even stated nice try but that's not what an invasion means. So think about this. The Alien Enemies act was written for wartime scenarios when the country feared armies on the move is not a tool for immigration enforcement. That is what is being argued now. People here that are illegally here undocumented absolutely are subject to deportation. I'm not saying that we do not have immigration laws in place to do this. We have seen other presidents. Let's invoke President Obama. I mean he used to be known as Woke but I guess he's not woken up. He deported over 8 million I think or 9 million 8 to 9 million in his term. In fact his borders are said that if there was over a thousand crossings in a week, it was a bad week. So there is, there are other laws. But what's happening is just like as we reported on the first hundred days on those three tiers that Trump focused on in his first hundred days, immigration being one of them. Now the polls are still strongly on Trump's side. People want especially violent illegal aliens that are violent actors causing brutality. And these gang members inside, they want them out of their neighborhoods. They want them out of the country. It's just another part. So now we have this ruling. Now, this ruling is specific to, to that region in Texas because remember when you were having all of these federal judges that were district court judges trying to put injunctions for the whole nation, the Supreme Court of the United States saying, no, they cannot do that. It is only for the Houston area. But beyond the legal technologies technicalities, excuse me, there is a human cost to this. Around 140 Venezuelans were already sent to El Salvador and they are being kept at the mega prison in El Salvador. And the facility is called the Terrorism Confinement Center. So the ACLU is now fighting to bring them back, arguing that they were deported without proper due process. Now, whether they should be brought back for due process sake, who knows? Because the reality is they're just going to go from one base, probably to Guantanamo, put them in Guantanamo and have an immigration hearing there and put them back on a plane. But the other issue is, is Venezuela. The country is refusing to allow them to be returned to their country. So then you have to have another place for them to go. And the president of El Salvador has raised his hand. Though this ruling is limited, Southern District of Texas, it could set a precedent that echoes in other states. Now, again, President Trump is not surprised by this. He has actually anticipated this. So it's just going to continue going forward where the presidential power versus judicial oversight will continue. And we have been seeing that battle rain out in this administration. And then there's the to developments in immigration enforcement. So we have what is happening in Florida. So as I reported last week, Florida has sheriffs, local police departments have joined ICE in many regions, not Pinellas county, but in many counties. And they just wrapped up a major roundup calling it the largest statewide operations ever with over 1,100 arrests in just six days. But here's the twist. This wasn't just ice. The heavy lifting was done by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission, state corrections officers, as well as some local sheriff's departments. Now, some may go, well, wait a minute. Why would the Fish and Wildlife be involved in immigration enforcement? Well, that's part of a broader shift in strategy. Since the start of this year, ICE has signed more than 400 agreements with local Law enforcement agencies across the country. This new approach is creating a nationwide network of immigration enforcement, a web that's designed to extend the reach of federal agents far beyond traditional boundaries. So what's happening is by the local, let's say the state law enforcement or local law enforcement conducting these raids and picking up these people. Because remember, it used to be when people have already broken the law and they were in the jails, there'd be an ICE hold and they would hold them there in detention until ICE could pick them up. What this is doing is freeing ICE agents to actually focus on more maybe dangerous people or actually the processing of deportations and getting that through. So now you have ICE expanding its reach with local partnerships, creating what they call a force multiplier. You have Deputy Director Madison Sheham is even touting this Florida model as something they plan to roll in other states. And then you have the aclu, which this is what the ACLU is about. It is questioning. It is there to file motions and briefs, you know, questioning the veracity and the legality of this partnership. As remember in United States v. Arizona, which we discussed at length last week, the immigration efforts and enforcement and laws has been found by the Supreme Court to be solidly within the federal government. And Also back in 2010, Homeland Security Zone inspector general was flagged, issues with how these programs were being run, warning that they often erode trust between communities and law enforcement. So we're taking a look at all this and then what is happening? What I will say is I am amazed and probably sometimes saddened by the remarkable, unprecedented movement within the legal community to deal with this legal drama, because there is a sheer attack. Because remember, we have three equal branches of the government. Not two, definitely not one. We have three. The executive, legislative and judiciary. And the judiciary is there to make sure that everything is done according to the Constitution and the federal laws of this country. So on law day of action May 1, attorneys taking to the streets. So let me paint you a picture of what's unfolding right now. I have never seen this, and I have been practicing law for 28 plus years. More than 100 courthouse across the nation are surrounded by lawyers. And I'm not talking lawyers in their usual suits arguing cases inside the courthouse, lawyers standing outside protesting what they call unprecedented challenges to our legal system. So why are attorneys traditionally one of the most conservative professions out in the streets? This story actually concerns three major developments that have all broken in the last 24 hours. These events are more about not just the legal system. They touch on the very foundation of American democracy, our constitutional rights, our Bill of Rights, if you will. So the fact you have, you know, the first thing, what is happening in Florida with this clean sweeping of 1100 people being arrested in six days, the federal judge in Texas and then you had the out, out assault that Trump likes to say out on the out on stages and to the press all the time that there's these rogue judges and Congress, you know, threatening to impeach judges. And again, remember when it was AOC and the Democrats back in during Biden's administration calling for impeachment of Alito and other Supreme Court justices, it was outright abuse of their power. Well, we're starting to see this. And as an attorney, I can tell you, yes, it is extremely important that we maintain the judiciary's independence. But also it is also extremely important that the judiciary acts in the way that the Department of Justice is supposed to do. What the and it is supposed to be blind. So are there some judges that are activist judges? Absolutely. They have gone far over reached their, their powers or their authorities. However, just like this Trump appointee is saying, wait a minute, not so fast. This Aliens Enforcement act was meant for times of war or strife. So I am proud that lawyers are standing up in defense of our judicial system and we do need to maintain that. It also goes back to where you're having a lot of firms that Trump sees as going against them that are now like cow toeing to them because they're going to be losing federal projects, which is not right. So we want the independence. We need that. So to wrap it up, we have had, I don't even know if a roller coaster ride even begins to touch what we've seen in the last hundred days. There are some things I absolutely applaud Trump for doing. There are other things that I am scratching my head and waiting with abated breath. But it is up to us to continue to make sure that our government leaders are doing what they're supposed to be doing. And perhaps it's time for us to start forcing our congressional members to representing the best interest of this nation so can clean up some of the mess that we are holding the bag for. I am Alina Gonzalez Dachry. Thank you for tuning in for another episode of we the People. And I will see you back here next week. This has been a NOW Media Network's feature presentation. All rights reserved.