David Plazas

3 weeks ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | David Plazas

Trump is abusing his power. Is this a 'constitutional crisis' or something more? | OpinionIn the last couple of weeks, President Donald Trump's rapid-fire executive orders have led legal experts to say his actions either have caused or are edging toward a "constitutional crisis."Frankly, I don’t know what that term means anymore, given the confusion over whether we are in it or about to be in it. So, over the weekend, I opened up my pocket U.S. Constitution and read it to try to find some clarity.

4 weeks ago | yahoo.com | David Plazas

This week, my column about a U.S. "constitutional crisis" published. My view was the term has lost its meaning because experts cannot decide whether we are in it or heading there. I shared how I re-read my copy of the U.S. Constitution and then wrote:"My conclusion is this: What we’re seeing is a gross overreach of the executive branch of government that must be reversed and contained."AdvertisementSome readers applauded me for my position, while others decried it.

4 weeks ago | tennessean.com | David Plazas

This week, my column about a U.S. "constitutional crisis" published. My view was the term has lost its meaning because experts cannot decide whether we are in it or heading there. I shared how I re-read my copy of the U.S. Constitution and then wrote:"My conclusion is this: What we’re seeing is a gross overreach of the executive branch of government that must be reversed and contained."Some readers applauded me for my position, while others decried it. Need a break?

1 month ago | tennessean.com | David Plazas

Elected leaders should never pretend that the president has more power than he is granted by the U.S. Constitution. The U.S. Constitution makes the legislative, executive and judicial branches of government co-equal, but Trump is overreaching his authority. Trump signed an executive order to restrict birthright citizenship, the president has no role whatsoever in the constitutional amendment process. In the Bush v.

1 month ago | tennessean.com | David Plazas

A USA TODAY Network Tennessee poll found that 70.5% of Tennesseans are very pessimistic about the economy. Many respondents cited inflation, tumultuous tariffs, and political unrest as reasons for their pessimism. A small number of optimistic respondents said they were pleased with cuts in federal government spending. The Tennessean opinion team asked readers how they feel about the state of the economy. The vast majority of them said they were not feeling good about it at all.