Several pundits have noted the United States may be nearing a constitutional crisis. The three branches of government do not appear to be fulfilling their roles, or have overstepped their bounds. Congress is supposed to legislate, but cannot due to the partisan split: Congress has become impotent. Because of this impotence, the executive branch has arrogated new powers to itself so that governance continues. At the same time, the judicial branch has noted the overreach of the executive branch, and district courts are being used to halt executive actions. In fact, with rulings flying fast and furious, and with the Supreme Court unable to cope with all of the appeals, the United States faces the Charybdis of paralysis and the Scylla of Caesarism. Do you feel the United States is facing a constitutional crisis? Why or why not? Do you see any path out of our current situation?
Full Citation for this Article: Editorial Board, SquareTwo Journal (2025) "Reader's Puzzle for Spring 2025," SquareTwo, Vol. 18 No. 1 (Spring 2025), http://squaretwo.org/Sq2ArticleReadersPuzzleSpring2025.html, accessed <give access date>.
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