Let’s talk about who really runs America. It’s not the kind of fight you see on the news with tanks and jets, but it’s a quiet, relentless struggle just as critical for the future of our Republic. On one side, you have the American people and the President they elect. On the other, you have a permanent bureaucratic class in Washington that believes it’s smarter than you and should be in charge forever.
For decades, this conflict over who calls the shots has been simmering just below the surface. Now, it has boiled over and landed in the one place where the rules are supposed to be clear: the Supreme Court. During a recent hearing, one of the justices finally said the quiet part out loud, revealing a vision for our government that should terrify anyone who still believes in the Constitution.
During arguments in the case of Trump v. Slaughter, which deals with the President’s power to fire an official, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson offered this stunning take:
From ‘The Daily Caller’:
“Some issues, some matters, some areas, should be handled in this way by non-partisan experts… These issues should not be in presidential control… I guess what I don’t understand from your overarching argument is why that determination of Congress, which makes perfect sense… is subjugated to a concern about the president not being able to control everything.”
A Fundamental Misreading of the Constitution
Let’s not mince words. This isn’t some dusty legal debate; it’s a statement that turns the Constitution completely on its head. Article II is crystal clear: “The executive Power shall be vested in a President.” The Founders put that power in one person’s hands for a reason—so that there would be a direct line of accountability from the government straight to the ballot box.
What Justice Jackson is arguing for is nothing short of a fourth, unconstitutional branch of government: The Bureaucracy. It’s a vision where unaccountable “experts” operate with total independence, insulated from the President you elected. Sound familiar? It should. This is the very definition of the “deep state”—a permanent ruling class that answers to no one.
The Myth of the Neutral Expert
This entire argument is built on a fairy tale—the bedtime story of the noble, “non-partisan expert.” It’s a nice thought, but it has no basis in reality. The very case in front of her proves the point. The official in question, Rebecca Slaughter, isn’t some ivory-tower academic. She’s a political creature, a former top lawyer for none other than Senator Chuck Schumer.
And she’s the rule, not the exception. The institutions that churn out these “experts”—the universities, the foundations, the professional guilds—are almost all captured by a rigid, left-wing ideology. They demand ideological purity tests like “diversity statements” for advancement. The “expertise” Jackson wants to put in charge is little more than a progressive political agenda with a fancy diploma.
An Attack on the American Voter
But here’s the real kicker. This is where the mask truly slips. Justice Jackson expressed a deep fear that a President might fire these experts and replace them with—gasp—”loyalists.” In Washington, that’s a slur. But loyal to what? To the President’s agenda. You know, the one millions of Americans actually voted for.
An election is a mandate. A President is supposed to fill the government with people who will execute that mandate. What Jackson and the D.C. establishment truly fear is the democratic will of the American people. They believe you can’t be trusted, and that a permanent class of their friends must be there to “save” the country from your choices.
It all boils down to a simple choice. Will we be a self-governing Republic where the people are in charge through their elected President? Or will we be ruled by an arrogant, unelected aristocracy that believes it knows better? The Founders gave us the answer, but it’s up to us to defend it.
Key Takeaways
- Justice Jackson’s view endorses an unconstitutional fourth branch of government.
- The idea of the “non-partisan expert” is a myth masking a progressive agenda.
- Her philosophy works to nullify the will of the American voter.
- A President must have the authority to implement their elected mandate.
Sources: Daily Caller
