An M.I.A. Congress Exacerbates the Clash Between Trump and the Courts

Congress has to step up and take some responsibility for the shaping of public policy.

Despite the hand-wringing of the commentariat, the fights between the Trump White House and some federal trial judges has yet to reach a “constitutional crisis.” A few federal district judges have issued scores of injunctions temporarily blocking some elements of Trump’s agenda for his first 100 days. But rather than a breakdown in the constitutional order, this jostling fulfills the Framers’ design for the separation of powers, which encourages conflict between the branches of government.

Some blame the problem on an overly aggressive Donald Trump, bent on expanding executive power beyond constitutional limits.