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Episode 30 · September 4, 2025

Judge Rules Trump’s Military Move Illegal

50 min

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Judge Breyer rules Trump’s military deployment is unconstitutional under the Posse Comitatus Act. We unpack the history, the structural reasoning, and what it means for presidential power. Plus: tariffs struck down, asylum fights, CDC chaos, Giuliani’s medal from Trump, and a tease of John’s new book:
Separation of Church and Hate: A Sane Person's Guide to Taking Back the Bible from Fundamentalists, Fascists, and Flock-Fleecing Frauds

https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Separation-of-Church-and-Hate/John-Fugelsang/9781668066898