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[–] JubilantJaguar 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

It's not a constitutional crisis quite yet. The attack on institutions is real but so far it's legal. The plan seems to be to overwhelm and demoralize the defenders so that they don't even fight back. The constitutional crisis comes when and if the government ignores a court order.

[–] dantheclamman 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

They have partially ignored the court order. Some grants are still being withheld. There are various lawsuits underway trying desperately to get the funds released

[–] JubilantJaguar 1 points 4 days ago

Indeed. I may have to revise my previous take.