@Bernard I was a bit conflicted, too. But then there's this update I posted in another thread. It's from a friend who does medical research at a university medical school.
We just had a virtual town hall meeting with the president and several constitutional law professors. Several things: 1) Congress must determine if there are to be new offices, like DOGE - not the president; 2) Congress is "enfeebling" itself, and if they don't challenge the executive branch's conscription of Congressional power, then there is no way to stop it, unless it is unconstitutional; 3) there are processes that need to occur to indicate that the action taken by the executive branch has been researched and fairly applied; and 4) this stuff is going to be tied up in the courts forever. In the meantime, no more grants are being evaluated by NIH, which will shortly lead to a stoppage of research and clinical trials. When that happens, skilled people, including investigators, will be let go and it will take a long time to re-establish the projects.
If the GOP congresscritters don't do anything, then all the Dems can do is go to court.
It's painfully slow but I keep thinking that the people who supported Trump will figure it out one voter at a time. I just hope there are enough of them who see the light before it's too late. It's been a little encouraging to see the reception that GOP congresscritters have been getting as they go back home and have their town hall meetings. It's not going well. Yipppee!
