On day one, he declared several emergencies. Later, he backed this up by invoking the Alien Enemies Act. This has been an ongoing and deliberate push by President Trump to extend the powers of the executive, to overcome the resistance of the courts, and hence to set up what is referred to as a legal abyss. A situation existing alongside the legal system as usual where some people can find themselves no longer subject to the usual rules, only to the whim of the government. It's a textbook approach for creeping authoritarianism, and it means that such a state arrives for some citizens earlier than others. Let's discuss.