‘Sick in the head’: Donald Trump covets unchecked power, officially ‘looking’ to break the Constitution

The Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution guarantees that not a single person can be deprived of their life, freedom, or property without due process of the law. Donald Trump apparently wants to tweak that to suit his wants.

In legalese, the going term is habeas corpus, which requires the judicial system to bring forward anyone accused of any crime and being held. The point is to ascertain whether the detention is legal or illegal.

There is a caveat, though. The U.S. Constitution makes an exception for habeas corpus during times of war or public danger. As such, ABC reports that habeas corpus has been suspended in a handful of situations — such as the attack on Pearl Harbor during World War II, the Reconstruction in South Carolina, the Civil War, and a few other occasions.

White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller has now confirmed that the Trump administration is looking to suspend habeas corpus once again, claiming that America is being “invaded” by “illegal aliens.” Miller went on to make a tongue-in-cheek statement that this suspension depends on whether the courts do “the right thing or not.”

It’s worth mentioning that a suspension of habeas corpus rests with Congress. Georgetown University Law Professor Steve Vladeck assured, “Miller also doesn’t deign to mention that the near-universal consensus is that only Congress can suspend habeas corpus — and that unilateral suspensions by the President are per se unconstitutional.”

This is not the first time the Trump administration has tried to unilaterally alter the laws of the land. In March, President Trump tried to invoke the Alien Enemies Act to enable him to deport immigrants without necessary due process. Although the Trump administration cited the Venezuelan court gang Tren de Aragua as the reason they needed such drastic changes in immigration processes, two judges determined the administration’s use of the act to be unlawful because they could not provide any evidence.

Users on X were far from amused by this latest Trump move. One user had a very harsh reading on the actions of the Trump administration, calling it a blatant attack on constitutional rights. He didn’t even stop there — he called it a dismantling of civil liberties.

Suspending habeas corpus without invasion or insurrection is a blatant attack on constitutional rights.

This isn’t protecting America. In fact, it’s dismantling civil liberties. Leadership that fears accountability resorts to erasing due process.

Btw, this Temu Goebbels is…

— Evaristus Odinikaeze (@odinikaeze) May 9, 2025

Another user said this administration has fully embraced authoritarianism.

The “anti-authoritarians” who lost their minds during COVID, have now fully embraced authoritarianism… can’t make this stuff up, folks. There’s no current emergency, and nothing to justify this.

— Metal Mark 🇺🇸 (@MarkMantis) May 9, 2025

One called this administration sick in the head.

These people are sick in the head

— DatHandsomeJerk (@DatHandsomeJerk) May 9, 2025

The idea that courts have to “do the right thing” by unilaterally agreeing with the executive branch of the day is a blatant erosion of the pillars of democracy. If the Second Amendment is important, then so is the Fifth. And if you have any reason to suspend it, as is allowed in the Constitution, then you obviously need sufficient evidence.

The truth is, Trump was already asked if it’s his responsibility to uphold the Constitution—and he claimed he doesn’t know. So this is not a wake-up call to him. He knows exactly what he’s doing. This is a wake-up call to his base.

There’s no reason for him to stop unless Americans begin to push back and hold him accountable. He cannot continue acting as if his whims stand above the law — unless, of course, he’s allowed to.