47 Watch
47 Watch monitors and analyzes executive actions, policy changes, and legislative developments that impact American democratic institutions under the 47th President of the United States. The mission is to provide clear, factual documentation and analysis of administrative actions that affect democratic norms and constitutional governance.
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47 Watch • 2025-03-23 • Trump Administration Week 10
03/30/2025
47 Watch • 2025-03-23 • Trump Administration Week 10
Title: Democracy Under Siege: When Courts Become Optional In this episode, we dive into: • SignalGate: The shocking national security breach via Signal group chat • Speaker Johnson's unprecedented threat to eliminate federal courts • The week's cascade of agency dismantling and policy reversals • Analysis of the growing constitutional crisis Key Topics: 🏛️ Threats to judicial independence 📱 National security failures 🗑️ Agency shutdowns and mass terminations ⚖️ Constitutional implications Check out the 47 Watch timeline: https://47-watch.com/timeline/
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47 Watch • 2025-03-23 • Trump Administration Week 9
03/23/2025
47 Watch • 2025-03-23 • Trump Administration Week 9
This week, in the inaugural episode, we dive deep into President Trump's most consequential executive actions from Week 9 of his administration in 2025. We analyze three major executive orders that represent the most significant bureaucratic restructuring in decades: 1. The Information Silos order that mandates unprecedented government data sharing 2. Schedule F 2.0 (renamed "Schedule Policy/Career") which threatens to dismantle the professional civil service 3. New legal system controls targeting attorneys who challenge the administration Key Topics Covered: • Columbia University's surrender to federal curriculum control • Declining Canadian border crossings amid diplomatic tensions • FBI's reduced domestic terrorism tracking • DOGE's impact on government efficiency • Social Security Administration changes and office closures • USPS layoffs of 10,000+ employees • Constitutional implications of executive overreach • Current legal challenges and resistance • Impact on federal workers and public services Expert analysis includes citations from UC Law San Francisco, Project on Government Oversight, and various legal scholars on the unprecedented nature of these executive actions and their potential consequences for democratic institutions. Resources used/accessed: https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/03/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-eliminates-information-silos-to-stop-waste-fraud-and-abuse-60f3/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/03/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-prevents-abuses-of-the-legal-system-and-the-federal-courts/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/stopping-waste-fraud-and-abuse-by-eliminating-information-silos/ https://www.pogo.org/analysis/the-dangers-of-trumps-schedule-policy-career-executive-order https://www.uclawsf.edu/2025/02/28/experts-examine-legal-limits-of-trumps-sweeping-executive-orders/ https://www.reuters.com/world/us/with-sweeping-actions-trump-tests-us-constitutional-order-2025-03-21/ https://www.livenowfox.com/news/new-social-security-rules-required-visit-office-in-person-anti-fraud https://www.newsweek.com/list-social-security-offices-expected-close-2025-2047841 https://www.npr.org/2025/02/28/nx-s1-5296986/trump-worker-cuts-social-security-administration https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/tom-homan-trump-mass-deportations-plan-conservative-media-rcna182885 https://www.texastribune.org/2025/02/12/texas-immigrants-deportation-operation-trump-eisenhower/ https://abcnews.go.com/US/shock-awe-trump-border-czar-tom-homan-plans/story?id=115972346 https://www.appliedpolicy.com/federal-workforce-reform-revisiting-schedule-f/ https://washingtonmonthly.com/2025/02/10/trumps-schedule-f-plan-for-the-civil-service-would-be-a-disaster/ https://fedscoop.com/trump-restores-schedule-f-via-executive-order/ https://www.cnn.com/politics/tracking-trump-executive-orders-actions-dg/index.html https://fedscoop.com/trump-executive-order-data-sharing-information-silos/ https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/federal-workers-sue-trump-administration-over-schedule-f-executive-order/ https://www.lathamreg.com/2025/02/president-trump-issues-executive-order-asserting-greater-control-over-independent-agencies/ https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2025/01/new-schedule-f-guidance-shows-trump-white-house-rearing-fight/402532/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/02/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-reins-in-independent-agencies-to-restore-a-government-that-answers-to-the-american-people/ https://www.gibsondunn.com/impact-of-president-trump-executive-orders-on-the-federal-workforce/ https://www.skadden.com/insights/publications/2025/02/rolling-back-the-administrative-state https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/regulatory/full-and-prompt-access-trump-opens-entry-sensitive-government-systems https://therecord.media/trump-executive-order-information-silos-data-sharing-doge https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/how-many-of-trumps-executive-orders-are-being-challenged https://protectdemocracy.org/work/trumps-schedule-f-plan-explained/ https://www.npr.org/2025/03/19/nx-s1-5323890/experts-say-trumps-targeting-of-law-firms-is-unprecedented https://fedscoop.com/opm-guidance-schedule-policy-career-schedule-f-trump-order/ https://stwserve.com/understanding-trumps-schedule-f-proposal-what-it-means-for-federal-government-employees-and-retirees/ https://time.com/7269552/social-security-offices-expected-to-close-this-year/ https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2025/03/03/what-social-security-shake-up-could-mean-for-people-with-disabilities/31326/ https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/news/minority/fact-sheet-trump-and-musks-plot-to-make-it-harder-for-americans-to-get-their-social-security-benefits
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