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Poll Results and Comments : Courts vs Trump, CFPB Halt and Genetic Psychiatric Disorders

Poll Results and Comments : Courts vs Trump, CFPB Halt and Genetic Psychiatric Disorders

Anna Eisenberg
February 10, 2025

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Selection Percentages

79% No, judicial oversight is necessary
21% Yes, the executive branch should lead

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sgbo...	If this is not overseen by a panel of people then it will no longer be a democracy instead it’s called Dictatorship is this what the Trump administration is trying to do
epgo...	The judicial branch absolutely has this ability and the consitution calls it checks and balances. JD Vance needs to brush up on his 9th grade government teachings.
jerr...	Our government is predicated on three branches with checks and balances among them. Each must do its job to make the democracy real and effective.
jmbe...	NO ONE--not even Donald Trump--CARES what JD Vance says.
nanc...	We need a check and balance Not a king
rodr...	This claim is outrageous. The judiciary is an important branch of our government intended precisely to ensure the legislature or the executive branches are not violating the constitution. Vance cannot possibly believe his own statement.
comi...	Dictator Trump needs to be reined in
jels...	The separation of powers is well defined in the constitution!
vegi...	That's exactly why the judiciary branch was created. Duh!
chri...	You do not legislate thru the courts. Basic Civics
vcso...	The start of a dictatorship!
jche...	We are tired of all the lies and coverups. We need transparency in all sectors of government.
jvkm...	Trump is drunk on power! Very scary time for the USA
tpn8...	Read the Constitution.
lw63...	especially with Trump, who wants to be king.
cgka...	Democracy is a checks and balance system between the three branches. Duh. Did he miss that in school?
laur...	Our country is based on a balance of power, not a dictatorship.
gary...	The job of the judiciary when it comes to balance powers is to decide between which rights belong to the executive and which to the legislative. The word oversight is too strong. I also find it leading, as if the executive in this case wants to be a dictator who must be overseen. The Supreme Court‘s role is to interpret the laws and make judgments about what the constitution does and does not allow.
rsle...	The government must be run by the rule of the law and not the rule of one man or one party or one philosophy. The courts were set up in the Constitution to intepret the law. Unfortunately, a corrupt Supreme Court that we have now could und all of the work of the founding fathers who did not anticipate that corruption for life was a problem in that court
gruo...	3 equal branches of power not one sole person in charge. He's not a king? But more a useful idiot for Putin!!
cery...	I am in favor of reducing waste, fraud & abuse, however, it needs to be transparent, consistent and involve the other proper branches of government. This is a democracy not a dictatorship. I am very concerned about the actions of our current President and more concerned about Congress not upholding their sworn duties.
rwtu...	Trump is overstepping his legal authority and challenging the entire rule of law of this country.
ccla...	Checks and balances and adherence to the rule of law is expected. It should go without saying.
brod...	JD Vance calling it legitimate does not make it legitimate.
alex...	The system is set up so that all 3 branches of government check each other - if the president has all the power that is a dictatorship - why would we even waste time electing members of congress?
ajbo...	I assumed Vance would understand separation of powers but I guess I was wrong.
cart...	While he feels that way when it is Trump using executive decisions, he’d feel differently if it was Kamala or Hillary.
nick...	No branch should have absolute power.
rick...	We have checks and balance already established in our Republic. The legislature, by law and by the US Constitution clearly states the duties of each branch of government. Any President is not free to write Executive Orders that go over the legal limits. There are due process that explicitly states that the legislature is responsible to write and pass bills on funding and expenditures, for example. There is no provision in the Constitution that allow any one branch to unilaterally make and perform laws. These are the laws of our Republic.
lizk...	It’s the whole basis of our government. The judicial is there to evaluate what the legitimate range of the president‘s power is. If you don’t have a judiciary, you have a king or a dictator.
jwla...	Executive branch as well as congress are elected by its citizens. The judicial branch is appointed. We have come to accept judicial oversight which is not the will of the people.
wjcc...	Your question leaves out Vance’s comment. He states “legitimate” executive power and your question asks about any power, including illegitimate power. Your results will not represent people’s thoughts around the VP’s statement. Why not ask the proper question?
pkaa...	The point of 3 branches is checks and balances
mich...	Otherwise, we've returned to a kingship or dictator rule.
jacq...	It’s not a question of opinion, it’s the foundation of the constitution
gngr...	There needs to be checks and balances. No president has the resources that to stop what Congress agreed to do with the people’s money. The judges need to stop the craziness of this president.
glew...	The Executive Branch is meant to execute the will of the people, society, which s established by the Congress. Once something is established by Congress or money is directed by Congress, the Executive Branch and the president are there to carry it to fruition not do as they please. We don’t have a king. The courts ensure this.
juli...	If judges don't have oversight then we're talking about absolute executive power. 21.2% of your readers want that? That's actually crazy.
sind...	Democrats need to sit down. Let Trump fix this country. He's the only one that can.
magg...	The President does not have the authority to decide how American tax dollars are spent. Congress does.
fall...	We have laws in this country for a reason. If we are to continue to be country ruled by law as opposed to ruled by a King, the courts must ensure that the laws are obeyed.
bing...	Without judicial (and legislative) oversight, the president becomes “king”!
rick...	In the absence of oversight from the judiciary and Congress we are an autocracy.
jspe...	Our Presidents are not dictators and oversight is required through legislative and judiciary responsibilities. We need simply need to follow what the Constitution allows and follow the appropriate protocols. Wherever they net out, whether we like it or not, is what we must follow.
lath...	Uncontrolled executive power is not acceptable.
safi...	It is interesting that Vance used the word “power” and not “authority.” The Constitution is very clear about checks and balances and diving “power” into three separate bodies, Executive, Legislative and Judicial.
edie...	That’s why we have a checks and balances government.
geof...	Balance of power is critical to American democracy.
jdgr...	It is called separation of powers and is essential to actual democracy
jjmp...	Trump is a sociopathic felon. Need I say more?
lvca...	It’s called separation of power, the backbone of our democracy - which is exactly why this administration wants it gone. Chipping away aggressively at our very way of life, and the Republicans are moot and hiding in their corners.
lila...	They are not legitimate directives
satt...	We always have to wonder what the Democrats would do with the same kind of power!!!! Checks and balances is the foundation of our republic yet I agree with most of the polices and our need to do something about spending and immigration. I do not agree with ending Birthright Citizenship.
john...	No one is above the law.
mich...	THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH DOES NOT MAKE LAW
alan...	Its to bad that JD is not a self thinker and is just another puppet, I had hopes for him
kfwa...	We presently have the onset of a dictatorship!
tom3...	CHECKS AND MOTHER FUCKING BALANCES
mich...	There are three parts to the government. The Presidency is one co-equal branch of the three. Limiting power where it exceeds the presidents authority is the job of the judicial branch.
drpi...	Well, judges are unelected and a lot of them are bought off by large political interests or activists. These affect policy decisions. Look at all the AGs bought or installed by Soros. Same with judges, they are just promoted lawyers. Nothing else. At least we elect the president.
jack...	This is a democracy. No more needs to be said. Oh ok, checks and balances.
bail...	We need checks and balances to keep out corruption.
bere...	We do Not Need a King
jenn...	We have three co-equal branches of government. We broke away from a monarchy for a reason.
fatc...	Any nut job judge shouldn’t control that much power.
eva....	It keeps the President from having too much power!
jmla...	The courts are the very last bastion of freedom and democracy. Trump has set out to poison the federal judiciary with right wing ideology sycophants.
marc...	Without that it would be like a dictatorship which we are getting extremely close to.
rewn...	Because this is a democracy and the courts are part of the balance of power with checks and balances
pwki...	The citizens of USA voted for president. Our voices should be in charge. We did not vote for these forever judges.
lind...	Judicial (and congressional) oversight is what is meant by a check and balance system.
jaye...	This sounds like a dictatorship
jton...	What is it about three co-equal branches of government that JD Vance and the Trump administration don’t understand?! The “unitary executive” that Bill Barr spoke of is nothing more than a dictator.
jimr...	Presidents do not have the authority to appoint themselves as King. The country was not intended to be operated by executive action. Trump is acting illegally and should be stopped.
shoe...	The courts are the check ad balance against the other two branches of out government exceeding their constitutional authority. That was the structure created by our forefathers
char...	He is fooling himself. We still have a democracy
npwa...	The poll results prove how little people understand about the US Constitution and Federalism. We have 3 co-equal branches of the Federal government. 1 bad Supreme Court ruling gave the Supreme Court something that's not in the Constitution - judicial review - of legislation, not of matters governed by the Executive Branch.
chab...	We must clean up the court system, eliminating judges that are abusing their “power” by targeting political opponents. America deserves better than the nonsense we saw these past 4 years.
erin...	Any judge blocking audits of federal spending are complicit in the fraud that is running rampant in out government. Time to clean house!
usct...	Our Constitution sets up distinct branches of government as well as checks and balances on individual power. So far these guardrails have protected our liberties and our Constitutional Republic. The rule of law and the checks on individual power protect us from authoritarians like Trump, Vance, and Musk.
cfpo...	When can US marshals be active to bring in those ignoring the law?
brad...	Interesting delimma. The President is an elected official whereas judges are appointees. I definitely like the check of power the judges provide, but feel like the President, because of his elected status should be able to fulfill the will of the people. That said, i could easily switch to the other side and argue against it.
evas...	Somebody needs to check the authoritarian rule- this is what make a democracy
mamo...	Have him read the Constitution!
alic...	That is absolutely against our country’s founding and constitution. No authority is king, no one individual has complete power. That is why we are a democracy with check and balances. To say the president has total power and can ignore the courts seems in line with treason to me.
tubi...	there are check and balances for a reason, whether congressional republicans like it or not.
joan...	And fundamental to the success of our democracy
zack...	Over the last 8 years Democrats have shown that “resisting” is all they are good at. They are doing the exact opposite of what the people voted for. We want change!
moni...	This is the foundation of our Republic, that there are 3 co-equal branches of government to provide checks and balances to each other.
msle...	Don’t given any credence to the claim judicial oversight is illegal or some sort of overreach by “activist” judges. Better question to ask is, “are you aware the US Constitution provides separation of powers protects the country by providing checks on the executive branch? “
cath...	checks and balances-fundamental to our constitution and democracy
denn...	Since said “ legitimate” but you left that word out in your question. That was dishonest.
jgas...	unchecked executive power is almost always a path to disaster and loss of the public trust in government
cann...	That is one of the safe guards from preventing a coup

Do you think regulatory agencies like the CFPB slow down economic growth?

74% No, they prevent financial crises
26% Yes, they create unnecessary burdens

Email	Comments
mari...	There may be unnecessary burdens from regulation but wholesale getting rid of everything is very bad. Do an audit instead.
mitt...	Can't wait to have another financial crisis so my tax dollars can bail out the culprits.
rzip...	Big business in charge of running this country. Let consumers beware.
bonn...	This has been a very inexpensive agency that got big results from predatory companies in the billions of dollars for everyday people. Gee, wonder why the oligarchs want to squash it?
pman...	It’s better to cautious then reckless - the costs are way higher in the long run if there is no oversight. Looks t 08-10 So many lives turned upside down because the regulators were not doing anything - human nature is greed
lind...	The current administration wants to lift all barriers to consumers behind taken advantage of.
npwa...	The poll responses prove the financial and economic illiteracy of the majority of respondents. Tragic
kema...	Regulation is absolutely necessary, but the CFPB is a relatively new agency that was not needed and is excessive. I have not seen it succeed at stopping abuses in the system. There are other agencies also tasked with protecting consumers. Why is the CFPB necessary?
bhad...	With no oversite GREED runs rampant! And it will....
regi...	Democracy is slower than Autocracy. We must keep our checks and balances to call ourselves a democracy.
jton...	Just look at the string of financial malfeasance by the big banks and you have an excellent example of capitalism run amok. Without meaningful regulatory oversight the average consumer is powerless to address being ripped off.
ajos...	They protect the consumer from the outright criminal activities of some big businesses
cjma...	Someone needs to ensure those in charge play by the rules
rsle...	We know what robber barons and unbridled growth can do to workers and their families.
rjmo...	The purpose of the CFPB is no different than the SEC, or the 17 Inspectors General that our President using his "common sense" decided to fire. They serve a purpose to prevent fraud and prevent the American people from the potential nefarious activities and inclinations of abuse that unencumbered power and greed abuse. This is all being done so that the savings from such stupidity can then be argued that Trump and his billionaire cronies can lower corporate taxes, while these same companies without oversight will abuse regulatory and environmental laws further enriching themselves. And the most disaffected of the lot will be his MAGA base, too stupid to realize that the Administration has put forth no policies of economic benefit to them. In fact, the only policies these billionaires have provided their MAGA base are things like more guns, looser regulations, the 10 Commandments in school, prayer, and God, costless items that they must laugh themselves to sleep at night having secured MAGA votes so cheaply. This is just the beginning.
jwla...	Let the free market determine the winners and losers. More rules favor the larger companies. Our government is here to prevent monopolistic practices.
wetm...	CFPB protects consumers
glew...	We as a society through our legislature have deemed protections from corporate abuse desirable and necessary. The Executive Branch has no right or authority to decide they don’t like it. They are not the king of society that gets to remake it to match their desires.
jimr...	Our economy is strong. These Trump executive actions only server to create chaos and will themselves slow the economy and damage the markets.
zack...	Not only do they slow growth, they also put people in danger as well. Just look to the LA fires as one recent example
9812...	If the CFPB was enacted by Congress and approved by a President it could be eliminated by the courts. I don't understand how a President can shut it down If it was not enacted by Congress and approved by a President then a President should be able to shut it down.
cmic...	They don't just prevent financial crises, they also advocate for consumers against large corporate interests.
lvca...	Obviously they don’t slow down economic growth - the stock market is at an all time high and the economy is robust! It’s just another power grab, more than obviously.
ebr....	Our democracy is based on checks and balances of power. Thank goodness these guideposts are there to prevent financial calamity.
kbki...	The prevent predatory lending behavior by corporations.
susa...	Our businesses are booming . Consumers deserve protection
mamo...	Stop eradicating guardrails to our constitutional democracy.
brod...	They are needed by the consumer in the face of ever more powerful corporations.
mich...	Unreal stuff.
mars...	and prevent me losing my money due to loss of oversight
skea...	Self serving idiots.
cynt...	Prior to the CFPB we had an office of consumer protection. Why didn't we just morph that into what was needed versus adding ANOTHER agency?
alec...	Consumer protection and free markets are at odds with each other because there's no such thing as a free market in our capitalist system. The question you should be asking is do regulatory agencies protect consumer interests against capitalist, profit-driven interests. It's only when they get to the extreme that we have financial crises, but people's lives get destroyed when they're paying interest rates over 20% on credit card debt. That's why we need the Cpfb.
jels...	They are an overeach by non-elected bureaucrats!
mont...	banks and companies need financial regulation otherwise the computerized systems allow for multiple fradulent small burdens on the public. Current needs include regulation of websites that are arcane in operation and prevent consumer oversight
rlma...	It’s necessary to have over site
mawr...	An example of not slowing growth with regulatory agencies is the growth in business and stock markets since 2010
dawn...	They don't protect consumers at all.
agsh...	tthis is not a federal function. if citizens want to controlbuysihesses, let the states do so.
bett...	Meant to check NO..
lind...	The work of the CFPB is vital. They've been the voice of reason in Congress and a watchdog that consumers need.
rewn...	Such organizations cannot be trusted the oversight we have has been a product of mistakes and overreach by these entities and short-term growth without these checks and balances has a history of ruin and near Financial collapse where the biggest victims are the consumers in this country and abroad
gerr...	How many people have no clue what this Cherokee Princess agency actually does!
moni...	This is gross overreach by the executive branch

Which sector best describes your job or industry?

39% Retired
30% Private sector
26% Self-employed
6% Government

Email	Comments
vjpi...	nonprofit management
jdd0...	For retirees on a fixed income real inflation has diminished our spending power by +/-30% since 2021. This is unstainable for most retirees.
pman...	Entrepreneur
ckin...	With the cutbacks in government we can expect a spike in unemployment!
mont...	Government, NIMH, NIH. Clear experience with our government at its best...efficient, fare and valuable to society
pjsm...	Retired but managing businesses and financial investments.
evas...	Film and entertainment
bonn...	I was self-employed before muy retirement for nearly 40 years.
bede...	I serve on two Metro Nashville Commissions

Do you think that Israel’s withdrawal from the Netzarim Corridor is a necessary step for peace?

80% Yes, it was needed to advance negotiations
20% No, it weakens Israel’s position

Email	Comments
re13...	Hamas must be completely destroyed to the last man. If this is not carried out, Israel will be attacked again and again. Gaza should not be held in the Palestinians' hands. Gaxa must become a heavily monitored territory under the auspices of Israel, and the United Nations should not have any role in this at all.
kelt...	hamas has to be eliminated. They are soulless beasts with no respect for mankind
ccla...	Israel is more than a country. It also represents the heart of the world - the Holy Land. It’s past time for a more diplomatic and peaceful approach to resolution.
neil...	" from the river to the sea....."
trag...	Negotiations have been long and fragile. If the withdrawal was a condition of the Ceasefire it needs to be upheld so negotiations can continue and our hostages released
jdd0...	Yes but - Hamas has proved itself over and over to be a terrorist organization with no regard for the welfare of the Palestinian people. Their aim is destruction of Israel with no regard for the damage to themselves and their families.
lw63...	we need to push Israel for a two state solution and tell Trump and Kushner to stay the heck away from Gaza.
arth...	HAMAS has shown time and again it only wants truces in order to regroup and rebalance. Pauses don’t chop the head off a snake as vile as HAMAS.
rgar...	The withdrawal is necessary. It is a temporary step. Hamas will be eliminated by Isreal, sooner than later. Trump will negotiate a place for the Palestine refugees to go. His idea, seems radical, but is the only solution. There will never be a two state solution. Sixty plus years this impossible task has been talked about but never inplemented because it cannot be done. Time to stop the talk and take possitive action to solve the isssue.
jm.m...	If you are quoting someone, add some quotes here, otherwise make it more clear your bias favors Israel calling their people hostages and their Palestinian victims “prisoners” - 33 Israeli hostages are set to be released in exchange for 1,900 Palestinian prisoners. So far, 16 hostages have been freed alongside 566 prisoners.
tubi...	100% yes. they should withdraw to the original agreement and the US should stop providing support until they do.

Should US regulators make it easier for American companies to compete with China’s biotech industry?

58% Yes, by streamlining approvals and cutting red tape
42% No, safety and thorough testing must come first

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npwa...	Apparently 46.5% of respondents have learned nothing from the mentation, mind rape, over the past 5 years.
jton...	Trust but verify!
arth...	The fastest rising cost in healthcare, is in the pharmaceutical industry. Allowing these drug companies to exorbitantly increase their profit margins. Keep their feet to the fire on safety and quality.
re13...	China cannot be trusted to manufacture any medicines upon which Americans depend. What an easy way for them to poison our most vulnerable population
chri...	THe FDA's bureacratic processes have been the biggest impediment to getting treatments to market fast. Their requirements seem excessive and designed to cover regulators asses and lead to $1 billion plus price to develop a blockbuster drug. This gets passed on to us as higher drug prices. Thalidomiode is long time ago. THe FDA should be streamlined.
susa...	Profits are too intoxicating to reduce testing regs
rgar...	Lets use comon sense for a change. Less government with accountability and real progress at home.
tom3...	Are the medicines licenced from Chinese companies available for sale in American markets? If so, is the FDA regulating the testing and validation there, and if so, what's the difference in testing/etc that's done by American developers versus Chinese?
bhad...	NO Since Biotech big pharma are really focused on MAKING MONEY without regulations or some kind of check will they really care about safety? What are the safety regulations in China? We do know that even with the regulations in the USA dangerous drugs come to market with very negative side effects. How many deaths ( or damage) are acceptable when bringing a drug to market?
tubi...	safety first. additionally they should be forced to charge US citizens no more than they charge citizens of other countries for medications.

Have you or someone close to you ever been diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder?

72% Yes, personally or through a close friend/family member
28% No, not that I’m aware of

Email	Comments
jvkm...	My son is schizophrenic and I’m bipolar. We need a better mental health system in this country. My son refuses to take medication, so when his behavior gets out of control he’s taken to jail…the jails is in this country are housing the mentally ill, SO WRONG!
bede...	Major depression
alq....	Grandson has a genetic deletion
holl...	We have ADHD and Autismn running through our family. And some bipolar.
roch...	Being next to a person with a mental problem is hard, because one feels powerless to help him overcome it.
tcmd...	Son has ADHD/depression, though no family history
tubi...	yes, and sadly i see loose experimentation using whatever producer theyre getting the best deal on medications from.
alic...	Many family members with bi-polar and ADHD.
laur...	Adhd
neil...	My son presents with Schizophrenia
mjsl...	My sister’s children and grandchildren are on ASD spectrum. I am curious to know if our family can test for the genetic markers.
bdda...	My daughter
ccla...	Yes, my late nephew.