Trump, who is renowned for tying up the courts in litigation, will defend his birthright citizenship order, and all the others, until he has exhausted his options. He’s likely to win a few and thereby expand presidential power. But I’m worried about the ones he will lose. In these cases, what is there to prevent him from simply defying the courts and doing as he pleases? Will the courts’ tiny U.S. Marshal Service arrest the scofflaw president? What will occur if the marshals and the Secret Service square off?

I cannot predict what will happen when Trump goes down the road to defiance. However, I do believe that the best response will come from the tens of millions of people who should rally, march, and protest. For no matter what Trump does, we are still a nation of, by, and for the people. We need to get ready to raise our voices.