 Because the law will no longer do it. What? I know I will respect the limits of the presidential powers I have. You have not. But any president, including Donald Trump, will now be free to ignore the law. Folks, he's such a liar. I concur with Justice Sotomayor's dissent today. Ah, the dumbest of the bunch. Here's what she said. She said, in every use of official power, the president is now a king above the law.