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Trump wanted to break his own record
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And yet he has no less power... In fact I bet he has more than any other on the list thanks to the supreme court.
Your system is so fucked. It took the Tories less time than it takes for a lettuce to go bad to oust the mad woman in the attic when she fucked our economy.
It wouldn't have been as easy if the Tories were in on it. The system isn't great, but it's only fucked because everyone involved in it is a fucking demon.
It's been true all my life, just especially so these last 2 decades
In general the president has been gaining power over the past 50 years as congress has become more gridlocked and inept.
Now we're at the point where a president can bomb a foreign country backed only by the approval of his buddies in a signal chat.
Read an eye-opening article many years ago concerning the last 50 years of Congress giving more and more power to the Executive. It was hard journalism, well sourced and non-partisan, just the facts with dates and events. It was an opinion piece, not straight news, but that was the thrust. And yes, nearly every, if not every Congress has ceded more and more power to the President. So wish I could read that again and post it for y'all to see.
The framers of the Constitution had a clear focus on checking the Executive. They lived in a time of kings, unlimited monarchy, and wanted anything but a new system to setup a new form of tyrant. How they spin in their graves watching the very counter balance they envisioned willingly give up.
This won't be a welcome comment around here, but I'm hoping for the Supreme Court to dial in the madness. Remember, they are conservative, not partisan, and they owe Trump jack shit. Also, they have ruled against the man and his wishes many times so far. Most would be surprised at the "liberal" decisions they've made, and the "conservative" cases they've refused to hear. (If someone can tell me how to export my SCOTUS folder from Firefox, in a format that's easy to pass on, I can provide dozens of examples.)
They are at the very pinnacle of the legal profession and are keen to leave a positive legacy in the law books. OTOH, there are two assholes on the bench so goddamned corrupt it's appalling. Need I name names? I would gladly trade a conservative whose views I detest against either of those animals.