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I’m going to get partisan for this post, but Blue Team seems far more willing to commit itself towards doing something even if it seems like they don’t actually

I’m going to get partisan for this post, but Blue Team seems far more willing to commit itself towards doing something even if it seems like they don’t actually have the authority to do it. The student loan forgiveness from the executive branch is a good example of this. It has been announced, but it seems like only Congress actually has the authority to do it. But the point is to get it out there and count on political pressure to make it be realized. If they want to get something done, and some interpretation of the law or constitution allows it, they go with it. If a court finds it unconstitutional they regroup and try again, but their M.O. appears to be act first and let the courts decide later whether or not it was something they were allowed to do.

JumpCrisscross 4y ago
> Blue Team seems far more willing to commit itself towards doing something even if it seems like they don’t actually have the authority to do it Both sides do and allege this. From violating confirmation norms (that were always just norms) to breach of decorum in executive authorities (that were always there if seldom exercised) to outright illegality that gets struck down by courts. Congress delegated sweeping authority to the executive via rulemaking (which enables lots of blue team chicanery) while the Federalist society’s broad view of executive power (which enables lots of red team chicanery), together with a series of Machiavellian Senate leaders, from Reid to McConnell, did this.