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There seems to be a loop hole. He just has to declare a certain thing an emergency and then he can tackle it however he wants. No more checks and balances.
by tharmas 2y ago
There seems to be a loop hole. He just has to declare a certain thing an emergency and then he can tackle it however he wants. No more checks and balances.
- rich_sasha 2y agoFine - but that suggests this whole anti-tyranny never worked. All you had to say was the magic word ~abracadabra~ emergency and off you go.
- drweevil 2y agoThe magic word gambit works great when the opposition party cowers in abject surrender. Note that Omnipotent Trump is operating in the same system that Democrats claimed made them powerless. Going back to a farcical incident early-on in the Biden admin: Does anyone in the Republican camp gaf about what the parliamentarian thinks? The current Democratic leadership--if it can be dignified with that term--are incapable and politically incompetent. As long as they remain in control of the opposition party we'll be in for a rough ride.
- rightbyte 2y agoConcerns were raised but ignored when the concept was introduced because WOT or whatever. But, it is down to social behaviours anyway. The checks and balances mainly makes tyranny harder to enforce, not impossible.