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> given all checks and no balances. Do you mean no checks and balances? A check is a restriction or constraint.
by ants_everywhere 2y ago
> given all checks and no balances.
Do you mean no checks and balances? A check is a restriction or constraint.
- wepple 2y agoI suspect this may be a play on words where checks = cheque, or money
- pwdisswordfishz 2y ago"Balance" also has a financial meaning…
- catlikesshrimp 2y agoI am stating the obvious to clarify: cheques without balances is an overdraft. You give a piece of paper that can't be exchanged for money when promised.
- lostlogin 2y agoI don’t think that the saying has anything to do with money. It’s about power, oversight and preventing overreach. Of course, that doesn’t mean it wasn’t used in reference to money by the OP.
- ants_everywhere 2y agoYeah I thought this was possible too that's one of the reasons I asked I checked to see if that pun occurs elsewhere and didn't see it. Someone who doesn't have English as a first language may not know the more obscure usage of check since you don't use it much these days other than as part of phrases and idioms like "checks and balances", which is 18th century English