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No. The three branch system allows any two to gang up legally against the third. But, as we are seeing, all the actual power relies with the executive. They
by LorenPechtel 1y ago
No. The three branch system allows any two to gang up legally against the third. But, as we are seeing, all the actual power relies with the executive. They can simply ignore the actions of the other two.
- pjc50 1y agoWhat actually happened is that all four branches were held by Republicans, so none of them is going to hold any of the others accountable.
- throwaway48476 1y agoIf the collective elected government agrees on policy, is that not democracy working well?
- magicalist 1y agoWho cares about the constitution, he said he has a mandate!
- throwaway48476 1y agoEvery country has a constitution, usually it's ignored. The value of a piece of paper is only as much as the people that comprise the system that upholds it. If you completely ignore the people and just whine at them about constitution this and that they're going to ignore it and rip it up. Society is also a compact and if the supermajority wants something they're going to get it.
- ben_w 1y agoThe Republicans in the USA don't have the support required to count as a supermajority: """Amendments to the Constitution may be proposed in one of two ways: a two-thirds supermajority votes of each body of United States Congress or a convention called by Congress on application of two-thirds (currently 34) of the states. Once proposed, the amendment must be ratified by three-quarters (currently 38) of the states (either through the state legislatures, or ratification conventions, whichever "mode of ratification" Congress selects).""" - the wikipedia page on Supermajority, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermajority#United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermajority#United_States