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Interestingly, it's actually being done properly: * The US constitution has an executive branch consisting of a single person, the President. (The other two br
by tomcam 1y ago
Interestingly, it's actually being done properly:
* The US constitution has an executive branch consisting of a single person, the President. (The other two branches are judicial and legislative)
* That person is given broad authority that includes the treasury, commanding the military, pardoning power, appointing a cabinet, etc.
* Delegating this is well within the power of the executive
That said we're allowed to complain about these things and a big enough protest could have the desired effect. I love pennies myself, but I'm not interested enough to leave my Go compiler long enough to do so.
- ImprovedSilence 1y agoVery incorrect, the US constitution states "[The Congress shall have Power . . . ] To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of Weights and Measures" Congress, not the executive. And the supreme court has ruled that power to be exclusive source: https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artI-S8-C5-1/ALDE_00001066/#:~:text=Article%20I%2C%20Section%208%2C%20Clause,Weights%20and%20Measures%3B%20.%20.%20. https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artI-S8-C5-1/...