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> One open question I have is: how do we keep the temptation at bay for subsequent administrations, democratic or republican, from exercising unilateral power a
by TimorousBestie 1y ago
> One open question I have is: how do we keep the temptation at bay for subsequent administrations, democratic or republican, from exercising unilateral power at such scale?
Well, it’s quite simple. If a Democratic president does happen to get elected again (hard to imagine happening in my lifetime), SCOTUS will clam up and reverse most of these little executive power loopholes. Recall how Biden didn’t have the authority to order the Department of Education to forgive student loans? But now Posse Comitatus is just, like, a suggestion.
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- tdeck 1y agoWhen a Democrat is in office it's the Major Questions doctrine, or some other excuse. When it's a Republican it's Unitary Executive all the way. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_questions_doctrine https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_questions_doctrine https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitary_executive_theory https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitary_executive_theory