Think Who Might Be 45th President

let's stop to consider what powers #45 will inherit from the previous 44 men, what powers have been used by at least one previous president in recent years without being blocked by Congress or the courts or a subsequent president: the powers to rewrite laws with signing statements, to create laws by simple decree, to draft and act on secret laws specifically written to retroactively and proactively legalize crimes, to produce phony media stories and ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - May 25, 2009 - 4:52 PM PDT
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Edited by: Dwight Rousu - May 25, 2009 - 4:52 PM PDT

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by Dwight Rousu - May. 25, 2009

A short on-point discussion of the rule of law and constitutional democracy, and what needs to be done to restore it.

When a Republican president declares the power to detain people indefinitely without charge and then a Democratic president does the same, if the result is that all ... More »

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