| ▲ | unyttigfjelltol 2 days ago | ||||||||||||||||
No, the real check is impeachment of executive officers when they flagrantly violate the law. The tradgedy of Trump's first term was that the House of Representatives undermined the legitimacy of that check by using it in partisan, ambiguous and non-compelling circumstances, and failing as a result to obtain a conviction. Using the heavy machinery of impeachment ineffectively made it harder to use should the executive take the tremendous steps you're suggesting. Anyway, Trump just mocked the leader of a foreign ally for refusing to hold elections. Viewed together, his comments sound like an extended troll of the political opposition. | |||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | pclmulqdq 2 days ago | parent [-] | ||||||||||||||||
Before 2016, we all thought impeachment was reserved for transgressions that can't be fixed any other way since it is congress overriding the will of the people. It's not a real check on small overreaches. The balance of powers between the branches is a real check (when it works). | |||||||||||||||||
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