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triage8004 2 days ago

It's not legal for him, but it is for them.

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nandomrumber 2 days ago | parent [-]

That’s not it.

It’s that there isn’t an Attorney General who would dare attempt raise a case against the hand that feeds them.

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pjio 2 days ago | parent [-]

In theory the separation of powers should prevent this.

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pjc50 2 days ago | parent [-]

What does separation of powers mean when both houses, the president, and the Supreme Court are controlled by the same party?

At the moment the US is just Big Poland (PiS era).

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pjio 2 days ago | parent [-]

I meant the separation of powers between the executive, legislative and judicial branches. Maybe this is more of a thing in Europe, even if not perfect here.

	▲	pjc50 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		There's no separation of powers when they're all run by the same party, is my point.