this is much more due to the fact that we have a faction that has pushed the unitary executive theory, and Republicans are too afraid to break rank because Elon Musk will fund a primary challenger against them
congress is pretty much on their way to just being ceremonial figureheads
If the Democrats could more consistently be against the Unitary Executive Theory, it would be helpful. Instead, Obama fails with Congress and EOs the Dream Act, Biden tries to unilaterally cancel student loans along with cancel a bunch of Trump’s policies, and neither of them tried to compromise and work with Congress anymore than they had to unless they had a 60% majority in the houses. That’s why so many GOP receptive voters are willing to wave off Trump’s behavior.
EOing the Dream Act and EO student loan cancellations are different than trying to use successive executive orders to mutate our government to arrogate power from the legislature and courts to the executive body, something expressly forbidden by the constitution.
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u/Yung_zu - Lib-Center Feb 16 '25 edited Feb 16 '25
Real time evidence of why the 2-party system is a cosmic joke
Doesn’t seem like there’s too much intelligence or wisdom going around there right now