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Old 2nd Dec 2014, 20:04
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More germane, perhaps, than this particular Executive Order, which is generally believed to be far beyond the scope of previous ones

- and every President has issued such; usually for some sort of administrative reason within the Executive Branch that affects the behavior of only the Executive Branch personnel -

is that if it takes a very long time to be overturned/defunded, then the next President is very likely to take the concept even further, regardless of political party. Much easier to govern by fiat than negotiation.

Nothing new in the thought, but power accumulates, it generally doesn't disperse without something going 'bang.'

That is my genuine fear. That the separation of powers was a good run for a bit over two centuries, but that those days are waning.
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