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lostincalifornia

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1. The real blame goes to the supreme court who have made unitary executive theory the law of the land.

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Fri Aug 29, 2025, 01:46 AM

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Unitary Executive Theory says that the president of the US possesses sole unchecked authority, and completely undermines the checks and balances that the founders of the country intended.

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The real blame goes to the supreme court who have made unitary executive theory the law of the land. lostincalifornia Aug 29 #1

Thanks! I agree completely! Rhiannon12866 Aug 29 #2

Yes. They are giving unchecked, unprecedented power to the executive branch, and that is unforgivable. Of course I lostincalifornia Aug 29 #4

I'd have to say that Jerome Powell is deserving of enormous credit stopdiggin Aug 29 #3

The credit I would give Powell is his efforts to maintain the independence of that Fed, no matter who was in lostincalifornia Aug 29 #5