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[–] No1@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

That's exactly it. Everyone cheers it when it's their guy, without realizing that a relatively weak executive branch is one of the best safeguards we have against tyranny. Expanding that power sounds great for now, but if Trump takes office again, do we want him having the power to spend on whatever he wants without congressional approval?

[–] No1@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

This is such a dumb sentence...

[–] No1@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

I think what the other user is asking is, have any of his rooms gone differently than you'd expect from someone with his constitutional philosophy. Saying, "He ruled in favor of a friend," is significantly different than, "He ruled in favor of a friend with a ruling that's very out of the norm for how he typically rules."

[–] No1@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

If two things lead to the same result (in this example, neither asking the questions nor not asking the questions get us closer to the answer), then isn't the lesser effort option optimal?