• Cornelius_Wangenheim@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    You remember the whole student loan forgiveness situation? The executive can only do things that the legislature has granted it power to do. And even then, the supreme court can show up and stop it for whatever reason they pull out of their ass.

    Despite what Trump says, the President is not a king. The legislature is by the far the most powerful branch and is most to blame for the current situation. Blame them and especially the filibuster in the Senate.

    • olivebranch@lemmy.ca
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      8 months ago

      Didn’t democrats vote in executive power for president during Obama administration so the president can act on their own? Kinda funny how democrats complain republicans are authoritarian, when they give presidents power of kings.

      All presidents used executive power for lesser reasons. These are just PR games for naive voters.