America’s long history of ‘checks and balances’ is being tested by Trump like rarely before
- President Donald Trump tested the system of checks and balances by signing many executive orders and reducing government agencies funded by Congress.
- The Supreme Court endorsed the argument that presidential powers can include inherent wartime powers, as shown by a 1862 case.
- Congress's refusal to rubber-stamp military requests maintained its check on presidential military and foreign policy.
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National Security, Presidential Power and the Law
Liberal historians and scholars who praise Andrew Jackson's, Abraham Lincoln's, Theodore Roosevelt's, and Franklin Roosevelt's expansive approach to executive power under Article II of the Constitution, condemn that same approach when Donald Trump does it.
Letter: The courts are not meddling in foreign affairs
I was pleased to see the headline of Bob Klaus’ letter last week, “What’s happened to separation of powers?” concerning our government’s separation of powers. Good. Someone is concerned about Trump’s violation of the principles set out in our U.S.…
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