The Founders Separated Powers for a Reason

The Founders Separated Powers for a Reason

Anne Applebaum: “The Republicans who lead Congress have refused to use the power of the legislative branch to stop him or moderate him, in this or almost any other matter. The Cabinet is composed of sycophants and loyalists who are willing to defend contradictory policies, even if doing so makes them look like fools. The courts haven’t decisively intervened yet either.” “No one, apparently, is willing to prevent a single man from destroying the …

Is the world's largest democracy ceasing? Since its return to the White House, Donald Trump has been multiplying presidential decrees, bypassing Congress and defying court decisions. This unilateral strategy undermines the principle of separation of powers, at the very heart of the American democratic system.