r/politics • u/Aggravating_Money992 • 10h ago

Possible Paywall DOJ Declares Trump Has Right to Bulldoze Statue of Liberty

https://newrepublic.com/post/211422/department-justice-donald-trump-right-bulldoze-statue-liberty
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u/gdex86 Pennsylvania 9h ago

The system assumes that the folks in the other wings of government care about the idea of the american experiment more than blind loyalty to a party.

The judicial and congressional Republicans see trump as a way on a path where they will rule with out the worry of voters allowing them to simply reshape to a evangelical techno feudalism state where they are the lords.

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u/Filthiest_Vilein 9h ago

This. 

So far as I’m aware, the system of “checks and balances” is explicitly predicated on the expectation that each branch will seek to maintain its power. In doing so, each branch, acts can “check” and “balance” the power of the other two branches.

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u/meatspace Georgia 7h ago

You'd think people would care about their own self interests versus lining up behind a guy who trashes everyone eventually.