From Liberty to Tyranny: How Attacks on Checks and Balances Threaten Our Republic

One of the ways our Constitution provides for a “more perfect” union is by establishing a variety of checks and balances on federal government power. But a nation that can be “more perfect” can also become “less perfect,” and advocates for the elimination of those checks and balances are heating up the water in the proverbial pot. Frogs, pay attention. Among the least noted of these safeguards are the distinct methods by which the Founders determined legislative, executive, and judicial branch officials would come to power: House members elected by…

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Letter: No checks and balances on current US president – The Mercury News

The Mercury News Letter: No checks and balances on current US presidentThe Mercury NewsReferencing the anonymous op-ed writer, Marc Thiessen thinks that “Thwarting the president from within by extra-constitutional means is un-American” and “Subverting the president crosses a moral and constitutional line. You're no longer defending …and more » us president – Google News

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