Trump Admin II: Orange Fascist Boogaloo

How can you not have an executive? Any modern or historical examples in mind?

One of the newly created states after the implosion of a former Soviet republic has an executive council.

Ok...how is that different?

Because it’s not one individual in the executive seat.

Yeah, you do need some kind of executive function, but it shouldn't be separate from the legislative branch--checks and balances are a great idea if everyone believes in them. But a single executive holding as much power as the US president does is dangerous.

Although I suppose no matter what, if people are willing to let someone seize power it really doesn't matter what form of government is in place. Maybe the desire for a king is just ingrained in some people.

Technically the president's not supposed to have that much power. We've just all been merrily watching as we let them write more and more executive orders, declare more and more military actions without congressional approval, make appointments to cabinet and judiciary positions with little to no pushback...
The problem is not with how the office of the president was initially conceived. It's with how we, as a people, have deified those figures. We treat presidents in this country like short-term monarchies, in both deference and loyalty.
Remember when people rightly mocked the concept of an elected queen in The Phantom Menace? Doesn't seem so silly now, does it?

Unfortunately the seed of the "Imperial Presidency" is the Constitution itself. A single individual being granted executive power ensures that someone will eventually abuse it...which happened nearly immediately. To @RickDeckard's point, someone needs to coordinate matters somehow, but that person should be an integral part of the legislative branch. Not separate, with nearly zero power without the group's approval, and with extremely short, single terms. There's no method of government that can't be corrupted, but the USA has been a monarchy waiting to happen from the start.

That sounds like the Westminster system. Plenty of executive overreach with that as well.

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DOGE Is Replacing Fired Workers With a Chatbot

DOGE Cuts Efficiency Programs in the Name of ‘Efficiency’

(Thanos)
I used the stones to destroy the stones.

They were too efficient. Better cut them to increase efficiency.

USDA eliminates two food safety advisory committees

Oh, who doesn't want to risk shitting chunky blood every fifth hamburger?
It's an adventure!!

When a Big Mac inevitably gives food poisoning to Trump, we'll see full funding return for the USDA.

Sanfler died in 2019.

Bauman has been dead for almost a year.

But all these people have something in common besides progressive views. One guess.

Testing. Always testing to see how much "imperial presidency" John Roberts will eventually let him have.

Smell like a dictator yet?

Here it is in plain language - if the constitution conflicts with Ceaser's will, the constitution must yield.

EXCLUSIVE: Trump Makes Aggressive New Claim of Executive Power To Circumvent The Senate - TPM – Talking Points Memo

Been sayin to watch for this as it gets more and more bold:
Courts -"Don't"
Trump - "How are you gonna stop me?"
With Republicans entirely submissive there's no obvious answer to this question

Even I was never, and still am not, this racist.

I hope you've mellowed out then.

Sen. Lindsey Graham: A pause in U.S. help for Ukraine could be 'worse than Afghanistan'

Surprised he could stop sucking Trump's cock long enough to make any kind of statement.