Current Events > So Kavanaugh pretty much views the presidency as a dictatorship.

(+) Yeah! (+)

http://time.com/5345351/trump-supreme-court-brett-cavanaugh-nixon/

And he'll probably get confirmed too. I want off this ride.
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I mean it is a legitimate question whether the president as the head of the executive branch should be required to turn over documentation to an inferior executive officer, when the Constitution empowers the Presidency to act as the chief law enforcement body in the nation.

Calling his views support for a dictatorship is a little hyperbolic.

KhanJohnny posted...

I mean it is a legitimate question whether the president as the head of the executive branch should be required to turn over documentation to an inferior executive officer, when the Constitution empowers the Presidency to act as the chief law enforcement body in the nation.

It makes sense, however, for that absolute authority to be suspended if the president himself is the one under investigation. Otherwise you get the "presidents can't obstruct justice" and "if the president does it, it's not illegal" mentalities.
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Trump should just stab a democrat on TV just to see what the nation will do

spoilers: nothing.
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Is there an election coming in just over 2 years?

If yes, this isnt a dictatorship.
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_BIueMonk posted...

Trump should just stab a democrat on TV just to see what the nation will do

spoilers: nothing.

Shut the fuck up, you're no better than the guy you whine about all the time.
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Gotta balance things out. Obama appointed radicals so we need strong people who will protect the rights that Obamas appointees are tasked with ruining.
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southcoast09 posted...

Gotta balance things out. Obama appointed radicals so we need strong people who will protect the rights that Obamas appointees are tasked with ruining.

Obama did not appoint radicals. Trump is doing that, in some cases even putting up people who have 0 judicial experience up for judicial appointment nominations
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Russman posted...

Is there an election coming in just over 2 years?

If yes, this isnt a dictatorship.

If trump losses will he leave is the real question
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CADE FOSTER posted...

Russman posted...

Is there an election coming in just over 2 years?

If yes, this isnt a dictatorship.

If trump losses will he leave is the real question

Pretty sure it wont be hard to escort a 70 year old man to his mansion.
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Alpha218 posted...

southcoast09 posted...

Gotta balance things out. Obama appointed radicals so we need strong people who will protect the rights that Obamas appointees are tasked with ruining.

Obama did not appoint radicals. Trump is doing that, in some cases even putting up people who have 0 judicial experience up for judicial appointment nominations

Makes sense, as Trump had zero political experience prior to being elected.

Fuck, that was one of his big selling points. "I'm not one of them! Vote fer me!!! Drain teh swamp!!!! lololololol"
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from how I understand it, he came to this conclusion because of how affected the presidency was during the Clinton administration and has implied that 9/11 may not have happened if Clinton hadn't been dragged into proceedings
he also made these comments during the Obama admin
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The23rdMagus posted...

KhanJohnny posted...

I mean it is a legitimate question whether the president as the head of the executive branch should be required to turn over documentation to an inferior executive officer, when the Constitution empowers the Presidency to act as the chief law enforcement body in the nation.

It makes sense, however, for that absolute authority to be suspended if the president himself is the one under investigation. Otherwise you get the "presidents can't obstruct justice" and "if the president does it, it's not illegal" mentalities.

But the question is if you are granting Congress executive authority, which it is not empowered to hold under the Constitution thus breaking our norm of the separation of powers.