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2016-11-12 Government

Suddenly, Democrats are uncomfortable with Executive Power

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Posted by Besoeker 2016-11-12 08:36|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top

#1 A fundamental concept of the Constitution was to control the aggregation of power under the precept that you never want to have powers you'd never want your worse opponent to exercise. For some reason, those on the Left always seemed to miss that day of class.

Posted by Procopius2k 2016-11-12 09:00|| 2016-11-12 09:00|| Front Page Top

#2 "Thanks for the pen and phone, Barry."

Posted by charger 2016-11-12 10:19|| 2016-11-12 10:19|| Front Page Top

#3 Maybe now they will realize what the libertarians and small-government conservatives were trying to teach them all during Obama's abuses.

Posted by Injun Bucket8891 2016-11-12 11:23|| 2016-11-12 11:23|| Front Page Top

#4 preserve continuity
Yeah. That's why the party in power is tossed out wholesale by the electorate, to "preserve continuity."

Posted by M. Murcek 2016-11-12 11:30|| 2016-11-12 11:30|| Front Page Top

#5 Democrats are always consistent - Heads we win, tails you lose.

Posted by Iblis 2016-11-12 12:42|| 2016-11-12 12:42|| Front Page Top

#6 Maybe now they will realize what the libertarians and small-government conservatives were trying to teach them all during Obama's abuses.

That'd be nice, but I doubt it - I think the huge majority of these people think they know everything by the time they get their bachelor's / journalism degree, then stop learning. Just look at Obama as Exhibit A.

Posted by Raj 2016-11-12 13:18|| 2016-11-12 13:18|| Front Page Top

#7 I suspect they expected Trump to refrain from using his Executive Power much like Mitch stopped using the Nuclear Option on the Filibuster.
Nope - Trump's no {B|M}itch.

Posted by CrazyFool 2016-11-12 13:40|| 2016-11-12 13:40|| Front Page Top

#8 Funny how the NY Times is suddenly interested in 'telling the truth' now that the democrats are out of office.

Liars always lie.

Posted by Ho Chi Barnsmell1818 2016-11-12 15:12|| 2016-11-12 15:12|| Front Page Top

#9 Re: NYT - Yeah, saw that also. Now that the Grey Lady has now absolutely, positively, Scouts Honor promised to report only the objective truth, everything they say going forward is on the up-and-up./sarc

Posted by Blossom Unains5562 2016-11-12 23:29|| 2016-11-12 23:29|| Front Page Top

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