Protecting Our Democracy Act

[butters]

dems proposing new act to 'restore the balance of power between the executive and legislative branches of gov't' as built into The Constitution, trying to rein in any potus going rogue and abusing governmental powers.

since trump dispatched with so many watchdogs and protectors of public interest, so he could ride roughshod over the people for self-serving interests, and with so many republicans/trumpsters claiming President Biden's overreaching in this administration, it should be simple to get through, right? right?

yeah...


https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...-to-rein-in-presidential-powers-idUSKBN2GH1I5

Among other things, it would put new limits on the use of presidential pardons, prohibit self-pardons and strengthen measures to prevent foreign election interference or illegal campaign activity by White House officials.

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“We have to codify this... so that no president of whatever party can ever assume that he, or she, has the power to usurp the power of the other branches of government,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told a news conference.

 

[pecksniff]

Neither party has any consistent position on the proper allocation of powers and functions between the legislature and the executive. Generally, a party demands more power for whichever branch it controls at the moment.

One thing that never changes is that the executive always wins in the long run. Its powers increase in an irreversible rachet-fashion from one administration to the next.

 

[CornusKousa]

Neither party has any consistent position on the proper allocation of powers and functions between the legislature and the executive.

Uh oh..... you've been red pilled and are alt-right "adjacent" with that statement.

Better put that toe back on the (D) worship line that BETTER COMRADES like Butters or you'll be officially a Trumpster nazi racist too.

Meanwhile Biden governs by decree like some god king, with full support of the party and voters like Butters.... and democracy is bad and doesn't matter when (D)emcorats disagree with how it's going.

Kinda takes the piss out of their "Protecting our Democray" efforts. they fucking HATE democracy.

 

[Bud_Spencer]

Hilarious, considering how Congress has pretty much delegated all of its legislative power to the Executive and Judiciary.

 

[pecksniff]

Meanwhile Biden governs by decree like some god king, with full support of the party . . .

And so did Trump, and W before him. Each party always demands more power for whichever branch it controls at the moment.

 

[CornusKousa]

And so did Trump, and W before him. Each party always demands more power for whichever branch it controls at the moment.

Which is what makes this such an obvious "you'll never actually do that" virtue signal from the left.

 

[pecksniff]

Which is what makes this such an obvious "you'll never actually do that" virtue signal from the left.

You mean, the bill? That it's not proposed seriously?

Each party always demands more power, not for the executive, but for whichever branch it controls at the moment. Sometimes, that branch is Congress.

 

[CornusKousa]

You mean, the bill? That it's not proposed seriously?

Yes.... it's bullshit.

 

[pecksniff]

Yes.... it's bullshit.

Based on the article, there is no reason to suspect Schiff and Pelosi do not actually intend to "put new limits on the use of presidential pardons, prohibit self-pardons and strengthen measures to prevent foreign election interference or illegal campaign activity by White House officials" and to "boost subpoena enforcement, protect inspectors general and watchdogs and strengthen oversight of emergency declarations." They appear to earnestly want those things even though there is a D in the WH at the moment.

 

[Lazaran]

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It's a very reasonable and rational bill, which explains why the republican Deplorables will oppose it.

*nods*