Two centuries have elapsed since George Washington died on Dec. 14, 1799, but the central importance of his character to the American presidency, including his commitment to the Constitution and the rule of law, as well as his assumption of ... .
"The first step in restoring a constitutional presidency lies in fulfillment of the executive’s Article II duty to 'faithfully' execute the laws," writes DavidAdler....
"If the president possessed authority to ignore or revise statutes, he would, by definition, cease to be subordinate to the law ," writes DavidAdler....
"The objection, rather, is to Trump’s disregard of laws that require the president to work in concert with various national planning agencies when remodeling the White House," writes DavidAdler....
Opinion. Trump’s pardon of Zhao might not survive scrutiny from Congress under the Mondale proposal. The specter of corruption deserves close scrutiny, even without it ... .
Opinion. Trump’s authoritarian presidency has been emboldened by a feckless GOP-controlled Congress, eager to do his bidding, a willing participant in shredding separation of powers and checks and balances ... .
"The pace of Trump’s trampling of the Constitution, a reflection of insufficient political and institutional resistance, is largely attributable to the demise of checks and balances," writes DavidAdler....
Opinion. The complicity of the GOP congressional majority in Trump’s seizure of the appropriations power is even more galling because the founders agreed that usurpation of the power of purse warranted impeachment ... .
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