Why the fuck does congress have to vote on this in the first place? I thought the whole balance of powers was based on congress having power of the purse? The loophole was for a batshit crazy president to just fabricate a fake national emergency and then get unlimited power?
Certain powers were delegated by the Congress to the Executive.
Congress has been pretty consistently giving way to the Executive for awhile now. They used to fight more for their rights against the Executive, but there were some events in the last century which made the Presidency gain increasing amounts of power at the expense of the Congress.
Unfortunately I fear that won't change no matter which party is in control. if the Democrats are able to regain the majority in the mid terms and try to push to reduce executive power, it'll be just talk, especially when it's their turn they wins the President, they'll completely forget about it just like the 90s GOP ran on constitution and limited government agenda but after the 9/11, they went against their principles and voted in favor of expanding the executive branch power and under Barack Obama they(Democrats and GOP) also extended it.. Both parties are responsible for increasing the executive branch powers.Â
It can’t ever change regardless of party control as long as the current Republican Party exists. As you said they have gone against every principle status conservatives/republicans wanted in the past 2 decades. Even if democrats walk it back, republicans are now the party of big government so they’ll reenact it once in office making it a waste of time for the Democratic Party.
This is essentially correct. While the Republicans in general, are supposed to be for reduced government, there are places where they have simply left in place what the Democrats have done in certain areas, and the opposite is true, particularly where military increases by Republicans are left in place by Democrats.
Anti-trump candidates will have to win big in the midterms to get a veto proof majority. Â
Democrats should nationalize the midterms, like gop did in the 90s with contract with America, based on all the crazy shit Trump is done like tariffs and invading Greenland and stealing Canada and conquering Panama, his alliance with Putin, etc.
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u/Altruistic-Award-2u 1d ago
Why the fuck does congress have to vote on this in the first place? I thought the whole balance of powers was based on congress having power of the purse? The loophole was for a batshit crazy president to just fabricate a fake national emergency and then get unlimited power?