Tag: separation of powers

The Comey indictment is likely just the beginning.

Should the justices side with Trump, they will — blinded by ideology — throw the system of checks and balances to the would-be dictator like raw meat.

Where are the famous checks and balances teachers try so hard to explain to their students?

A president who doesn't abide by any international law ... is a danger to the global world order.

The principles of 'separation of powers' and 'checks and balances' have been cast away like a pair of old shoes.

[T]he halo of American-style democracy is being shattered by reality, the alienation it engenders becoming increasingly visible.

These types of conflicts are common phenomena in U.S. political history, and although they always make a prominent impact, they rarely affect the core of the American political system.

Trump’s dream is the same as that of any other autocrat.

The world is watching to see whether the judiciary, which should supervise the president along with Congress, will demonstrate the ability to restore American democracy.

His presidency is an inferno that now threatens the country’s constitutional order.

[T]here are still some obstacles between Trump and his wall—but it is not inconceivable that he could avoid them.