Anonymous #2 4w

Could you explain more in the first prt

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Anonymous #1 4w

From what I understand executive orders were never intended to have the overarching power they do now, when the constitution was written. At the time it was written, executive orders were outlined to be much more precise and narrow in scope. I.e, “I’m appointing X to be ambassador to Y” While executive orders had been increasing in scope over time, the bush admin, backed by conservative political think tanks and lawyers, pushed that the lack of clarity over what an executive order is gives…

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Anonymous #2 4w

… the president more authority, not less. Basically the argument is “the constitution doesn’t say the president *cant* do this” And ignoring claims of: “but the constitution also doesn’t say the president *can* do this.

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Anonymous #2 4w

Obama and Biden utilized that increased executive power too.

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Anonymous #2 4w

Federalist moment

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Anonymous #3 4w

Yeah but those hundreds of years were fucking miserable for everyone

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Anonymous #2 4w

I mean yeah fair enough I think about the Roman Empire probably twice an hour

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Anonymous #3 4w

Same lol, one of my hobbies is cleaning Roman coins dug up by people in Europe. Learning about them, the people they depict, the messages they’re trying to spread to the people, the evident rate of inflation and debasement. Quite fascinating getting to hold that, being the first person in nearly 2000 years to get to see its clean surface, wondering what kind of people once held it, what it was used to purchase, what paths it traveled; etc

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Anonymous #2 4w

I too enjoy inflation

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Anonymous #2 4w

Ohhhh okay. Thank you.

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Anonymous #3 4w

What do you think the tipping point was? I think it was the Antonine Plague causing a brain drain, because the foreign plague killed the most innovative doctors and scientists first, because Roman society put them at the frontline in the beginning to try to figure out what was going on.

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