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| The Boston Globe's Sudden Concern For Executive Overreach |
| 2016-05-17 |
| Donald Trump says so many things that are offensive, incorrect, and dishonest that it is often impossible to keep up. In just the past few days, he’s flip-flopped on his tax position, his support for raising the minimum wage, and his so-called Muslim ban. He even denied he imitated a public relations executive in the 1980s named John Miller or John Barron, even though he’s publicly joked about it for years and there’s an audiotape to prove it. But in the thickets of Trump’s statements there are the occasional views that should terrify every American -- and which speak openly to the threat that Trump represents to Americans’ political freedoms. He’s basically giving us a preview of how he will abuse his power as president. |
| Posted by:Raj |
| #7 They ignore that because they no principles, only the lust for power More like it's because a) to them, the gain is worth the risk and b) they intend to hold power once they have it. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2016-05-17 13:35 |
| #6 Some on the Left are becoming aware of the old adage - never give government power you would not want your worst enemy to have over you. They ignore that because they no principles, only the lust for power. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2016-05-17 12:54 |
| #5 Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest? -- Henry II, King of England All we need are lickspittle courtiers trying to curry favor to make a tyrant's reign a real tyranny. "Standing Orders" seems, IMO, to give the process more dignity than it deserves. |
| Posted by: magpie 2016-05-17 12:42 |
| #4 No Mo Uro... you don't suppose the demise of 'Sprockets' and the emptying of his weapons warehouses represents a similar foreign policy paradox ? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2016-05-17 08:25 |
| #3 The orders didn't need to come from on high, Raj. Philosophically, the left in government have what are essentially standing order to use the police and taxation power of the state to attack anyone who might threaten the status quo in terms of income stream. My understanding of Howie Carr is that he was and is that, exactly. This is the same dynamic at work in the case of Lois Lerner. The orders didn't need to come from Obama because everyone at the IRS knows that they are to use the power of their organization to crush anyone who might affect their magic paychecks. |
| Posted by: no mo uro 2016-05-17 08:17 |
| #2 Good point, g(r)om - from one perspective, that's right on. I did audits for the Mass. Department of Revenue years ago, and a local radio talk show host (Howie Carr) claimed that the then governor, Michael Dukakis (ran for President in 1988 - he was the guy in the tank!), had him audited. Eventually I called in to explain that 1) I sat four desks away from the guy who audited him; 2) reading the audit report made it clear it was entirely the auditor's volition, not an order from high up. |
| Posted by: Raj 2016-05-17 02:04 |
| #1 IMO, he can't abuse his powers as president---not the way Obama did, because fed bureaucracy won't cooperate with his executive orders. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2016-05-17 01:53 |