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Executive Power, Hillary Clinton and the Congress | 13 comments (13 topical)

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Overblown executive power is the problem (none / 0) (#11)
by janinsanfran on Sun Feb 18, 2007 at 10:00:59 PM EST
Realistically, any of the Presidential contenders will try to hang on to the powers Bush/etc. have arrogated to the executive. The problem is structural. Congress and the judiciary won't limit a popular president and it would take complete presidential loss of authority to roll back the accretions of the imperial American state over the last 60 years.

Clinton is a lot like my esteemed Senator Diane Feinstein. They believe in government, as long as they are government. They think the people exist to be led around by the nose. Their instincts are far more benevolent than some, but their elitism is absolute.

That bit in the NYT about Clinton was clear and telling.

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