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0 points_DeadFred_1y ago0 comments

And sadly the Dems were all too willing to consolidate this power in the Executive because of expediency.

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_heimdall1y ago· 2 in thread

Both parties have consolidated power to the executive branch for decades, this isn't a one party problem.

throwaway484761y ago

It started with Lincoln and was expanded by Wilson and FDR.

_heimdall1y ago

That's fair, Lincoln did kick it off. I've always considered it more that Lincoln crested the precedent that was only really used layer by FDR, but maybe that's ignoring nuance of how powers were expanded between the two.

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