“But over time, the executive branch grew exceedingly powerful. Two world wars emphasized the president’s commander in chief role and removed constraints on its power. By the second half of the 20th century, the republic was routinely fighting wars without its legislative branch, Congress, declaring war, as the Constitution required. With Congress often paralyzed by political conflict, presidents increasingly governed by edicts.”

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    7 hours ago

    IDK why people are so hopeful of fascism falling within their lifetime?

    The fascists in power now have technology in everybody’s pockets, even your light bulbs for crying out loud

    They can track you within feet across the country. And a lot of this stuff, you can’t really avoid. You can’t really go off the grid if you want to have a normal job now

    Not only that, look at China. China is still here and has been for quite some time…