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Originally Posted by Undertoad
Well either that or somebody is trying to figure out how a declaration of war could be passed, or whatever needs doing, with a real representative quota... if half of DC is nuked. You know, *avoiding* the dissolution of Democratic principles in a REAL emergency.
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The problem is this: Executive departments were charged with enforcing law not writing law. I know from reading education law that that is not how it works anymore or even has worked in a long time, because all the expertise is contained in the executive branch. This is not a deviation from but rather the continuation of a trend shifting power to the executive. This particular piece of paper should have come from legislative branch because it opens the door to bypassing them altogether. Maybe there is a
specific authorization for this loosely worded document, but I've not seen it.
To reference your other thread, I am rooting against Bush, since he is obviously insane (yay! let's go after Russia and Iran now that Iraq is all set). Mainly, however, I'm rooting for Congress to grow some hair and stand up to the office. Maybe activist governments inevitably consolidate power, but I'd prefer to see balance.