Separation of powers

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Will Trump’s use of executive privilege help him avoid congressional oversight? It didn’t help Richard Nixon

Like Donald Trump, Richard Nixon tried to stonewall congressional investigations into crimes allegedly committed in the White House.

Tue, 14 May, 2019

Separating the branches of government is a great idea. The US should try it.

The separation of powers is a political doctrine unshakably fixed in the constitutions of all Western democracies, including that of the United States, where, as we are now seeing, in the controversy over President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, it can be more honoured, when it really matters, in the breach than in the observance.

Mon, 24 Sep, 2018