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Trump signs order to claim power over independent agencies (www.politico.com)

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[–] TheCriticalMember@aussie.zone 12 points 3 days ago (2 children)

This could turn out to be the most significant moment in a presidency full of disastrously significant moments. Of course the courts will tell trump he can't do this, but if he doesn't listen and nobody stops him, the US is officially a dictatorship.

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

On the one hand, I wouldn’t call a unitary presidency a dictatorship, but on the other hand, I wouldn’t say the US has ever been a democracy, and studies back this up.

[–] TheCriticalMember@aussie.zone 3 points 3 days ago

I think this goes a bit beyond a unitary presidency. He's not just assuming control of the executive, but supposedly independent regulators as well.