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Executive Orders since 1994
Compare how the last four presidents have used Executive Orders.
The question is at what point does it cross the legislative line and blur separation of powers.
From Yale Historian
Book: "Today,our political order faces new threats, not unlike the totalitarianism of the twentieth century."
MIT Professor Emeritus
Book: "Mafia economic system destroys democratic institutions. It breeds proto-fascist movements at home and abroad."
Why logic doesn't work
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