@arthur_affect Power is constrained bec there are multiple power centers, not by overarching faith. Or that was the founders' theory anyway.
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@arthur_affect But executive and legislative both have interest in making sure other follows orders.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@nberlat that actually almost happened w FDR and court packing and it was a fear of the resulting public legitimacy crisis that defused it1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@arthur_affect Yep, but FDR's court packign was a good move; wldn't have gotten legislation through otherwise.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@arthur_affect Not necessarily...but in any case, the outcry wasn't over mysticisim of court. It was precisely over fear of unchecked pres.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@nberlat it relies on the fact that it has a reputation for fair minded neutrality sand that we need an ultimate check to exist2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
@nberlat if we ever reach the point where "SCOTUS is bullshit" is legitimate and widely accepted it's hard to come back from that
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