Many presidents of different parties have faced the accusation that they acted like monarchs or dictators, and President Trump is no exception. A recent New York Times article sounds the alarm about presidential power in a potential Trump second term. It details proposals by the former president and affiliated persons and groups that seek significant reform to expand the Chief Executive’s authority over agencies, funds, and civil employees. The article attacks these changes as possibly destroying checks and balances within the government and, thus, any accountability for the president.
But they do no such thing. The general aim of these proposals is sound, and critics sell short the Constitutional argument for many such changes.
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