The Evolution of Presidential Powers

[Old 'N Chill]

50 min. podcast in link for those interested.

What can and can't the president do — and how do we know? The framers of the U.S. Constitution left the powers of the executive branch powers deliberately vague, and in doing so opened the door for every president to decide how much power they could claim. Over time, that's become quite a lot. This episode originally ran in 2020 and has been updated with new material.

 

[Integrityrespec]

Congress has vacated a lot of their power/responsibility for the sake of getting re-elected. They pass stupid shit, they avoid bills they know would be could but would piss off their voters.

 

[Bodi]

50 min. podcast in link for those interested.

Washington was the first President to use Presidential Powers... and he did so 8 times.



8 times.

 

[Along Came Jones]

50 min. podcast in link for those interested.

I'll listen to the podcast in the morning when I'm alert enough to give it due attention. But as it happens, this is an opportunity to offer up a 5 minute summary of Arthur Schlessinger's 1973 "The Imperial Presidency." In my opinion it is even more relevant now than when first published.