“But over time, the executive branch grew exceedingly powerful. Two world wars emphasized the president’s commander in chief role and removed constraints on its power. By the second half of the 20th century, the republic was routinely fighting wars without its legislative branch, Congress, declaring war, as the Constitution required. With Congress often paralyzed by political conflict, presidents increasingly governed by edicts.”

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    enabling those same oligarchs to undermine our democracy.

    Oh you didn’t hear? You can’t say oligarchs because American simpletons need to hear “king” instead because we have a long history of fighting kings and definitely not because the term oligarch applies to more than just Trump but instead better describes the cozy relationship between money and power in this country and illustrates that the rich have captured the government.

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      better describes the cozy relationship between money and power in this country and illustrates that the rich have captured the government.

      That’s exactly why I use it.