• jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de
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        His role seems to be more like a prime minister, and in the absence of a constitutional framework he’s usurping any and all forms of control over the executive. It’s not uncommon for dictatorships to adopt nominally semi-presidential systems with a very weak head of state whose only role is to distract the people.

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          I don’t disagree on a technical level, but I think it’s clear that Americans need it kept simple when it comes to politics.

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      they are testing how much power does a president have without any legal or political checks and balances