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Re:Bloomberg bankrolls a social-media army by jaywalk on Wednesday February 19, 2020 @03:05PM (#22369474)
Congress doesn't give the President anything except money. Executive powers come from the Constitution, not Congress.

To put it simply: the President does not serve at the pleasure of Congress.

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Re:Bloomberg bankrolls a social-media army by sjg007 on Wednesday February 19, 2020 @03:09PM (#22369512)
Yes the executive powers in the Constitution are obviously not governed by Congress but Congress has indeed delegated some their responsibilities to the President. These, known as the emergency powers, are what I am referring to.

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/01/preside...

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Re:Bloomberg bankrolls a social-media army by jaywalk on Wednesday February 19, 2020 @03:18PM (#22369601)
That's all well and good, but those are powers that have never been used since they've been granted, and that article is just a bunch of "Trump is so scary, look at all this stuff he could do!" tripe.
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Re:Bloomberg bankrolls a social-media army by Der_Einzige on Wednesday February 19, 2020 @04:16PM (#22370154)
have you ever heard of the "Take care" clause?
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