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Re:Anthony Levandowski Pardoned by AndrewUnmuted on Wednesday January 20, 2021 @02:44PM (#25851020)
In addition, the US Constitution introduces another dimension to the idea of separation of powers - that the various branches of government should be able to counteract one another in certain circumstances.

The British approach is more appropriately labeled not as a separation of powers, but a fusion of powers [0] - probably the strongest example of such a government currently around today.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fusion_of_powers#United_Kingdo...

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Re:Anthony Levandowski Pardoned by skissane on Thursday January 21, 2021 @03:51PM (#25864075)
> The British approach is more appropriately labeled not as a separation of powers, but a fusion of powers [0] - probably the strongest example of such a government currently around today.

The Westminster system subordinates the executive branch to the legislative, but keeps the judicial branch independent.

(In the past, the judicial branch in the UK was not completely separated from the legislative and executive, due to the judicial roles of the House of Lords and the Lord Chancellor, but that all changed in 2005. And other Westminster system countries such as Canada or Australia didn't have that issue.)

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