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Re:TikTok goes dark in the US by spacechild1 on Sunday January 19, 2025 @06:46AM (#42756223)
That's exactly how Hitler came to power. See https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enabling_Act_of_1933
Re:TikTok goes dark in the US by refurb on Sunday January 19, 2025 @07:54AM (#42756562)
No it's not.

The Enabling Act removed the power of the legislature. This is the exact opposite - the legislature still has power.

Re:TikTok goes dark in the US by cluckindan on Sunday January 19, 2025 @09:14AM (#42757151)
Only superficially: the dictator cannot be subjected to any judicial control, but the dictator’s party has a two-thirds majority on the top rung of the judicial system.
Re:TikTok goes dark in the US by spacechild1 on Sunday January 19, 2025 @09:15AM (#42757157)
When you give the president additional power, the legislative loses some of its own power. The Enabling Act is just the most extreme example.
Re:TikTok goes dark in the US by refurb on Sunday January 19, 2025 @10:07AM (#42757619)
The President doesn't have additional powers in the Tiktok example.

The President has always been able to veto laws. Biden could have vetoed the bill if he wanted.

And a Congress that passes a bill that says the President has a say in it's execution isn't odd either. The administrative body always has powers of execution.

And Congress is free to pass a law to reverse the law and make Tiktok legal if they want.

Re:TikTok goes dark in the US by spacechild1 on Sunday January 19, 2025 @10:38AM (#42757920)
Fair enough.