I assume you mean DEI and not the drug enforcement agency, which is infamously bad. And the FCC has broad powers over broadcasters. That said this definitely feels like a reach of power. Like, this feels like the sort of thing I wouldn’t think they have the internal skill base to do.
The executive branch has exploded in power. Ever since the start of the cold war it has slowly become more and more powerful. Everyone from Bush to Obama has pushed the limits.
And part of the problem is that congress won’t govern. Everything has to be someone highly politics hot button issue with then and when it isn’t they’ll throw it in there anyways. And at this point when I hear bipartisan I ask myself who the democrats are letting get hurt in exchange for permission to operate the government.
Like, can you imagine a constitutional amendment passing today? Or something less difficult like a budget passing without any spite. The infrastructure act shouldn’t have been controversial. Following through on the agreements we made in exchange for Ukraine denuclearizing shouldn’t have been controversial. So now because everything is controversial the executive has to either expand their powers or do nothing, and by doing nothing they don’t get reelected and they don’t get what they want.
Ultimately this is a byproduct of decades of gerrymandering and obstructionism. But yeah it’s resulted in the most competitive position expanding its powers as well as the judiciary doing the same as they’ve realized they can say anything and do anything
captainlezbian@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I assume you mean DEI and not the drug enforcement agency, which is infamously bad. And the FCC has broad powers over broadcasters. That said this definitely feels like a reach of power. Like, this feels like the sort of thing I wouldn’t think they have the internal skill base to do.
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 11 months ago
The executive branch has exploded in power. Ever since the start of the cold war it has slowly become more and more powerful. Everyone from Bush to Obama has pushed the limits.
captainlezbian@lemmy.world 11 months ago
And part of the problem is that congress won’t govern. Everything has to be someone highly politics hot button issue with then and when it isn’t they’ll throw it in there anyways. And at this point when I hear bipartisan I ask myself who the democrats are letting get hurt in exchange for permission to operate the government.
Like, can you imagine a constitutional amendment passing today? Or something less difficult like a budget passing without any spite. The infrastructure act shouldn’t have been controversial. Following through on the agreements we made in exchange for Ukraine denuclearizing shouldn’t have been controversial. So now because everything is controversial the executive has to either expand their powers or do nothing, and by doing nothing they don’t get reelected and they don’t get what they want.
Ultimately this is a byproduct of decades of gerrymandering and obstructionism. But yeah it’s resulted in the most competitive position expanding its powers as well as the judiciary doing the same as they’ve realized they can say anything and do anything