#checksandbalances — Public Fediverse posts
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In interviews, several #FederalWorkers lamented the curtailing of #union activities — tying it to a broader erosion of #ChecksAndBalances in American #democracy — & predicted additional agreement cancellations would follow. Most spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of reprisal.
The loss of union protections is “just another way to make life miserable for the employees who are left,” said a #FEMA staff member.#Trump #law #LaborLaw #contracts #CollectiveBargaining #FederalAgencies
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>> … #checksAndBalances built in presume that each individual in government will act in their own interest, and be checked by others working to advance their own interests. That system collapses when everyone subsumes their interests to one individual.
Or aligns their interests with another individual's.
I wouldn't put it past #Democratic leaders like #ChuckSchumer to have done just that. #DoNothing #Schumer
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>> … #checksAndBalances built in presume that each individual in government will act in their own interest, and be checked by others working to advance their own interests. That system collapses when everyone subsumes their interests to one individual.
Or aligns their interests with another individual's.
I wouldn't put it past #Democratic leaders like #ChuckSchumer to have done just that. #DoNothing #Schumer
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#BrandonGill's measure is co-sponsored by Reps. #EliCrane (R-#Arizona), #BuddyCarter (R-#Georgia), #MikeCollins (R-GA), #BarryMoore (R-#Alabama) & #AndrewClyde (R-GA).
#Republicans have also moved to #impeach federal judges Paul Engelmayer, John McConnell Jr., John Bates & Amir Hatem Mahdy Ali — all for ruling in some way against #Trump.
#law #Constitution #ChecksAndBalances #JudicialBranch #Judiciary #SeparationOfPowers #CoEqualBranchesOfGovernment #ConstitutionalCrisis