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Fireproofing the Presidency

State Constitutions Are Far Better at Constraining Executive Power and Defending Rights than the Federal One
Committed liberals should look to them for guidance on structural reforms to stop Uncle Sam’s attacks on American liberties
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Anthony Sanders
Trump Will Drive His Dubious Appointments Through the Vacancies Act's Many Loopholes
Congress and courts can still plug some of them to prevent him from stacking the federal government with deep partisans and loyalists
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Thomas A. Berry
3
How to Stop President-Elect Trump’s Potentially Abusive Domestic Deployments of the Military
Current law unfortunately allows him wide latitude to call in soldiers but they can’t run roughshod over the rights of Americans
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Scott R. Anderson
14
Congress Should Curb the Illicit Use of Pardon Powers by a Rogue President
Reforming lobbying laws and FOIA can check the worst abuses despite the Supreme Court’s ill-considered immunity ruling
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Kim Wehle
10
Act Now to Prevent Trump From Weaponizing the FCC Against Political Opponents
If reelected, Trump will be even more dangerous because previous presidents have left a bad precedent of regulatory abuses that he'll turbocharge
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Paul Matzko
4
Trump’s Schedule F Will Create a Civil Service that Serves His Whim Not the Rule of Law
We urgently need reforms to prevent an executive from issuing executive orders to turn bureaucrats into loyal foot soldiers
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Don Moynihan
39
How We Can Stiffen the Spine of DOJ Prosecutors Who Donald Trump Would Need to Prosecute his Political Enemies
The Supreme Court’s immunity ruling weakened oversight over the abuse of executive authority but we can salvage some constitutional guardrails
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Conor Gaffney
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Genevieve Nadeau
4
The Biden Administration Is Facilitating a Rogue President’s Ability to Spy on Opponents
It has killed popular bipartisan reforms that would have curbed executive abuse of surveillance powers
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Elizabeth Goitein
12
American Federalism Can Push Back Against Executive Overreach
The Constitution fully allows expanding the sanctuary concept to protect individual rights
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Ilya Somin
3
Stopping a Rogue Executive from Abusing the Massive Powers of the Presidency
The UnPopulist launches its 'Fireproofing the Presidency' series
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Trevor Burrus
22
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