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		twoodfin 8 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: "Ensuring Accountability for All Agencies" – Execu... The Constitution is explicit that all executive power is vested in the president. Article III courts can “sort out all legal nuance”, but the power remains with the president.

disgruntledphd2 8 months ago [–]

Sure, but an executive basically just implements the laws, not decide what they are. Given the US system this is important, as it's quite possible for the President not to have a majority in the legislature.

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