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And sadly the Dems were all too willing to consolidate this power in the Executive because of expediency.


Both parties have consolidated power to the executive branch for decades, this isn't a one party problem.


It started with Lincoln and was expanded by Wilson and FDR.


That's fair, Lincoln did kick it off. I've always considered it more that Lincoln crested the precedent that was only really used layer by FDR, but maybe that's ignoring nuance of how powers were expanded between the two.


Before Lincoln states had much more power. Both Lincoln and Wilson curtailed civil liberties. Wilson created the income tax which gave the president a large source of income. FDR created the bureaucracy that spends the income tax money.




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