#checks-and-balances

#checks-and-balances

The US supreme court allowing the president effectively to abolish the Department of Education only reinforces this sense; Sonia Sotomayor, in her dissent, explicitly wrote that the threat to our Constitution's separation of powers is grave.

"The corrupting influence of big money over our government is not new, but the specifics of today’s dangers differ significantly from previous eras."

"The rule of law doesn't break down overnight, and checks and balances don't collapse in an instant. Tyranny takes time."