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Episode 557: Would the Founding Fathers Have Embraced Having Unfettered Power for the Presidency? Not Likely.
The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for July 4, 2024
Would the Founding Fathers Have Embraced Having Unfettered Power for the Presidency?
Not Likely.
Anti-authoritarian feelings ran high in the years before and after the signing of the Declaration of Independence, as the Declaration’s litany of complaints against the King suggests. So it’s unlikely the founding fathers would have supported expansion of Presidential powers, and absolute immunity for “official acts.”
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