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reflecting on the immunity decision a bit, what the Court seems to be saying is that every element of the executive branch is at the President’s disposal, no matter what he wants to use it for. his motives don’t matter. the office is a weapon to be wielded however he sees fit.
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Everything short of regulating emissions
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I know this is tongue in cheek, but the point is that the limitation is the scope of the office as the Court sees it. within that scope, it’s open season. so under the majority’s logic, for example, there’s really no limit to what the president could use the military for.
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to put a sharper point on this, the President’s power to pass an executive order regulating emissions is severely hampered. his power to use the DOJ or the military to regulate emissions is nearly unlimited
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so, the only real part of government is cops & troops
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Wasn't that always the "night watchman government" position that libertarians have argued for since forever?
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sure, but they're lying--what they support is a tyrannical corrupt racist sheriff who works for the mill owner
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Oh without a doubt. Only complete rubes take the libertarian arguments at their word. It boils down to "I want the right to drugged child sex slaves on my reinforced compound" and always has.