Interesting. Paul Ryan is absolutely correct on this one. He realizes that Trump doesn't know the functions of the three branches of government, especially the function of the executive branch, nor does he honor the Constitution. Trump's supporters are backing everything Trump says he'll do EVEN if he doesn't have the power under the Constitution to do so. Ironically, those same supporters want an outsider because Congress has failed to reign in Hussein.
The Imperial Presidency, 2.0? Ryan is troubled by Trump’s views on executive powerIT'S THE CONSTITUTION!Three times, House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., explained Thursday on CNN why he cannot support the Republican Party’s presumptive nominee, Donald Trump. It came down to Trump’s expansive views of presidential power.
Seen in light of previous statements by Ryan, it’s clear that the speaker’s biggest concern is that Trump does not share his belief that the presidency has become too powerful and needs to be reined in by Congress.
But there were also hints in Ryan’s comments to Jake Tapper that he suspects Trump may not understand or appreciate the balance of power between the president and Congress as set forth in the U.S. Constitution.
“I think conservatives want to know, does he share our values and our principles on limited government, the proper role of the executive, adherence to the Constitution?” Ryan said. “There are a lot of questions that conservatives, I think, are going to want answers to, myself included.”
Democrats accused George W. Bush of expanding the powers of the presidency to a dangerous degree, and Republicans like Ryan have said the same about President Obama. But, lately, Ryan has also blamed Republican presidents who preceded Obama for replacing the lawmaking authority of Congress with executive orders and federal agency rule making.
While Ryan also said that he wants to see Trump adopt a more hopeful, positive message that can attract a broader set of voters, he insisted that he was not calling on Trump to renounce any of his policy positions. Ryan, however, has forcefully criticized Trump over his proposal to ban Muslims from entering the country, for his slowness to repudiate the support of white supremacists, for inciting violence against protesters at Trump rallies, and for his plan to deport all undocumented immigrants.
“Doesn’t he completely have to say that he doesn’t support the deportation of 12 million undocumented immigrants because you disagree with that?” Tapper asked Ryan.
“No, no, I’m not saying that at all,” Ryan said. “I’m not saying he’s got to support my policies … He won fair and square on his policies. And, yes, he comes from a different wing of the party than the one I do.”...
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.Ryan said he wants to know whether Trump “will advance our appreciation for limited government, for the Constitution, for the proper role of the executive, for the principles that not only built our party, but built this country.”
“And, yes, looking back on the primary campaign, I think there are instances and episodes that question that,” Ryan said....
In fact, Trump’s conduct over the past year has raised questions about his understanding of and commitment to basic constitutional bedrock principles, such as freedom of the press, freedom of speech, and the checks and balances at the heart of America’s democratic republic. He has promised to change the law to make it easier to sue journalists who say things he doesn’t like, publicly threatened retaliation against political opponents — including Ryan himself — and railed against the Republican nominating rules, which like the American constitutional system combine direct and indirect forms of democracy (and which, in fact, have helped him ).
Trump has vowed to penalize businesses that make decisions he doesn’t like, such as moving jobs to other countries. Carrying out his deportation proposal would dramatically increase the size of government and involve a major expansion of its police powers....
https://www.yahoo.com/news/the-imperial-presidency-20-ryan-is-troubled-by-221506666.html
