WHO CONTROLS THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH?

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Power Line
John Hinderaker
Aug. 26. 2018

Under the Constitution, the President exercises all executive authority. But we do not live under the government that is described in the Constitution. We live in a society that is dominated by the Fourth Branch of government, the unelected bureaucracy that is nowhere mentioned in the Constitution. And the Fourth Branch is increasingly declaring its independence from the elected officials to whom it ostensibly reports–that is to say, from the voters.

Thus the current spectacle in Washington, D.C., where the federal bureaucracy, all of which nominally reports to President Trump, is largely dedicated to overthrowing him. The Department of Justice is the most notorious instance, but Mark Krikorian illuminates more examples of *independent* bureaucracies. The subject is the murder of Mollie Tibbetts in Iowa.

The murderer, an illegal alien, had little trouble living in this country for years, interacting with a variety of government agencies, in part because some of those agencies apparently subscribe to a code of silence:

More... https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2018/08/who-controls-the-executive-branch.php

[Absalom]

Er..........Tiffany Trump?????

[Bigun]

I have been beating the same drum as this author for years now. 

The mantra of the swamp is  "I'll still be here when you are long gone Mr. Congressman!"

[corbe]

Er..........Tiffany Trump?????

   That's gonna be hard to beat @Absalom  I'm still laughing.

[Absalom]

   That's gonna be hard to beat @Absalom  I'm still laughing.

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Don't stop as laughter is the best medicine.
Stay well.

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I have been beating the same drum as this author for years now. 

The mantra of the swamp is  "I'll still be here when you are long gone Mr. Congressman!"

Calvin Coolidge’s Warning Against an Entrenched Bureaucracy

Acton Institute
Ray Nothstine
June 26, 2014

As we read about the increase of scandal, mismanagement, and corruption within our federal agencies, it is essential once again to revisit the words of Calvin Coolidge. Recent actions at the IRS, Veterans Administration, and the ATF gunwalking scandal all point to systemic problems that come from an entrenched bureaucracy. As more and more of the responsibilities of civil society is passed over to centralized powers in Washington, federal agencies have exploded with power and control, leading to greater opportunities for abuse. By the late 1960s and early 1970s, a favorite stump speech line of former presidential candidate George Wallace was, “When I get to Washington, I am going to throw the briefcases of the pointy headed intellectuals into the Potomac.” Wallace was of course speaking about the entrenched bureaucracy in the nation’s capital.

More... http://blog.acton.org/archives/70151-calvin-coolidges-warning-entrenched-bureaucracy.html

[Bigun]

Calvin Coolidge’s Warning Against an Entrenched Bureaucracy

Acton Institute
Ray Nothstine
June 26, 2014

As we read about the increase of scandal, mismanagement, and corruption within our federal agencies, it is essential once again to revisit the words of Calvin Coolidge. Recent actions at the IRS, Veterans Administration, and the ATF gunwalking scandal all point to systemic problems that come from an entrenched bureaucracy. As more and more of the responsibilities of civil society is passed over to centralized powers in Washington, federal agencies have exploded with power and control, leading to greater opportunities for abuse. By the late 1960s and early 1970s, a favorite stump speech line of former presidential candidate George Wallace was, “When I get to Washington, I am going to throw the briefcases of the pointy headed intellectuals into the Potomac.” Wallace was of course speaking about the entrenched bureaucracy in the nation’s capital.

More... http://blog.acton.org/archives/70151-calvin-coolidges-warning-entrenched-bureaucracy.html

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Silent Cal has been relegated to the dust bin of history by most and there is a reason they have done that!  He is the last President we had who actually CUT - as opposed to slowing the rate of growth - spending in the federal government.