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Will Playing with Legal Nitroglycerine Destroy the Trump Administration?

  The Civil Service War: Can Trump Succeed Where Other Presidents Failed? James Bovard,  AIER •March 24, 2025 Writing eight years ago in USA Today, I cheered: “President Trump’s proposed budget takes a big step towards draining the swamp in Washington. This is the first time since the Reagan era that a president has sought […]

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Power of the Pen Bush Signing Statements (2006)

Power of the Pen The president uses signing statements to decree which laws apply to him. James Bovard , American Conservative July 17, 2006 For generations, Republican politicians have spoken reverently of the rule of law. But since 2001, this hoary doctrine has been redefined to mean little more than the enforcement of the secret […]

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