Before it Loses its Supermajority, the North Carolina Legislature Strips Election Powers from Its Governor, Bans AG from Opposing the Legislature.  Will the House Override the Veto?

Before a new Democratic governor takes office in January and it loses its supermajority, the GOP-controlled North Carolina legislature used a hurricane relief bill to strip power from the governor and attorney general.  The draconian changes hinge on a pending veto override vote in the state House.

Would the Founding Fathers Have Endorsed Unfettered Power for the Presidency?  Not Likely.

Brian took a few days off, so we're revisiting a report from this past July which is even more relevent as the Trump administration takes shape: 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.”