At least there's no War on Terror-built surveillance and detention apparatus for an elected American Emperor to wield. Really good we dismantled all that long ago.
Oh wait
I have had liberals and conservatives hilariously tell me that the lefts drum beating about that was all pointless theatrics since nothing came of it. As if those powers haven't defined the years since.
Do you think if all the previous war criminal president's had been tried and convicted of their various crimes it would still have led to emperor trump?
Really good thing that the Obama administration did not set the legal precedent for killing American citizens via drone strike under vague, never fully detailed, claims of being a danger to the U.S.
Oh wait.
This was the warning 20 years ago. It's a question I raise with my students every year. There are Obama speeches defending this, boasting the checks on this power. All the while I ask, "sure, but what happens when a psycho is elected?"
Biden needs to wield his new king powers now and deal with this