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JW Mason

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wait, but doesn't make the king comparison less apposite?

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Aaron Bady's avatar Aaron Bady @zunguzungu.bsky.social
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the point is that the king is in theory above any other form of law, and the law flows out of him. that's a rough way to describe the relationship roberts posits between the executive and his duty, that if the president does it, it is legal no matter what "it" is.

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