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US: The unitary executive is the alleged legal basis of Trump's authoritarianism [View all]
US: The unitary executive is the alleged legal basis of Trump's authoritarianism
16 March 2025, 6:45
di Stefano Luconi
The unitary executive is a theory that gives the president total control over the government. Trump has tried to use it to centralize power, undermining the independence of institutions and reinforcing an authoritarian approach.
The temptation of Donald Trump to give the United States government a turn in the right direction authoritarian It is not just about his overall initiatives. It also involves his attempt to alter the balance of power in favor of the president, setting a precedent that could affect federal institutions well beyond the end of the tycoon's second administration.
One of these aspects, probably the main one, is the question of the unitary executive. By appealing to this legally controversial theory, Trump would like to subject the entire federal administration to himself and free himself from the constitutional controls of Congress and independent agencies, with the specious justification of having to eradicate the Deep State opposition, the bureaucratic apparatus.
According to The Donald's narrative, federal officials appointed by his predecessors or entered the civil service through competitive examinations are plotting to hinder the implementation of Trump's program, preventing the tycoon from achieving the objectives for which he was re-elected by popular acclaim to the White House for a second term last November.
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https://www.firstonline.info/en/usa-and-the-unitary-executive-the-alleged-legal-basis-of-trump%27s-authoritarianism/
16 March 2025, 6:45
di Stefano Luconi
The unitary executive is a theory that gives the president total control over the government. Trump has tried to use it to centralize power, undermining the independence of institutions and reinforcing an authoritarian approach.
The temptation of Donald Trump to give the United States government a turn in the right direction authoritarian It is not just about his overall initiatives. It also involves his attempt to alter the balance of power in favor of the president, setting a precedent that could affect federal institutions well beyond the end of the tycoon's second administration.
One of these aspects, probably the main one, is the question of the unitary executive. By appealing to this legally controversial theory, Trump would like to subject the entire federal administration to himself and free himself from the constitutional controls of Congress and independent agencies, with the specious justification of having to eradicate the Deep State opposition, the bureaucratic apparatus.
According to The Donald's narrative, federal officials appointed by his predecessors or entered the civil service through competitive examinations are plotting to hinder the implementation of Trump's program, preventing the tycoon from achieving the objectives for which he was re-elected by popular acclaim to the White House for a second term last November.
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https://www.firstonline.info/en/usa-and-the-unitary-executive-the-alleged-legal-basis-of-trump%27s-authoritarianism/
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