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barbtries

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6. is what he's attempting similar to government by fiat?

Reply to logosoco (Reply #5)

Tue Feb 7, 2017, 02:29 PM

Feb 2017

i'm going to google that term and see if it fits.

eta: yes. Search Results
Definition of fiat. 1 : a command or act of will that creates something without or as if without further effort <According to the Bible, the world was created by fiat.> 2 : an authoritative determination : dictate <a fiat of conscience> 3 : an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree <government by fiat>