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<a thread re: DACA today>
Those of you that follow me know I'm deep into political philosophy. I take the time to study political arguments and what their logic is.
Today's DACA ruling is a HUGE blow to conservative philosophy, and I'm going to tell y'all why.
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Those of you that follow me know I'm deep into political philosophy. I take the time to study political arguments and what their logic is.
Today's DACA ruling is a HUGE blow to conservative philosophy, and I'm going to tell y'all why.
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One of the core arguments of modern American conservatives is that only the Congress has the power to make law, which seems reasonable right? They say that by changing regulations The Executive effectively makes laws.
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Let me tell you why this is a bad faith argument. Congress, through the lawmaking process, introduced another process for regulatory agencies to change their rules, without Congress itself having to make a new law.
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