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On the same day his Justice Department argued to the Supreme Court that President Obama exceded his powers with DACA, Bill Barr laments that other branches of government have "encroached on presidential authority."

Did he just mean "white Republican presidents' authority"?
Let's be clear: Most constitutional scholars say that executive authority has *grown* in recent decades as Congress cèdes authority to the president.

Seems to be that Barr is lamenting the checks on abuses of power by the current president.
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Je suis désolé, French keyboard was on.
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