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separation of powers
[ sep-uh-rey-shuhn uhv pou-erz ]
noun
- the principle or system of vesting in separate branches the executive, legislative, and judicial powers of a government.
separation of powers
- A fundamental principle of the United States government, whereby powers and responsibilities are divided among the legislative branch , executive branch , and judicial branch . The officials of each branch are selected by different procedures and serve different terms of office; each branch may choose to block action of the other branches through the system of checks and balances . The framers of the Constitution designed this system to ensure that no one branch would accumulate too much power and that issues of public policy and welfare would be given comprehensive consideration before any action was taken.
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"The Order violates and subverts the separation of powers by lawlessly arrogating to the President authority to declare election rules by executive fiat."
The presidentâs efforts have raised widespread alarm among Democratic elected officials as well as constitutional and campaign attorneys about their impact on the separation of powers embedded in the United States Constitution and the independence of the judiciary.
Chuang found that, among other things, the closure of USAIDâan agency established and funded by Congressâviolated the separation of powers.
Hilariously, the basis Ogles offered for impeaching Chuang was that the judge hadâyou guessed itâengaged in his own âpatent violation of the separation of powers.â
As Donald Trump breaks the bounds of his legal authority and collapses the constitutional separation of powers between ostensibly co-equal branches of government, time after time it is the judges whoâve stepped in to impose limits.
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