09-05-2018, 07:40 PM
(09-05-2018, 07:33 PM)michaelsean Wrote: Are they subverting him or steering him? It doesn’t seem like he says do one thing and they do another.
From the sound of things they are subverting him on certain issues. Even steering him isn't ok, though. His role is to steer them, not the other way around.
Let's think of the executive branch like a ship. There is one captain. The personnel like the helmsmen, navigators, and so forth can provide information about what is around them, but it is up to the captain to set the course. If the crew take charge, that is a mutiny. That's what you're dealing with if what is being said in that op-ed is true.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
