unitary executive theory
concept
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first heard Mar 2025
last heard 19 Jan
↓1 vs the 12 months before
Constitutional legal theory asserting strong presidential control
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Peak in the week of 18 Jan — 1 mentions across 1 series.
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newest first · ▶ plays the momentMichael FortuneConspiracy Theories Exploring The Unseen · Power Plays_ Navigating Constitutional Limits and Executive ... · 2:14 · 19 Jan
…Now you'll find a debate around something known as the unitary executive theory.…
Planet MoneyOIRA: The tiny office that's about to remake the federal gov... · 18:39 · Apr 2025
…Now, this impulse to consolidate power in the executive branch, it did not start with Donald Trump. In fact, there's been this idea gaining traction in conservative circles for decades. It's called the unitary executive theory.…
Ben ShapiroMorning Wire · Executive Orders Halted: Are Judges Overstepping? | 3.23.25 · 9:00 · Mar 2025
…what we're seeing is a battle over what's known as unitary executive theory which isn't so much about the scope of executive power you know how much power the executive has but about who controls it and so the the trump administration is really pushing the claim that the president, as the head of the executive branch, gets to control what it does.…
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