Derek Black

But when Biden, I mean, think back, and again, I don't begrudge people needing their debts relieved, but when President Biden effectively asserted the power to allocate federal dollars to pay off debts that was like half of the discretionary funds of the entire federal government, like that's a big move to just say, I can commit this nation to a 50% increase in its fiscal outlays tomorrow.

But when Biden, I mean, think back, and again, I don't begrudge people needing their debts relieved, but when President Biden effectively asserted the power to allocate federal dollars to pay off debts that was like half of the discretionary funds of the entire federal government, like that's a big move to just say, I can commit this nation to a 50% increase in its fiscal outlays tomorrow.

But when Biden, I mean, think back, and again, I don't begrudge people needing their debts relieved, but when President Biden effectively asserted the power to allocate federal dollars to pay off debts that was like half of the discretionary funds of the entire federal government, like that's a big move to just say, I can commit this nation to a 50% increase in its fiscal outlays tomorrow.

That's not constitutional democracy. But now, right, we have a president going even further than that. But he, like Biden, at least thus far, stepped back, at least from the district court, right, when the court said can't. So it's really that sort of defying of the court at that point. Yeah, they've all been pushing the boundaries. He's pushed them further.

That's not constitutional democracy. But now, right, we have a president going even further than that. But he, like Biden, at least thus far, stepped back, at least from the district court, right, when the court said can't. So it's really that sort of defying of the court at that point. Yeah, they've all been pushing the boundaries. He's pushed them further.

That's not constitutional democracy. But now, right, we have a president going even further than that. But he, like Biden, at least thus far, stepped back, at least from the district court, right, when the court said can't. So it's really that sort of defying of the court at that point. Yeah, they've all been pushing the boundaries. He's pushed them further.

Thus far, they've all complied with judicial orders, but it would be the refusal to comply with judicial order.

Thus far, they've all complied with judicial orders, but it would be the refusal to comply with judicial order.

Thus far, they've all complied with judicial orders, but it would be the refusal to comply with judicial order.

Well, the thing that really sort of jumps out at me, and I was telling several reporters, is that you're right. He's pushing it further. It looks scarier. But part of why it's scarier, to be quite honest... well, I think it's scary, I don't know, is that he's doing it out in the open.

Well, the thing that really sort of jumps out at me, and I was telling several reporters, is that you're right. He's pushing it further. It looks scarier. But part of why it's scarier, to be quite honest... well, I think it's scary, I don't know, is that he's doing it out in the open.

Well, the thing that really sort of jumps out at me, and I was telling several reporters, is that you're right. He's pushing it further. It looks scarier. But part of why it's scarier, to be quite honest... well, I think it's scary, I don't know, is that he's doing it out in the open.

I mean, on some level, some of this stuff, like telling people to cook up crazy plans to do this, that like presidents have been doing that, like, you know, Nixon was paranoid. He was like, this is what presidents do, but it's not appropriate to do it in public, right? You do it behind closed doors, you know, offer some plausible rationalization.

I mean, on some level, some of this stuff, like telling people to cook up crazy plans to do this, that like presidents have been doing that, like, you know, Nixon was paranoid. He was like, this is what presidents do, but it's not appropriate to do it in public, right? You do it behind closed doors, you know, offer some plausible rationalization.

I mean, on some level, some of this stuff, like telling people to cook up crazy plans to do this, that like presidents have been doing that, like, you know, Nixon was paranoid. He was like, this is what presidents do, but it's not appropriate to do it in public, right? You do it behind closed doors, you know, offer some plausible rationalization.

for what you're doing, and you minimize it, act like it's no big deal. What's startling here is that he is out in the open expressing his designs to us, giving us the sort of thoughts. And that's very unusual, and it does show that what's acceptable from public officials is much different now.

for what you're doing, and you minimize it, act like it's no big deal. What's startling here is that he is out in the open expressing his designs to us, giving us the sort of thoughts. And that's very unusual, and it does show that what's acceptable from public officials is much different now.

for what you're doing, and you minimize it, act like it's no big deal. What's startling here is that he is out in the open expressing his designs to us, giving us the sort of thoughts. And that's very unusual, and it does show that what's acceptable from public officials is much different now.

Because had Nixon shared his designs with the American public, he wouldn't have made it as long as he did. and probably true of a lot of other presidents. They would have been gone. So what's actually acceptable as public behavior has clearly changed. What's acceptable as a policy agenda has clearly changed. And so he's just putting it out there.

Because had Nixon shared his designs with the American public, he wouldn't have made it as long as he did. and probably true of a lot of other presidents. They would have been gone. So what's actually acceptable as public behavior has clearly changed. What's acceptable as a policy agenda has clearly changed. And so he's just putting it out there.