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		happythomist on Sept 16, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: U.S. court upholds dismissal of lawsuit against NS... The judiciary and executive are not on an equal footing. The judiciary is the weakest branch of government, and the legislature the strongest. These kinds of abuses must be addressed by Congress, not the courts.

AnimalMuppet on Sept 16, 2021 [–]

The legislature is supposed to be the strongest. But it's so busy infighting that more and more power falls to the executive, so that things actually get done.

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