In the absence of checks and balances and a separation of powers, the executive is free to rule alone and neither the courts nor the prosecutor can uphold the law.

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Our Founding Fathers would be aghast at such power grabbing, which makes a mockery of the separation of powers and the checks and balances that they took such pains to enshrine in the U.S. Constitution.

FORBES: Fact and Comment

Our democracy is dependent on checks and balances and the separation of powers.

FORBES: Fact and Comment