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Season 1, Episode 1 | Above the law? Executive Privilege and Presidential Immunity
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The American presidency is likely the key contribution of the American Founding. And it's in response to democracy's inability to handle crisis. This is the dark logic of the American presidency at its heart.
You want to grant all necessary powers within the tension between the rule of law and the energetic executive, which is inherent in our system.
And the way you do this is to 1) Grant powers; and 2) Grant insulation.
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