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Two constitutional battles dropped in the last 72 hours that go to the exact same question: Who runs the executive branch of the United States government? Is it the President that the American people elected — or is it unelected bureaucrats and Democrat governors who’ve decided they know better?
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00:00:00 – Trump fires the Election Assistance Commission
00:02:00 – What the commission actually does (and doesn’t do)
00:03:54 – Who got the grant money? Calls for congressional oversight
00:10:29 – Pritzker invokes the 25th Amendment — what it actually says
00:14:46 – Is the president “unable to discharge” his duties?
00:16:39 – Can Trump legally fire commissioners? Humphrey’s Executor (1935)
00:18:53 – Seila Law and Collins v. Yellen: the Supreme Court changes course
00:20:47 – Article II: executive power and faithful execution of the laws
00:24:37 – The verdict
00:27:21 – Being honest about Trump too: Iran and the War Powers Act
00:28:32 – Final ruling for the president — and shrinking the bureaucracy