Did Donald Trump change the presidency, or simply reveal it? Debating presidential power and the US Constitution in this episode of “Can We Agree?”: John Yoo of UC Berkeley Law, one of the country’s leading scholars of executive power, and William Galston of the Brookings Institution, a Wall Street Journal columnist. In other words, the only liberal at the Journal and the only conservative at Berkeley. Galston argues Trump has transformed the office and that the next president, Democrat or Republican, will inherit those powers in full. Yoo says Trump is using powers that were always there, just more boldly than his predecessors did. What can they agree on? What about Trump’s claim that there are “no limits” to his power? Or whether Trump obeys the courts, and who is supposed to stop a president who goes too far? Would George Washington recognize the job he created? Nobody leaves until we agree. “Can We Agree?” is the program that asks whether two brilliant minds from opposite corners of an argument can find any common ground on the questions that matter most to Americans today. Subscribe to the Smerconish YouTube channel to never miss an episode:
/ @michaelsmerconish 00:00 Presidential Power Introductions 02:20 Did Trump invent presidential power or just use it more effectively? 04:49 Did Trump change the presidency or just reveal it? 12:00 Trump’s “no limits” claim 17:40 Trump any worse than predecessors? 21:05 Has Trump defied a court order? 22:47 Trump and immunity 25:05 Trump vs. Citizenry 27:00 Has Trump “permanently broken” the Presidency? 33:20 Presidents undoing each other 35:22 Switching Jerseys 38:35 Would Washington recognize this presidency? 41:10 Can We Agree?
Life event that changes all: Horse riding accident in Zimbabwe in 1993, a fractured skull et al including bipolar anxiety, chronic fatigue …. co-morbidities (Nietzche 'He who has the reason why can deal with any how' details my health history from 1993 to date). 17th 2017 August operation for breast cancer (no indications just an appointment came from BreastCheck through the Post). Trinity College Dublin Business Economics and Social Studies (but no degree) 1997-2003; UCD 1997/1998 night classes) essays, projects, writings. Trinity Horizon Programme 1997/98 (Centre for Women Studies Trinity College Dublin/St. Patrick's Foundation (Professor McKeon) EU Horizon funded: research study of 15 women (I was one of this group and it became the cornerstone of my journey to now 2017) over 9 mth period diagnosed with depression and their reintegration into society, with special emphasis on work, arts, further education; Notes from time at Trinity Horizon Project 1997/98; Articles written for Irishhealth.com 2003/2004; St Patricks Foundation monthly lecture notes for a specific period in time; Selection of Poetry including poems written by people I know; Quotations 1998-2017; other writings mainly with theme of social justice under the heading Citizen Journalism Ireland. Letters written to friends about life in Zimbabwe; Family history including Michael Comyn KC, my grandfather, my grandmother's family, the O'Donnellan ffrench Blake-Forsters; Moral wrong: An acrimonious divorce but the real injustice was the Catholic Church granting an annulment – you can read it and make your own judgment, I have mine. Topics I have written about include annual Brain Awareness week, Mashonaland Irish Associataion in Zimbabwe, Suicide (a life sentence to those left behind); Nostalgia: Tara Hill, Co. Meath.
/ @michaelsmerconish 00:00 Presidential Power Introductions 02:20 Did Trump invent presidential power or just use it more effectively? 04:49 Did Trump change the presidency or just reveal it? 12:00 Trump’s “no limits” claim 17:40 Trump any worse than predecessors? 21:05 Has Trump defied a court order? 22:47 Trump and immunity 25:05 Trump vs. Citizenry 27:00 Has Trump “permanently broken” the Presidency? 33:20 Presidents undoing each other 35:22 Switching Jerseys 38:35 Would Washington recognize this presidency? 41:10 Can We Agree?
