Has the imperial presidency arrived?

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : Fortunately, Trump just said that he will abide by court rulings but appeal them, so there is some hope for maintaining judicial review.
48% : But there's little question that Trump is taking the concept of the imperial presidency to its apogee.
46% : Yes, I know that all presidents have abused their executive-order authority, have defied the Constitution's clear words, and have used the administrative state to advance some dubious ends.
40% : First, Trump is more brazen than anyone since FDR in exerting presidential muscle.
37% : Law professor Ilya Somin puts it more eloquently: "If the president is able to defy or ignore court orders against him, then the executive branch would be effectively free of legal constraints...It could violate constitutional rights, usurp the authority of Congress (as Trump is trying to do with his wide-ranging assault on the spending power), and more...

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