RT Christopher Landau (@DeputySecState)The separation of powers among different branches of government is the greatest guarantor of liberty ever devised by the human mind. No single branch, or person, can amass too much power if checked by the others. But a formal separation of powers means nothing if one branch has the means to intimidate the others into surrendering their constitutional prerogatives. What is happening now in Brazil 🇧🇷underscores this point: a single Justice of the Supreme Court has usurpe ...

Government Policy & Legal - The Supreme Court, in a 6-3 ruling, has allowed the Trump administration to reduce the federal workforce at the Department of Education [1] - The ruling is viewed as a threat to the Constitution's separation of powers [2] Dissenting Opinion - Justice Sotomayor, along with Justices Kagan and Jackson, dissented, calling the decision "indefensible" [1] - The dissent argues the ruling grants the executive branch the power to effectively repeal statutes [1]