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Tag: Executive powers

Are we witnessing the end of representative government?

April 9, 2020 Glenn Koenen 2020 Election, Constitution, Government, Missouri region, States Leave a comment

Back at the turn of the century, as Chair of the Missouri Advisory Council On Alcohol and Drug Abuse, I appeared before committees working-up

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Obama signs anti-human-trafficking executive order

September 28, 2012 Gloria Shur Bilchik Charity & Justice, Civil Rights, Good government, Human Rights, International, Obama Leave a comment

In a fitting move on the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, President Obama has taken major step forward in the fight against human

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Will President Obama use executive powers to help ordinary Americans?

November 9, 2010 Madonna Gauding Congress, Obama, Politics Leave a comment

In a recent Huffington Post article, Dan Froomkin urges President Obama to pursue a progressive agenda despite the recent takeover of the House by

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