MIKA BRZEZINSKI: Well, I think that the dangerous edges here are that he (Trump) is trying to undermine the media and trying to make up his own facts and could be while unemployment and the economy worsens he could have undermined the messaging so much that he can actually control exactly what people think. And that is--that is our job. 影片0:40的地方 影片: MSNBC's Brzezinski: Trump Thinks He Can "Control Exactly What People Think," But That's "Our Job" | Video | RealClearPolitics
「想出兵打誰就打誰」的美國總統,權力制衡只是空談
而美國憲政中最重要的「權力制衡」(checks and balances)原則,其實也沒有真正有效地制衡被稱為「全球最有權力的個人」——美國總統。
最明顯的例子,在「戰爭權」上:
美國《憲法》第一條(第八款)中即明文規定,將宣戰權歸於國會:“ To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water⋯⋯ ”。