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sanderjdlast Wednesday at 8:57 PM1 replyview on HN

You are dying on the hill of a pedantic point. A president also has the power to declare an emergency and deploy the military domestically. Doing so would still be a power grab. The term just doesn't have the precise narrow definition you seem to be arguing for. Its colloquial understanding encompasses the use of heretofore unused powers.


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tptaceklast Wednesday at 9:02 PM

Yes, because deploying the military domestically and overriding an FTC ALJ's legal interpretation are clearly comparable.

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