alt Hacker NewsThe employees of the executive branch are not intended to be a check on the executive branch's powers. They are the agents of the executive.
The legislative and judicial branches are the checks to executive power.
The employees of the executive branch are not intended to be a check on the executive branch's powers. They are the agents of the executive.
The legislative and judicial branches are the checks to executive power.
> The employees of the executive branch are not intended to be a check on the executive branch's powers.
That's not entirely correct. All civil servants and military swear an oath the Constitution and are required to disobey illegal orders. This EO attempts to largely eliminate the concept of illegal orders.