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dguest • today at 7:33 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

I was going to say that Democrats have no power to uphold laws, that's up to the executive and the national executive hasn't changed.

On the other hand a number of governors have changed (Texas in particular just went to a Democrat, and there are SpaceX interests there). They by definition can't prosecute on a federal level but they do hold some enforcement power.


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sailfast • today at 7:48 PM

The legislative branch has the power to hold the executive branch accountable for not enforcing the laws should they so choose. That's why impeachment and conviction exist.