“Darkness is good. Dick Cheney . Darth Vader . Satan . That’s power.” ~ Steve Bannon , American media executive, political strategist, former investment banker, and the former executive chairman of Breitbart News What does Bannon’s statement reveal about him? Is power necessarily a positive thing? Why or why not? How does Absolute Power (Lord Acton) corrupt?
Qu. Whether the national bank, projected by an anonymous writer in the latter end of Queen Anne’s reign , might not on the other hand be attended with as great inconveniences by lodging too much power in the Government?
Qu. Whether such banks as those of England and Scotland might not be attended with great inconveniences, as lodging too much power in the hands of private men, and giving handle for monopolies, stock-jobbing , and destructive schemes?
Is a U.S. President’s use of Presidential power absolute? Why or why not? For example, if a President refuses to obey subpoenas issued by Congress or the courts, what recourse does Congress and the courts have?