Quote Originally Posted by Thorne View Post
The constitutional checks and balances are between segments of the government, not between political affiliations. I would say, though, that the right didn't have any concerns about maintaining balance when the Congress was heavily right wing. Let's face it. Neither side will be happy if the other side has control. What frightens me is when, like now, the Congress and the President are from the same side. That tends to corrupt one of the constitutional balances.
But that is exactly what was said! The Executive is leftist, the Legislative is leftist, and the Judicial has been leftist for decades.
So where are the checks and balances?