Politics — separation of powers

How Concentration Of Power Is The Death Of Democracy

How SCOTUS just created an American Autocracy

Martin Knapp
4 min readJul 2, 2024

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“With fear for our democracy, I dissent. ~ Justice Sotomayor’s dissenting opinion

The United States isn’t dead yet. However this week’s Supreme Court decision regarding the ‘Official Acts’ of a sitting U.S. President is akin to receiving the diagnosis of a terminal illness. How much time it has is anybody’s guess. Weeks, months, some say it’s already dead, others say it’s never been better.

“A king above the law” ~ Justice Sotomayor’s dissenting opinion

The American experiment is on its deathbed just days before its birthday, having made it two hundred forty-eight years. How much into this next year the country makes it will depend on a few things.

Concentration of power, corruption’s big brother

The founding fathers always knew and feared that the Office of the Presidency possessed considerable power, and they believed it must be kept in check. Despite what you may have first been taught in school, the concept of ‘separation of powers’ was around…

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Martin Knapp
Martin Knapp

Written by Martin Knapp

I write about economics, geopolitics, and conflict. Short posts on X @GeoPoliticaMK My fiction author site: https://www.edwardgye.com/