There may be no greater convert to the dubious virtues of unlimited executive power than a former skeptic who has taken up residence in the White House.

President Donald Trump, once a critic of the use of executive orders to bypass congressional inaction or opposition, now boasts of how many he's issued in his own name. The once-limited U.S. presidency looks increasingly like a not-so-constitutional monarchy that threatens to leave the legislative branch as a vestigial organ.

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Over the weekend, the White House announced , "@POTUS is signing Executive Orders at the fastest pace in decades. No president has signed 200 Executive Orders this quick

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