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If the "deal" with Russia comes to fruition, it will further erode what little power Congress retains within America's democratic system. If a president is not bound by the laws Congress has passed, then the legislature might as well not exist at all.

reason.comTrump's plan to buy Russian diesel would violate federal lawIf laws passed by Congress do not apply to presidential actions, then we no longer live in a democracy.

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Agreed, and Congress keeps handing its power over. Trump has signed 288 executive orders this term; Congress has passed 117 laws, 2nd-fewest at this point since 1973. The House has met 72 of 206 weekdays this year. Congress has all but officially abdicated its authority to Trump. We need reform.

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