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Dicktator-for-Life: Nixon, Cheney and Constitutional Calvinball über alles

Nixon argued that if the president does it, it's legal - by definition. Another prominent Dick - Cheney, in this case - agrees. But this is just the tip of the iceberg. If we follow their argument to its logical conclusion, they're essentially saying that any president can Constitutionally make himself Dictator-for-Life.

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