Comment by tored

Comment by tored 2 days ago

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US president has a lot of powers, I’m not aware of any elected official in Europe with the same amount of powers (ignore Russia).

President of France is probably the most comparable, but in France you also have the prime minister, selected by the president but supported by the parliament.

In Sweden we have a separation of powers within the executive branch. Government agencies are independent of the cabinet.

DOGE’s audit wouldn’t be possible in Sweden, that would have required legislation or even constitutional changes.

Sweden has already an independent government agency that audits the rest of the government, but it has support in the constitution for that and it is technically administered by the parliament and not the cabinet.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedish_National_Audit_Offic...

My personal opinion is that the US system of government is vastly inferior to Sweden’s.

actionfromafar 2 days ago

The so called "audit" is not "possible" in the US either, except nobody intervenes when the laws are broken. Where is the security clearance?

  • tored 2 days ago

    If they have security clearance then the audit would be legal?

    • justin66 2 days ago

      You've hammered away on this question in multiple comments. Are you under the impression you're consulting with experts in US federal law?

      • tored 2 days ago

        It seems that many objects to the audit on technicalities and use that as an argument that the audit itself is illegal or unconstitutional. It is a flawed argument.