> given all checks and no balances.
Do you mean no checks and balances? A check is a restriction or constraint.
Do you mean no checks and balances? A check is a restriction or constraint.
I checked to see if that pun occurs elsewhere and didn't see it. Someone who doesn't have English as a first language may not know the more obscure usage of check since you don't use it much these days other than as part of phrases and idioms like "checks and balances", which is 18th century English