> Statute can absolutely constrain the executive.
This is an open question. The judicial branch has authority, on paper. But without means of enforcing that authority, it cannot truly constrain the executive.
This is an open question. The judicial branch has authority, on paper. But without means of enforcing that authority, it cannot truly constrain the executive.
It's not. Statute has constrained the executive for all of American history.
To put a finer point on it: if the president orders somebody to do something in violation of federal law, and then pardons them, can the law be enforced?