• Strategic Moves Radio Show with Kenn Dowell & Dr. Heather Burton

Executive Power vs. Public Oversight: Who Checks Authority?

Power is expanding — and oversight is weakening. A president authorizes military action without an act of Congress. A mayor considers ending federal oversight of a police department under a consent decree. Different levels of government. Same underlying tension. Who checks authority when authority moves fast? Tonight is not about partisanship. It is about process. When oversight weakens, power concentrates. And concentrated power impacts Black communities first. Tonight’s focus: • Presidential war authority without congressional declaration • Cleveland’s consent decree and Issue 24 • What happens when oversight shifts from federal to local hands Read More

• May 2026
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