I’m just waiting for Musk to send Congress home. To my eyes, they’ve been pretty ineffective for a long time and the last two weeks behavior hasn’t changed my mind.
Thank you for this enlightened historical analysis of the power balance between our Executive and Legislative branches. It remains true that those who ignore history are bound to repeat it. As much as I respect and agree with the importance of your perspective, I remain very troubled by this Trump guy. His attitude and views parallel some of those of former presidents, especially Jackson, Andrew Johnson and Nixon, but none of them focused on degrading the very Constitution on which our system of government depends. And none ceded political power to an unelected uberwealthy immigrant.
Didn’t Congress abdicate much of its oversight and work to departments such as the EPA that “legislated” rules? Senators should go back to being chosen by state legislators so they can represent state interests. Perhaps if Congress wasn’t focused on reelection, members would not let the President and bureaucrats do their job for them.
I’m just waiting for Musk to send Congress home. To my eyes, they’ve been pretty ineffective for a long time and the last two weeks behavior hasn’t changed my mind.
Thank you for this enlightened historical analysis of the power balance between our Executive and Legislative branches. It remains true that those who ignore history are bound to repeat it. As much as I respect and agree with the importance of your perspective, I remain very troubled by this Trump guy. His attitude and views parallel some of those of former presidents, especially Jackson, Andrew Johnson and Nixon, but none of them focused on degrading the very Constitution on which our system of government depends. And none ceded political power to an unelected uberwealthy immigrant.
What sayeth you?
I've written on this subject in some previous essays. Perhaps start here: https://hwbrands.substack.com/p/the-most-powerful-president-ever
Didn’t Congress abdicate much of its oversight and work to departments such as the EPA that “legislated” rules? Senators should go back to being chosen by state legislators so they can represent state interests. Perhaps if Congress wasn’t focused on reelection, members would not let the President and bureaucrats do their job for them.