Storming Of The Capitol Building

[Belsnickel]

(01-08-2021, 07:32 PM)BrownAssClown Wrote: Do you foresee any changes coming in the future with regard to presidential powers? IMO the way Trump has abused the power of his office I could see the legislative branch and possibly the judicial branch taking action to make sure a future president can't pervert the office of president the way the current president has. Before all is said and done the president may have to get congressional approval to break wind in the future....I'm kidding of course....maybe.

Honestly, I don't know. Both parties have an interest in maintaining the presidential form of government that we have and maintaining a strong one at that. By realigning power and putting more in the hands of Congress, it just means that more hoops have to be jumped through and more elections won in order to carry out their agenda. We are hearing some talk about bolstering our democracy from the Democrats, but I don't expect much of anything from them. The reforms that are needed would require politicos to lose power, the people to gain power, and would require constitutional amendments. Given the current state of partisanship in Washington and division among the people, there wouldn't be enough agreement for substantial reforms.

I, personally, have stated many times that I am in favor of a new constitution. I subscribe to the Jefferson school of thought regarding that document, that it should only last for two generations (or 19 years thereabouts) before it is scrapped and redone. I would also not object to a bit of a weaker executive were that to happen. I think the powers of the executive were granted in 1789 with the idea of "well, at least it ain't a monarch!" We can do better than that, though.