The thing is, they never envisioned the President's being this powerful. There's been HUGE sea shift in balance of power btw Exec & Cong ...
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Yup. In part because they didn't expect Congress to give up so much power so willingly.
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Exactly. And ordinary Prez who's elected by a major/plur of voters has kind of democ legit/account that Cong doesn't. Trump = the exception.
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Exactly! Repubs in the House/Senate have consistently failed Americans since Clinton was in office. Their apathy serves Trump well.
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And Republicans must be the first to go after Trump is removed. All but 1 or 2 of them must be voted out of office.
@GOP must end.
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A proper jealousy of each of their powers would keep the other branches maintaining the checks on the others.
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Direct election of Senators has neutered the Congress and short circuited the intent of the Founders.
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I'm increasingly inclined to agree. The Senate becomes more like a smaller version of the House, w/same pressures.
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Senators look to he reelected and look after their own interests. It was intended they would look after the interests of their states
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And if the STATES would jealously guard their own interests...
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States that do tend to get slapped down by a hyper-federalist judiciary.
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FYI I am probably the most anti federalist person you will meet.
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In the 18th c. sense of the phrase? I'm relatively so; very much for state power. Might have been an Antifederalist in 1789.
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Excellent post - thx. Worth a Follow
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don't think anyone saw this coming. He's in the process of undermining the judicial branch as he's trying to obstruct inv.
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They missed the whole factionalism (party) thing
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They saw effete nepotism throughout British aristocracy, and it ultimately led to the Revolutionary War. As Jefferson noted, we
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PREACH man. When is enough enough?!
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