I’m fascinated by a similar drift in the perception of “President” in political sense between Obama and Trump. Middle layer (gerrymandered Congress plus civil service) took away so much authority that the President had to flail with executive orders.
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One possible black swan way out — some new locus of real agency accidentally falls within Presidential scope by default restoring the balance. Like aliens landing on White House lawn and refusing to talk to anyone else. Or of course declared war (an increasingly obsolete idea)
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Another would be simply reject existing Federal executive as unconstitutional and since Senate won't act, declare it null and void. Create state mandate that employers send federal income tax withholding to a state escrow until constitutional federal authority is restored.
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Continued results like this could lead to state level fiscal revolts, especially if regional state alliances band together.https://twitter.com/davidfrum/status/1258002643181539328 …
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