These two geriatric retards are a great demonstration of why the government in general, and the presidency most especially, needs to have a lot less power & authority than it currently does.
Its literally just a nursing home fight, we are the real losers here.
Because of one guy? That mostly hangs out on twitter and whos claim to fame is this:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/30/us/politics/trump-coronavirus-misinformation.html
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He cant sign presidential decrees on anything with lasting value, he can ruin international relations, but chances are that he didnt do that becaus he came up with an idea, but because the establishment low key wanted him to. Even currently the president essentially is a figurehead in anything but military decision making and a national crisis.
And to his credit, he didnt start any wars.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powers_of_the_president_of_the_United_States
Apart from that he has veto powers on laws, but thats not that dangerous.
The principle of 'separation of power' has to be put in pretty early to be able to claim yourself a democracy.
A President in the best days is a motivator, with an idea, or a legislative agenda, that could potentialy bring the country forward, and then things start to happen, because people believe in that vision. Whats that with Trump? More golf courses in the Philippines?
So he then signs decrees that either get overruled or contested by law if they exceed their mandate, and they go *poof* once they leave office.
Oh, and he appointed judges, a metric ton of them, because of political position plays to hold open vacencies, thats lasting and thats another layer of said separation of power.
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-ta...cent-presidents-in-appointing-federal-judges/
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/26/trump-legacy-supreme-court-422058
But on that I'm sure you are able to pressure other people into party picks, just as well...
Oh, and he made extremism, more 'ok' in public speech and action, but thats not something you could blame the position for. Thats just people looking up to their leader figure and changing behavior.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020...legacy-will-remain-regardless-of-the-election
US president is the "most powerful man on earth" because the commands the US military, but apart from that...
(In war you need delegation of responsibility to one person. Waging a war on 'consensus opinion' usually doesnt work so well. Cabinet comes up with plans, president decides. Military follows.)
And isnt that what america wanted? The guy with the buillding background to find his legacy in appointing 200 judges to 'lifelong positions'?