Always remember, the authority that you give to one President will be used (and stretched) by the next President. Give power to a President that you like, and you’re also giving it to the one that you’ll hate.
A large portion of our current frustration is because generations of Congresses have been abdicating their responsibilities so that they can focus on reelection. They let the sitting President do the controversial things and take all the heat so that they can point fingers no matter what happens. Vote wisely in state/local/midterm elections with this also in mind.
This highlights the need for state/local powers to minimize the many downfalls of an overly powerful Executive (and bloated federal government in general)… but history also tells us that we need federal powers as well (as an example, states passing discriminatory laws need to be checked). A functioning federalist government can be a wonderful thing.
Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk.
