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Unfortunately, the post above is a fair demonstration of the level of education and thought that most voters will bring to the process.
Well, golly gee whillickers, if he says he's only gonna do good things, why shouldn't he be allowed to effectively toss our Constitution overboard?
:roll: Democracy ensures we will be governed no better than we deserve.
But you know what, it's okay. Because crap like this establishes a Precedent. The Republican President of 2017 should announce that in order to "create jobs" and "help our children learn" and "take care of our elderly" while "saving children from slavery", "stopping animal abuse", and "making everyone feel loved", he is unilaterally reforming the entitlements, applying anti-monopoly law to Unions, voiding Obamacare, dramatically reducing tax and regulatory complexity, getting rid of the Department of Education, and ending Agricultural Subsidies, the National Labor Relations Board, all tariffs, estate taxes, and the minimum wage. If Congress complains, he can simply declare them to be in recess, meaning that their complaints have no legal power.
What's good for the goose is good for the gander. Grant powers to the Presidency beyond its' Constitutional scope, and you can get f-----d right back.
See my response above. It applies here too. Whether you like it or not the president does have that power. Whoever the next president is I am certain you will not judge him by his actions, but by the letter in front of their name. Conservatives and liberals alike have proven that more times than I can count. The party of a person means more than their actions.