Trump is the kinglike president many feared when arguing over the US Constitution in 1789 – and his address to Congress showed it
theconversation.com
When the US Constitution was written, many people − from those who wrote the document to those on the outside who read it − believed that endowing the president with kinglike powers was dangerous.
  • cheers_queers@lemm.eeEnglish
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    2 months ago

    it’s especially ironic, considering that the founding fathers themselves did not want this. they created a “living document” because they were smart enough to realize that times change and laws should change with it.

    unfortunately, their biggest fans today have completely ignored that part.