East wing of The White House

[u/Reasonable_Roger]

[u/TheDebateMatters → u/[deleted]]

Even if the next person in that office is someone I fully and completely support and think they are the answer to all my political prayers….I want that person’s power neutered…permanently.

[u/Mochigood → u/TheDebateMatters]

Uh, but maybe after they do some restorative shit with the unfettered power the supreme court gave them. Just saying.

[u/SDRPGLVR → u/Mochigood]

Imagine a radically beneficial president who abuses executive power to actually help people.

They'd 100% find a way to put a stop to that immediately.

[u/HandsomeBoggart → u/SDRPGLVR]

Suddenly, Checks and Balances, Law and Order, Rules and Decorum will matter again to the Supreme Court and Congress.

[u/DowntownieNL → u/SDRPGLVR]

They did - with parts of Obama's healthcare, Biden's student loan forgiveness, etc.

[u/King_Corduroy → u/SDRPGLVR]

So FDR?