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Originally Posted by jwb
Tbf Trump was trying pretty hard to use the same executive power domestically.. especially to build the wall. It's true that executive power is most pronounced with warfare but i do think the president has more sway than they used to generally as well.
But i was just saying when you give the pitch we are voting to save our democracy and then you do that again the next time and the next time etc it starts to feel like standard campaign propaganda.
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Sure he can DO stuff, or try to do stuff, but just imagine if he tried to dismantle or defund the CIA or end US military operations overseas. If he wasn't outright assassinated I imagine he'd find himself immediately sidelined and the the powers that be would make damn sure he wasn't re-elected.