If the President Effectively Becomes Our King, Congress Has Only Itself to Blame

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

It started with the War Powers Act, ceding War making power back to Prez, Congress havent declared war ever since. Then, the Dem reforms in 1970 put the power away from Cmttee Chairs and into the Speaker's chair.  Rs presidents and R Speakers have dominated since then, due to the Cold War and War on Terror. Foreign Policy has been a dominant issue. The Dems thought by ceding power to Speaker and Prez, they would get more Dem prez, but the opposite occurs.  As the war on poverty and war on Terror Rs have been more successful than Dems

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

The outparty always blame the administration for being a King especially if 1 party has all three branches, but Rs has been known to obstruct more than Dems and if Dems done away with filibuster in 2009 then Rs wouldn't been able to seize control of House in 2010, only to block immigration reform to get Senate back in 2014.

But if Biden gets power back for Dems, imperative to be done with the legislative filibuster if Dems win over 51 seats

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

The power of the Prez is persuasion as well as enforcement. Teddy, Lincoln all used the bully pulpit to persuade voters. Trump never was a politician,  he was a businessman turned Prez and he was selected by the EC College and not by the PVI, Covid 19 has made his persuasive power just like Palin whom ran with McCain, whom endorsed Trump over Cruz, the same