I think the President SHOULD be arguing/advocating for legislature AS a representative of The People. I don’t like that the POTUS is often the face of their political party (that is the Speaker Of The House/Word for Minority Leader) but it is also a consequence of a two party system (which is the end state of most representative Democracies but…).
But it should be done through talking/pressuring politicians and exercising vetoes. Not through kingly decrees under the guise of “I guess we are at war with fentanyl?”
But I acknowledge I grew up with The West Wing (and fully believe Veep is a much more realistic portrayal of government) so I still have an idealized view of what a leader SHOULD do.
If the Presidents stayed in their roles, the people would follow their congressmembers/senators if they thought things werent how they liked. It wouldn’t be a giant publicity show, because you’d have 435 people with a vote that’s equal, and 100 in the other house. Making 270 people popular is much harder, and when they can’t count for more than everyone else, their standing doesn’t “demand” as much respect.
Right now it’s the executive branch manipulating the rest, which is rediculous
I think the President SHOULD be arguing/advocating for legislature AS a representative of The People. I don’t like that the POTUS is often the face of their political party (that is the Speaker Of The House/Word for Minority Leader) but it is also a consequence of a two party system (which is the end state of most representative Democracies but…).
But it should be done through talking/pressuring politicians and exercising vetoes. Not through kingly decrees under the guise of “I guess we are at war with fentanyl?”
But I acknowledge I grew up with The West Wing (and fully believe Veep is a much more realistic portrayal of government) so I still have an idealized view of what a leader SHOULD do.
If the Presidents stayed in their roles, the people would follow their congressmembers/senators if they thought things werent how they liked. It wouldn’t be a giant publicity show, because you’d have 435 people with a vote that’s equal, and 100 in the other house. Making 270 people popular is much harder, and when they can’t count for more than everyone else, their standing doesn’t “demand” as much respect.
Right now it’s the executive branch manipulating the rest, which is rediculous