The article examines the trend of presidents, particularly Donald Trump, using executive orders to enact immediate change despite the potential drawbacks. This approach, while satisfying public demands for quick action, distorts constitutional limits and fosters instability within policy-making. Trump's second term promises an escalation of such unilateral actions. Historical examples illustrate that while executive orders can quickly establish major policies, such changes are often fragile and susceptible to reversal, raising concerns about the long-term sustainability of governing through unilateral action rather than collaborative legislative processes.
Trump, returning to the White House after a first term that saw him issue 220 executive orders, has guaranteed to continue the trend of bold, unilateral action.
History shows that this approach - while politically expedient - is inherently fragile. Executive actions can be undone by judicial review, legislative opposition, or simply the next guy.
Presidents of both parties have regularly bypassed Congress via executive orders - for good and ill, demonstrating the precarious nature of legislative short-cuts.
The president-centric approach to governing distorts the constitutional limits of the office, fosters policy instability, and undermines the collaborative spirit of our representative democracy.
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