Read an eye-opening article many years ago concerning the last 50 years of Congress giving more and more power to the Executive. It was hard journalism, well sourced and non-partisan, just the facts with dates and events. It was an opinion piece, not straight news, but that was the thrust. And yes, nearly every, if not every Congress has ceded more and more power to the President. So wish I could read that again and post it for y'all to see.

The framers of the Constitution had a clear focus on checking the Executive. They lived in a time of kings, unlimited monarchy, and wanted anything but a new system to setup a new form of tyrant. How they spin in their graves watching the very counter balance they envisioned willingly give up.

This won't be a welcome comment around here, but I'm hoping for the Supreme Court to dial in the madness. Remember, they are conservative, not partisan, and they owe Trump jack shit. Also, they have ruled against the man and his wishes many times so far. Most would be surprised at the "liberal" decisions they've made, and the "conservative" cases they've refused to hear. (If someone can tell me how to export my SCOTUS folder from Firefox, in a format that's easy to pass on, I can provide dozens of examples.)

They are at the very pinnacle of the legal profession and are keen to leave a positive legacy in the law books. OTOH, there are two assholes on the bench so goddamned corrupt it's appalling. Need I name names? I would gladly trade a conservative whose views I detest against either of those animals.