Trump knows it is a game. RINOs in the senate pretend to work with Trump in some parts of his agenda, to get their "men" appointed to key positions.
If Trump fully antagonizes RINO senators like Lindsey Graham, then next time Dems launch an impeachment case against him, he is toast.
It is very demoralizing if you think about it. Trump can only hope to slowly chip away at their power, with a very limited timeframe of 2 terms.
As an outsider, I can see that this one downside of the American system of checks and balances, electing one person even if the most powerful position, cannot necessarily change the entire political system.
the American system of checks and balances does prevent a would-be dictator from abusing their power, that is true.
But it also means decades of rot (as one comment said) is going to be harder to clean up.
good that someone gets it as well.
Trump knows it is a game. RINOs in the senate pretend to work with Trump in some parts of his agenda, to get their "men" appointed to key positions.
If Trump fully antagonizes RINO senators like Lindsey Graham, then next time Dems launch an impeachment case against him, he is toast.
It is very demoralizing if you think about it. Trump can only hope to slowly chip away at their power, with a very limited timeframe of 2 terms.
As an outsider, I can see that this one downside of the American system of checks and balances, electing one person even if the most powerful position, cannot necessarily change the entire political system.
It didn't all happen at once either. It's decades of rot we are trying to purge. It's going to take at least a decade to do. Maybe two.
You're last paragraph is a feature, not a bug.
the American system of checks and balances does prevent a would-be dictator from abusing their power, that is true. But it also means decades of rot (as one comment said) is going to be harder to clean up.