Do You Really Want The Precedents Trump Is Setting For Future Presidents?

Donald Trump is riding high right now. Even though his approval in the polls is low, he is being successful in completing many of his actions. He is seizing much of the power over the government purse from Congress. He is using the Justice Department to punish his critics and political enemies. He is putting pressure on media outlets in an attempt to censor what they report. He is deporting immigrants without due process (including many who are here legally). He is imposing new taxes of American consumers in the form of tariffs.

In short, he is in the process of creating expanding the power of the presidency - approaching the point of authoritarianism. And his MAGA cult is loving it. But they are being very short-sighted.

Trump's actions are setting precedents. And future presidents will be able to follow those precedents.

We still have elections in this country. And it is very likely that the next president will be a Democrat (especially considering Trump extremely low approval numbers). 

Now you might be thinking that a Democrat wouldn't act like Trump is doing. You might be wrong. Not all Democrats are as nice as Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, and Joe Biden. We have had Democrats that pushed the envelope to accomplish things (like Franklin Roosevelt and Lyndon Johnson). The things they did were good for the country, but would a future Democrat, willing to push the envelope with the new powers Trump has created, do good or get his own retribution against right-wingers?

It could go either way. Our Founding Fathers knew that men are fallible, and even good men can go astray. That's why they created a presidency with limited powers, who must be answerable to Congress and the Supreme Court. 

Trump is breaking down our three-pronged government system and creating a powerful unitary presidency. Even his MAGA cult lovers need to ask themselves. Do you really want future presidents to have that kind of power?