The president could still veto, even if the pseudo-legislative powers were removed. If the executive were less powerful, perhaps the attitudes in Congress woul

The president could still veto, even if the pseudo-legislative powers were removed. If the executive were less powerful, perhaps the attitudes in Congress would be different. It's hard to know how they would behave, because we haven't had that situation in living memory. I read a good article conjecturing that the decline in civility in Congress is due to the increased pressure to essentially run a permanent election campaign. The congress people used to spend more time in Washington becoming friends, but now spend most of their time at home, campaigning. Now I can't find my source...