I think their point was just that the legislation could be more explicit and leave less leeway in the hands of the executive branch... Which of course is made

I think their point was just that the legislation could be more explicit and leave less leeway in the hands of the executive branch... Which of course is made difficult in a paralyzed, polarized legislative environment. This is actually one of the reasons I'm such a big fan of cardinal voting systems such as approval voting. I believe that they'd elect a more diverse body of legislators, so that coalition building would become both necessary for political survival, and possible in the first place. Right now there's no true coalition building, just hyperpartisan compromise.