Lately (the last couple decades), power has been concentrating in the president because Congress is increasingly dysfunctional. We can measure this. The singl

Lately (the last couple decades), power has been concentrating in the president because Congress is increasingly dysfunctional. We can measure this. The single most basic responsibility of Congress is to pass the budget. Well, how are they doing? When was the last time they were able to pass a normal, annual budget, like they used to do year after year, reliable as clockwork? If they can't do job 1, they're broken. So the president rules by executive order, because Congress can't pass bills any more.