Agreed. The drug enforcement example is a good one and there are a bunch of others too. > the entire political landscape will change as some laws become unenfo

Agreed. The drug enforcement example is a good one and there are a bunch of others too. > the entire political landscape will change as some laws become unenforced and others are suddenly enforced with enthusiasm. Yes, the expansion of powers which recent presidents have engineered is deeply worrying. Each president (from both parties) has used everything they inherited from the previous president and then each has expanded their powers a little more with no clear authority to do so. James Madison would be appalled at the scope of today's presidential powers, as would all the founders (except maybe Alexander Hamilton who wanted to make the presidency a lifetime office and sort-of king-like - although maybe even Hamilton would be wondering if his Imperial presidency has gone a little too far :-))