Unsure why you're getting downvoted, perhaps because you used the fear-inducing d-word. While I'm not at the point of calling him that, I do think we're certain

Unsure why you're getting downvoted, perhaps because you used the fear-inducing d-word. While I'm not at the point of calling him that, I do think we're certainly living with the illusion of a democracy at the moment. Ultimately, whoever has the guns makes the rules. This is why coups often happen via military takeover. If Congress were to decide they finally wanted to act as a check against the administration, what's to happen? Playing through a thought-experiment on this: - Congress decides to limit Executive - Executive refuses - Courts intervene - Executive appeals - Supreme Court issues opinion targeting narrow aspect of intervention and kicks it back to lower court to reconsider based on opinion - Courts... reject Executive again? (one can hope) - Executive appeals - Supreme Court forced to issue ruling against Executive (one can hope) Meanwhile, weeks/months have passed and Executive would've already established this use of power as the "norm". Realistically, what happens at this point? Does the Executive just accept the loss? _This_ Executive in _this_ environment? I dare not hope that much lest I lose sight of the difference between fantasy and reality.