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> Did the Framers not consider the threat of a runaway executive? They kind of did consider this. Pretty sure that's what impeachment is for. I suspect the fr

• tastyface 2y ago
  But even with impeachment, the executive is still, technically, in charge of the armed forces, etc. Wouldn’t it make more sense for each co-equal branch to have some degree of executive autonomy? For example, marshals that report only to the judicial branch or Congress.
  • busyant 2y ago
    > Wouldn’t it make more sense for each co-equal branch to have some degree of executive autonomy? For example, marshals that report only to the judicial branch or Congress. Your suggestion sounds good at-a-glance. But I always worry that these types of ideas have down-sides that might not be immediately obvious. I have no idea what the down-sides might be for your particular suggestion, but it seems that all systems are corruptible if people try hard enough. I'm not trying to dismiss your suggestion--only saying that a lot of times, it's difficult to see the imperfections. I also think it's absurd that so many people treat the framers of the Constitution as deities. They were flawed people like the rest of us--and the Constitution is not a perfect document. If it were a perfect document, we would not be in the current situation, where the Executive branch is thumbing its nose as the Judicial branch.