> The only way the power of the Office of the President will be reduced in the future, and things like the NSA domestic surveillance activities stopped, is thro

> The only way the power of the Office of the President will be reduced in the future, and things like the NSA domestic surveillance activities stopped, is through a civil war that ends in a new constitution and completely restructured government. I'm inclined to agree. My knowledge of political history is rough at best, but I have a hard time recalling a large-scale reduction of a government's power through legislation and prosecution alone.