More to the point, when conservative candidates are running for president, they must be asked whether they are willing to work with congress to reduce the unconstitutional powers that former presidents have adopted. There is a short list that they can answer to:
1) Prohibiting the “Presidential Signing Statement”, which usurps both legislative and judicial powers. (This is one of the most blatantly unconstitutional acts the presidents engage in.)
2) Prohibiting the use of the “Presidential Proclamation” to take lands from the states, along with a restoration of most of those state lands already taken, outside of Indian reservations and military reservations.
3) Strictly defining the parameters of “Executive Privilege”.
4) Restoration of both the War Powers Act and the Posse Comitatus Act.
5) Reform and reorganization of the 16 major intelligence agencies.
6) Reform and reorganization of the 100+ federal police agencies.
7) Reform and reorganization of the federal bureaucracy under the scrutiny of a congressional Office of Inspector General, which can suspend bureaucratic regulations until they are reviewed and approved by congress.
8) Prohibition of arsenals and tactical police units for non-Intelligence and non-federal police agencies.
9) Reorganization of the federal judiciary to improve efficiency.
I’m sure this list could be substantially increased.
No doubt it can be increased. I have a lot of things I could add to the list but as long as the population centers and no/low info voters can stuff the ballot boxes a candidate who would espouse such things isn’t going to get elected. Sorry friggin’ situation. Sure has reversed from the king of camelots statement about what your country can do for you. Apparently for a lot of folks it’s “not enough stuff”.
“6) Reform and reorganization of the 100+ federal police agencies.”
How about we ELIMINATE all but 3 federal police agencies, and strictly limit the powers of those 3?