Every four years, we are told that we are facing the “most important election of our lifetime,” thanks to the increasing amount of government power handed to the executive branch. And yet, a more troubling trend is emerging: People are treating the presidency as a key part of their everyday lives.
The refusal of the legislative branch to live up to its name has made our system of checks and balances lopsided. For the party that holds the presidency, Congress becomes nothing more than a cheering section. Congressional Democrats discovered that their jobs are important after an eight-year hiatus under former President Barack Obama, while congressional Republicans have forgotten their objections to government spending and executive orders over the last four years.
