- Congress will resume its role in providing oversight to the executive branch and rediscover its power of the purse.
- Democrats in congress and the press will amp up defense of the senate filibuster.
- Democrats in congress and the press will (re)discover the problems with executive orders and actions. Expect to hear opposition to "an imperial presidency."
- Hillary Clinton will receive a pardon in January 2017 - either from President Obama, or from President-Elect Trump after the inauguration.
p.s. One bit of good news about the presidential results: In 2017, we will be able to oppose the President's policies without being labeled a racist or a sexist.
I think that you will see a long overdue house cleaning of the government. New blood in a number of positions will be a good thing if the right persons are put in place.
ReplyDeleteI think that the President Elect will have to now put together a platform of initiatives. The election was about vitriol...the presidency has to be about constructive change...that is what the country actually voted for.
We have a Republican majority in both the house and senate which is likely a good thing. Given the election...otherwise party lines could have been a significant obstacle.
I don't think that President Trump will be beholden to anyone...you might consider that good and bad. Clearly, the rhetoric needs to be dialed down and I suspect that in a constructive environment it will be.
The country has to come together and heal. The election has be divisive and (in a number of ways) the current administration has been divisive.