President Trump raised the bar when it comes to the first energy and ambitions of his term. He has issued dozens of executive orders and comes more every day. He has achieved great success against both Canada and Mexico, wielding tariffs as a weapon. And of course, he is trying to remake the federal government itself as soon as possible. Shut down The whole Ministry of Education.

Historians and professors want to argue that America has a “empirical president.” They say the president’s power is out of control and overwhelms two other branches of the government. They say that the right balance gives parliament and courts much more power, and means repeating the power of the president.

But this is wrong. Certainly the power of government We have grown in America in our history, Especially finished The past 100 years. However, the power of the president within the government is I declined. The role of an elected president, chosen by the American people, is endlessly reduced and surrounded by bureaucrats, Congress and courts built around him.

All of this was on display in Trump’s first terminology. Trump’s own FBI attacked General Flynn, his chosen national security adviser. Trump’s own DHS helped set up the technology’s censorship device and then equips the 2020 election. Federal employees either engaged loudly in performance resistance or malicious compliance, or ignored the president’s orders multiple times. Military communication to the National Security Council “become a whistleblower”r” undermines the president’s policies regarding Ukraine.

This does not cooperate with the way the founder saw the presidency.

Article 2establishing the US presidency is rarely long words, but the part that builds the power of the president is only a small part. However, the power given is vast. The president says he is the commander of the chief of the military. He can make treaties with other countries, but the treaties require ratification of the Senate. He may appoint all judges, ambassadors, ministers and other officers of the United States.

But all the most important forces are a single eight-word clause near the end of Article 2, which orders the President to “take care of the law faithfully executed.” .

In Federalism No. 70, Alexander Hamilton expressed the vision of the presidency held by the man who held it It was actually drafted Constitution. He said the essential feature of the new president is that he was. strong, It contrasts with the almost powerless chief executive who governed under his allies.

“Weak executives mean weak executions of the government,” Hamilton said. I wrote. “Weak execution is just another phrase for bad execution. And whatever it is, the government where the government was executed must actually be a bad government.”

Hamilton needed four things an effective executive: Uniformity, duration, support (That is, pay), and competent authority.

The duration and salary must be clear enough, but what does Hamilton mean? What he meant was that the administrative department had to ultimately flow from one person’s decision. It has been led by many countries in history, and even a few even today, by councils acting without a CEO. It was one of the options America He was rejected for writing the constitution. Hamilton emphasized that only one decision maker can secure “decisions, activities, secrets and” to run the entire country. dispatch“By getting things done. But this unity could be ruined, Hamilton said, “on the surface, one man, subject, in whole or in part, in the ability of the counselor over him, for the control and cooperation of others.” Hamilton warned if it was alleged.

What does that mean today?

For decades, federal bureaucracy has grown and has worked to effectively become the fourth division of government. only Government branch. Thousands of American bureaucrats are supposed to support the president in their constitutional job of enforcing the law. However, as Hamilton warned, the counselor and advisor became practically masters. The regulators establish vision that the president cannot see and tell him he is detained. Diplomats treat all foreign missions as their own individuals Territories and It undermines the president who opposes their agenda. Intelligence agents envision the right to choose American allies, enemies and priorities.

This is more than just a problem for Trump. It is a crisis for the entire American Republic. The president is the elected Constitutional Bureau and is generally accountable. No bureaucrats are elected and not responsible for anyone. When the president cannot serve as chairman, America Become a Republic Totally. Instead, it becomes the dictatorship of the administered elite.

And that’s why the aggressive actions of President Trump, the first of his second term, are so important. President Trump is restoring Article 2 presidency, the presidency explained by the founders of the constitution. In the actual Article 2 presidency, that is president It implements laws, sets foreign policy, manages federal law enforcement, and manages the military. The President hires, fires, or removess People who get in his way. Checking his power teeth It’s not about the constitution, the power of the Congress’ wallet, and the voters themselves – whether the Washington bureaucrats feel they want to go with things.

Charlie Kirk is the founder and CEO of Turning Point USA, Turning Point Action and host of top-ranked podcasts and national syndicated radio shows.Charlie Kirk Show. ”