If Trump could get himself installed for a third term in violation of the Constitution, then he could also make Musk his Vice President in violation of the Constitution.
Anne Applebaum's Atlantic essay about "regime change" is an interesting read when you consider that the "civil servant culture" she's referring to was itself the product of a similar sort of regime change, one that was necessary to pave the way to our current situation - the abolition of "night watchman" government by Progressivism and the New Deal.
Back then, as now, it was the courts who were the main source of pushback - until FDR threatened to "pack" the court. The difference is that Trump won't likely need to do any such thing - as you pointed out, he's acting on the assumption that they have already neutered themselves.
Yes and no. Musk is also dismantling the late 19th Century civil service reforms that got rid of the "spoils" system.
The key to understanding Trump is that he doesn't want to go back to the 1970s, or the 1950s, or even the 19th Century. He is pre-modern man. He wants to take us back to the Bronze Age, when all knowledge was just folklore, and everybody lived under the sway of a strongman.
Not sure I’m going to be able to sleep tonight, but SPOT ON as always, Rob! Keep these reports coming!
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If Trump could get himself installed for a third term in violation of the Constitution, then he could also make Musk his Vice President in violation of the Constitution.
Anne Applebaum's Atlantic essay about "regime change" is an interesting read when you consider that the "civil servant culture" she's referring to was itself the product of a similar sort of regime change, one that was necessary to pave the way to our current situation - the abolition of "night watchman" government by Progressivism and the New Deal.
Back then, as now, it was the courts who were the main source of pushback - until FDR threatened to "pack" the court. The difference is that Trump won't likely need to do any such thing - as you pointed out, he's acting on the assumption that they have already neutered themselves.
Yes and no. Musk is also dismantling the late 19th Century civil service reforms that got rid of the "spoils" system.
The key to understanding Trump is that he doesn't want to go back to the 1970s, or the 1950s, or even the 19th Century. He is pre-modern man. He wants to take us back to the Bronze Age, when all knowledge was just folklore, and everybody lived under the sway of a strongman.