the Constitution reflects a weaker, figurehead President. With a dwindling voter base, the GOP has long pushed the "Imperial President" i.e., the Trumpian dictator who largely ignores Congress and "rules" be Executive Order.
the backlash to Trump should include a weakening of the Presidency
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/529060-the-case-for-a-weaker-presidency
(the author is a PoliSci/Legal Studies professor)
"Contrary to what many people may think, the best thing Joe Biden can do as the next president is weaken his office. As an institution, the Office of the President has become too powerful, and it is time to reset the power of the presidency. "
"The Founding Fathers never intended for a president to be as powerful as he has become. The Constitution was drafted with the Framers still fearing the abuses of power by King George III when America was a colony, and it was written within a more than 100-years-long conflict between the British monarchy and its parliament’s effort to contain the former’s authority. In Federalist Paper 48, James Madison refers to the “superiority” of Congress over the other branches, proof being the expansive list of powers given to it compared to the president, the latter of which he described as “restrained” in its authority. "
