What if Bernie Sanders became President of the United States of America?

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95. whoever is the next president will face the same constitutional limitations as the current one

Which means that he has to be able to successfully work with congress or rely on executive order alone. A Sanders presidency would not be a monarchy. People here are focused exclusively on one office, the presidency. They show absolutely no concern for the rest of elected offices or any desire to change restricting or campaign financing. In light of the constitutional restrictions, absolutely nothing would change. And even if by some improbably miracle the Democrats won control of both houses with a filibuster proof majority in the Senate, much of what you describe is outside the purview of government.

This sort of fantasy promotes conformity with the status quo. It promotes the idea that people don't need to do anything but project on to a single man all their hopes and dreams. It also ensures they will turn on him in a heartbeat just as they have Obama when Sanders proves he is mortal and not able to magically transform society.

I don't know how anyone can think this sort of post is worthwhile or responsible. You don't want to participate in making government better. You want fantasies, so that as soon as Sanders is elected you can turn on him with contempt similar to the current president.

People learn civics in grade school for a reason. I do not think it too much to expect adults to have a grade school command of th workings of our government, yet that does not appear to be the case.