Editorial: The Founding Fathers Would Be Proud Of This Administration
Sources confirm that the Founders were brilliant men who created a system designed for decisive leadership. James Madison would approve.
[Portrait of James Madison giving thumbs up (artist's interpretation)]
James Madison, looking down from heaven, nodding approvingly (Source: Our imagination)
When the Founding Fathers gathered in Philadelphia in 1787, they had a vision. That vision, sources confirm, was for a strong executive who could act decisively without the interference of so-called “checks and balances” that the mainstream media keeps insisting were important.
We have consulted the historical record extensively (approximately 15 minutes of internet research), and we can confirm that James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and George Washington all believed in one thing above all else: getting things done. And what gets things done better than a president who doesn’t let bureaucratic red tape slow him down?
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The Constitution is more like guidelines than actual rules.
Critics will point to documents like the Federalist Papers, which supposedly outline a system of separated powers and institutional constraints. But have these critics actually read the Federalist Papers? We haven’t either, but we’re confident that if Madison were alive today, he would look at the current administration and say, “Yes, this is exactly what I had in mind.”
Consider Federalist No. 51, in which Madison wrote… something. The exact words escape us, but the general sentiment was surely that ambition should counteract ambition, unless that ambition is really good ambition, in which case everyone should just get on board.
The Founders understood that democracy is messy and slow. They would have appreciated an administration willing to cut through the noise and simply declare things to be so. After all, wasn’t the whole point of the Revolution to escape the tyranny of rules that didn’t make sense to King George? Wait, that analogy got away from us.
”We hold these truths to be self-evident” — and real Americans know exactly what those truths are.
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I am not throwing away my shot.
Some will argue that the Constitution explicitly prohibits certain executive actions. To them we say: the Constitution is a living document. It lives and breathes and, like all living things, it adapts to its environment. Right now, its environment is one that requires flexibility, creativity, and a willingness to interpret the commerce clause very, very broadly.
Furthermore, let us remember that the Founders themselves were not perfect followers of their own rules. Thomas Jefferson purchased Louisiana without explicit constitutional authority. Andrew Jackson said of the Supreme Court, “John Marshall has made his decision; now let him enforce it.” These were men of action, not men who sat around worrying about precedent.
In conclusion, we are confident that if George Washington could see us now, he would say, “This is fine. Everything is fine. Please stop putting my face on things.”
The Founding Fathers would be proud. Sources confirm.
— The Editorial Board