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Gridlock Fueled Executive Expansion
- Gridlock in Congress pushes presidents toward executive action and unilateral measures.
- Removing the filibuster for confirmations also amplified presidential power over appointments and the judiciary.
Judicial Appointments Amplify Long-Term Power
- The Senate's 'nuclear option' reduced confirmation thresholds and thus magnified presidential influence on the judiciary.
- Rapid confirmation of circuit and Supreme Court judges reshapes law for decades beyond any single presidency.
Executive Orders Create Political Baselines
- Executive orders vary widely and can establish lasting policy baselines that successors cite or reverse.
- Actions like DACA or Paris entry create precedents that shape subsequent administrations' choices.