My most immediate concern about Trump is that it appears the next President will appoint at least one Supreme Court Justice. More, very possibly.
If Congress remains Republican controlled, my fear is that Trump would pander to the right and nominate an ultra-conservative to get brownie points for a stupid pet project like The Wall or setting the immigrant deportations in motion.
Trump may be the ultimate deal maker. His promises to his followers are largely, at this point, unworkable, undesirable, non-starters. The US is not going to bar all Muslims from entering the country. The US is not going to deport 17 million illegal immigrants. The US is not going to build a wall along the Mexican border. Yet, that is exactly what Trump has promised.
The real danger in Trump is in using some of the critical powers of the Executive Branch as bargaining chips to set in motion pet actions and policies that seem to “build his legacy” but ultimately go nowhere.
A supreme court justice could be with us for decades. Build-a-wall would be dead in months. Both would be at the top of a President Trump’s immediate agenda.
“The Constitution explicitly assigns to the president the power to sign or veto legislation, command the armed forces, ask for the written opinion of his Cabinet, convene or adjourn Congress, grant reprieves and pardons, and receive ambassadors.”
”[The President] can issue executive orders, which have the force of law but do not have to be approved by congress.”
Anyone who cannot see the danger in Donald Trump commanding the armed forces, creating laws, and adjourning Congress is seriously under-thinking this.