2026 10-5 Exec office reorg, Economics, Geopolitical Energy Mandates, Flock

So let's start with the primary focus today, which is probably the most dramatic structural shift on the table.

It's this sweeping blueprint from Democrats aimed at permanently curbing presidential executive power.

Right.

This is their long-term plan if they manage to secure a legislative trifecta in 2028.

Yeah, holding the presidency, the House, and the Senate.

If they get that, the strategy, which is led by Representative Jamie Raskin, is to systematically re-engineer the executive branch.

The, the phrase he uses to reverse Trumpism, and Raskin's background as a constitutional law professor is, like, front and center here.

Oh, absolutely, because these aren't just, you know, strongly worded resolutions.

They are trying to encode unwritten traditions into unbreakable laws.

For centuries, the US government ran on a gentleman's agreement, basically.

Like, presidents just didn't do certain things because past presidents hadn't done them.

Exactly.

But this 2028 blueprint looks at the controversies of the past decade and tries to build actual structural walls where those handshakes used to be.

It's incredibly granular.

It really is.

I mean, going through the text, they want to legally insulate the DOJ from the White House, just totally severing the president's ability to direct prosecutions.

Which is huge.

Yeah, and then banning presidents from levying tariffs without explicit congressional approval.

Plus, the transparency stuff, mandatory 10 years of tax returns for candidates and blind trusts for any sitting president with over a million dollars in assets.

And if you look at the mechanics of, say, the tariff proposal, it's really Congress trying to take back power it's been leaking to the executive branch for decades.

Constitutionally, Congress regulates commerce.

But presidents have been using emergency powers to bypass them.

Right, to launch trade wars.

So this proposal is Congress saying, "No, we're revoking that delegated power."

And that power struggle is so obvious when you look at how they want to handle acting officials.

So let's start with the primary focus today, which is probably the most dramatic structural shift on the table.

It's this sweeping blueprint from Democrats aimed at permanently curbing presidential executive power.

Right.

This is their long-term plan if they manage to secure a legislative trifecta in 2028.

Yeah, holding the presidency, the House, and the Senate.

If they get that, the strategy, which is led by Representative Jamie Raskin, is to systematically re-engineer the executive branch.

The, the phrase he uses to reverse Trumpism, and Raskin's background as a constitutional law professor is, like, front and center here.

Oh, absolutely, because these aren't just, you know, strongly worded resolutions.

They are trying to encode unwritten traditions into unbreakable laws.

For centuries, the US government ran on a gentleman's agreement, basically.

Like, presidents just didn't do certain things because past presidents hadn't done them.

Exactly.

But this 2028 blueprint looks at the controversies of the past decade and tries to build actual structural walls where those handshakes used to be.

It's incredibly granular.

It really is.

I mean, going through the text, they want to legally insulate the DOJ from the White House, just totally severing the president's ability to direct prosecutions.

Which is huge.

Yeah, and then banning presidents from levying tariffs without explicit congressional approval.

Plus, the transparency stuff, mandatory 10 years of tax returns for candidates and blind trusts for any sitting president with over a million dollars in assets.

And if you look at the mechanics of, say, the tariff proposal, it's really Congress trying to take back power it's been leaking to the executive branch for decades.

Constitutionally, Congress regulates commerce.

But presidents have been using emergency powers to bypass them.

Right, to launch trade wars.

So this proposal is Congress saying, "No, we're revoking that delegated power."

And that power struggle is so obvious when you look at how they want to handle acting officials.