Eric Patashnik
@ericpatashnik.bsky.social
Director of the Taubman Center for American Politics and Policy and Professor of Political Science and Public Policy at Brown University.
https://home.watson.brown.edu/people/faculty/watson-faculty/eric-patashnik
https://home.watson.brown.edu/people/faculty/watson-faculty/eric-patashnik
"A dismal scenario for the year 2100, even lacking any formal constitutional changes, would be a U.S. Congress...diminishing to city-council status, deprived of talent, media coverage, public attention, and real power as the executive branch expands to conduct an imperial role."
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January 3, 2026 at 9:07 PM
"A dismal scenario for the year 2100, even lacking any formal constitutional changes, would be a U.S. Congress...diminishing to city-council status, deprived of talent, media coverage, public attention, and real power as the executive branch expands to conduct an imperial role."
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"On the record, that kind of activity, however well-advised on policy grounds, is not auspicious for a balanced constitution. Congress, the courts, and popular rule all tend to pale before it... 2/3
January 3, 2026 at 9:07 PM
"On the record, that kind of activity, however well-advised on policy grounds, is not auspicious for a balanced constitution. Congress, the courts, and popular rule all tend to pale before it... 2/3