Some of the folks on "our side" seemed to buy into that idea. Nothing even in the same universe as what Trump is going to do, but creeping incrementalism falls into our lap as much as anyone else.

...again, it's not Trump level stuff but it's still things that I don't want him to have the power to do, but that for the past 8 years our side said "Oh, it's no big deal. We trust Obama.

Those are just the things that *have* been done that we don't like.

Add in those things like DACA that are questionable, and it's worse.

Then put into the mix all the things that many (D) have wanted Obama to do--rewrite the budget ex parte, rewrite immigration laws, compel states to do more than the law requires. ... You soon realize that the absence of civics in school (and for those states/schools with civics classes, the utter irrelevance that many view such courses with) has left a lot of people, (R), (L), and center, with a view that when their guy (or gal) is in power s/he's got a lot more power than is the case.

When the authorities break the law, then there isn't any law--just a fight for survival.

removed by impeachment? Or have I forgotten my history? Seems to me that he paid a high price for his ugly ways.

muttering to past president's portraits, eating dog biscuits when he treated his dogs, and was getting drunk on martinis all of the time.