The US should have a leader who is technically the head of the country but whose powers are basically ceremonial. He should swear in the leader of the house, appoint certain high-ranking officials (on the consent of the house leader) and sign laws into effect. He could be the one sent to other countries as a representative of the USA, and he’d be welcomed with red carpets, etc. But, he couldn’t actually enter any negotiations or anything. He could even wear a military uniform to look extra cool.
There are plenty of parliamentary republics (Germany, Italy, Austria, India, Ireland, Israel) where the president has mostly ceremonial and representative duties
I mean, we really ought to just never have a president again. Too much power concentrated in one place.
The problem is that we effectively haven’t had a congress for several decades now. They’re supposed to be the ones to check presidential power.
I think we’d be a lot better off if we had staggered nationwide elections for individual cabinet posts and let them run the country.
The US should have a leader who is technically the head of the country but whose powers are basically ceremonial. He should swear in the leader of the house, appoint certain high-ranking officials (on the consent of the house leader) and sign laws into effect. He could be the one sent to other countries as a representative of the USA, and he’d be welcomed with red carpets, etc. But, he couldn’t actually enter any negotiations or anything. He could even wear a military uniform to look extra cool.
In short, the US should have a King.
There are plenty of parliamentary republics (Germany, Italy, Austria, India, Ireland, Israel) where the president has mostly ceremonial and representative duties
No need to revert back to monarchy.
It’s safer though. These days “President” has a terrible connotation in the US. Freshen things up with a ceremonial king.