Do you think the US was basically a functioning democracy in 2008? Do you think the general government was basically structured as described by the Constitution?
I think "No" to both. I think the elected officials have very little control and the real power lies in the institutions, and consequently US democracy is window dressing on an authoritarian system. I think the Constitution is not remotely followed. The Constitution forbids a standing army, vests all executive power in the President, requires only gold and silver as money, and forbids Congress from doing anything at all other than a handful of specifically listed powers.
I view project 2025 as (partially) remaking America in the image of the Constitution, with the likely consequence that judges eventually bring it even closer in line.
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