President Donald Trump is expanding the power of the presidency in every way he can. From his flagrant disregard of court rulings to signing an executive order banning flag burning in defiance of Supreme Court precedent, this president has shown little respect for the institutional norms our government runs on. Trump doesn’t just test the limits of presidential power — he denies they exist.

We may see this president as outrageous and power-hungry. Though he is shocking, he is by no means one of a kind. For 50 years, the office of the presidency has been swelling beyond its constitutional bounds. What Trump represents is not the beginning of this story, but the breaking point — the moment we must decide if we want a president, or whether we are content to crown a king.

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