“But over time, the executive branch grew exceedingly powerful. Two world wars emphasized the president’s commander in chief role and removed constraints on its power. By the second half of the 20th century, the republic was routinely fighting wars without its legislative branch, Congress, declaring war, as the Constitution required. With Congress often paralyzed by political conflict, presidents increasingly governed by edicts.”
If everyone on the outside looking in had been saying the same thing for decades and continually been proven right- I dunno, I’d probably listen to them at some point instead of calling them alarmists and flipping them the bird for daring to weigh in on your problems.