Re: Could this be the rift that starts the civil war?
Is it possible that Douglas Addams was right about the role of the president (e.g. Zaphod Beeblebrox, President of the Imperial Galactic Government, a title better known by its acronym), that the job of the president is to draw attention AWAY from power? Does the prez just draw the fire while those who actually run things have free rein to continue doing so unobstructed? In that case, the job of president is actually a bizarre parody of evolution wherein the ones least fit for the job survives. It therefor doesn't matter who the president is.
Is it possible that Douglas Addams was right about the role of the president (e.g. Zaphod Beeblebrox, President of the Imperial Galactic Government, a title better known by its acronym), that the job of the president is to draw attention AWAY from power? Does the prez just draw the fire while those who actually run things have free rein to continue doing so unobstructed? In that case, the job of president is actually a bizarre parody of evolution wherein the ones least fit for the job survives. It therefor doesn't matter who the president is.