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I agree with your other points, including the fact that he lost the fucking Republic to fascism through his deeds resulting in his overall legacy being an abject fucking failure, but the tools by which the president could, even purely theoretically, go after price gouging are extremely limited. And political concerns with the ever-fickle and reactionary US electorate would make direct presidential action even of that limited sort of questionable wisdom even for a presidency as motivated on the issue as one headed by Sanders or Warren (assuming the makeup of the rest of the government remained roughly the same).
I agree, though I'm starting to think that we're being and limited by our own minds here a little. Look at how much raw power Republicans are exerting now, to much more evil ends, and they're fine doing it. I think if Dems actually grew a spine, many would follow. A reactionary electorate can go both ways, since it's mainly acting on vibes/spite/etc. Most believe nothing ever happens anyway, which is why they tell you to relax when the MAGA breaks key institutions. So I think some direct presidential action in a good direction would be good. Let the pundits scream all they want, they'll call him a communist baby eater anyway.
PS: I hope that was coherent, I didn't proof read it and I haven't had my coffee yet.
Breaking things by not following the rules is easy. All Democrats can do right now is threaten to ... Also break things, hoping Republicans would back down. But that only helps them.
I don't mean break things so much as push things and not back down the instant some parliamentarian disagrees. I want them to put goals above process, if that makes sense. And obviously to have actual good goals.