No, We Don't Need to Wait and See How The Emperor Rules

A lot of Americans appear to be under the illusion of what The Emperor is. He is an autocratic, arm-twisting (and breaking) bully.

-- oh, but let's see whether or not he's effective in governing --

I'm sorry, but that's ridiculous. Of course he's going to be effective -- that's the entire point of bypassing democracy for an autocratic bully after all.

This also happens to be why there's a risk that Congress under Republican rule may ignore multiple clear cases of impeachment; if The Emperor is effective in getting conservative priorities enacted, they'll simply ignore the violations of the US Constitution they reflexively now consider to be fluff. See: Polls showing sudden changes in registered Republicans' opinions on Russia.

He is going to shut down Planned Parenthood, even if doing so is illegal. He is going to criminalize abortions. He is going to cut taxes for himself and those in his cabinet who are all part of the 1%. He is going to fire people in government who oppose him. He is going to politicize civil service.

But won't his cabinet picks, as shown in confirmation hearings, push back against The Emperor? Kids, the Trump Corporation is, and always will be, top-down management. People who trust others don't appoint their own kids to manage the company under his direction. When The Emperor gets pushback from his cabinet, he'll tell them to STFU and do what he says.

And by the time you realize just how effective he is at changing America, democracy will be dead.

Is Pence worse? Ideologically, he is substantially more conservative than The Emperor, but he is not a threat to democracy. Like George Bush, he will produce some positive policies in-between mostly failing ones, and when push comes to shove, will understand what mistakes he's made, but he understands democracy and won't threaten it.

So no, we don't need to wait and see how The Emperor rules; we know exactly how he'll rule and the odds are, you'll be in the cheering section supporting the destruction of democracy. See: Russia's descent into Putinism.